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After 2 assassinations in the Middle East, the region braces for all-out war
The killing of a Hezbollah commander in Beirut and the killing of a top Hamas official in Iran are stoking very real fears of a wider regional war in the Middle East.
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William L. Calley Jr., convicted in the My Lai massacre, dies at 80
William Calley, the only U.S. soldier convicted for the My Lai massacre during the Vietnam war, died in April this year at age 80.
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Have you thought about cloning yourself to get all your work done?
Do you sometimes wish you could clone yourself to get all the work you have done? Companies in China are creating digital avatars using generative artificial intelligence to do just that.
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Athletes make difficult choices. Hear what they'll do in pursuit of Olympic glory
An Australian field hockey player chose to amputate part of his finger in order to play in the Olympics. NPR's A Martinez asks performance expert Mark Aoyagi why athletes go to such extremes.
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At Black journalism convention, Trump attacks Kamala Harris’ racial identity
Former President Donald Trump made inflammatory remarks about Vice President Harris at the National Association of Black Journalists convention on Wednesday. He questioned her biracial background.
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Electric cars quickly moved into the mainstream. Now electric boats are powering up
From working skiffs to multi-million dollar yachts, there's a small but growing market for EV boat motors on the New England coast.
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Meet Frederick Richard, the TikTok U.S. gymnast who is competing for another Olympic medal
The U.S. men's gymnastics team hasn't won an individual medal since 2016 and, before the Paris Olympics, hadn't medaled in the team all-around since 2008. Olympic rookie Frederick Richard isn't done yet.
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Unless you're all about the Olympics, keeping track of the events can be tough
NR's Steve Inskeep gets an update from NPR's Becky Sullivan, who's in France, about what to watch for in the Games.
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How will Kamala Harris' presidential bid figure in to legislative and state races?
NPR's Steve Inskeep asks veteran political analyst and pollster Frank Luntz how Kamala Harris's entry into the presidential race might affect the fight for control of Congress.
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Hamas accuses Israel of killing its top political leader while he was in Tehran
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Trita Parsi, executive vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, about the ramifications of the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.
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In China, Trump has caché but few see U.S. ties improving under him or Harris
Former President Donald Trump thumps Vice President Harris in name recognition and cache, but analysts say Beijing sees both as bad news.
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Illinois makes mandatory anti-union meetings illegal
Illinois is the 8th state to adopt a law making it illegal for employers to hold mandatory religious, political or anti-union meetings, a move aimed at helping workers trying to unionize.
