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91ÖÆƬ³§'s Philip Davis was at Kew Gardens in London today waiting for the largest flower in the world to bloom. It is a rare occasion. Crowds had come to not to see the deep purple of the plant, but to smell the fragrance. The crowds were They said the odor didn't live up to its reputation... it was said to smell like rotting flesh.

North Carolina is currently considered a purple state, but that could change with the upcoming midterm elections.

Hurricane Fiona knocked many of Puerto Rico's avocados off their trees. In the days since the storm, everywhere you go, people are scrambling to eat and give away avocados before they rot.

In the conclusion of a two part National Geographic Radio Expedition, 91ÖÆƬ³§'s John Nielsen reports from Peru on the mixed reactions to the Trans-Oceanic Highway. Nielsen completes his journey along the road and witnesses the hazards it has created for the people of the Amazon while establishing the jungle's only bridge to the 21st century.

Gov. Beshear says his administration will provide more information on the Omicron coronavirus variant as it comes in. He also addressed the economic progress Kentucky has made this year in light of the pandemic.

Ethiopia's government declared a unilateral cease-fire after nearly eight months of fighting. The opposition, the Tigray People's Liberation Front, has dismissed it. Thousands of people face famine.

The New Jersey governor has said neither he nor his staff were involved in the closing of some key lanes leading onto the George Washington Bridge into New York. Democrats have said the governor's office may have been trying to punish the mayor of Fort Lee, N.J., for not supporting Christie's re-election bid.

Popular Israeli lawmaker calls for new elections. Tuesday marks 75th anniversary of NATO's founding. Concrete structures meant to protect the collapsed Baltimore bridge appear unchanged for decades.

Advocates have been pushing for safer cycling and walking for years in Covington. And city officials say progress is on the way. But big new developments will soon change the transportation landscape.

Though the marshmallow-chocolate-graham cracker treat began a century ago as a coal-miner's snack, it is still made by the same Chattanooga bakery and has since become a cultural icon of the South.