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Simone Biles wins gymnastics Olympic individual all-around title
For the second time in her career, gymnast Simone Biles won the Olympic individual all-around final title, only two days after leading the U.S. women's team back to the gold in the team event.
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Dollar General stores now sell fresh produce. Could it improve rural food access?
Dollar General is expanding faster than most other grocery chains, bringing fresh produce to areas of the country that wouldn't otherwise have access.
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Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan among Americans freed from Russian custody in prisoner swap
Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter, was detained in Russia in March 2023 on espionage charges that the newspaper and U.S. government say are false. Whelan, a former U.S. Marine, has been detained in Russia since 2018.
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Wildfire season is very busy in the West. Long-term trend paints a worse picture
There are roughly 100 large wildfires burning in the western U.S., including one of the largest in California history. Why so many? Scientists point to climate change and firefighting policies.
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2 assassinations in the last 48 hours may destabilize the entire Middle East
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Lebanese Foreign Minister Bou Habib about whether his country is bracing for a wider war with Israel.
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Morning news brief
Assassinations in the Middle East stoke fears of more violence. The case against three of the alleged 9/11 attack plotters reaches a conclusion. More than 100 large wildfires are burning in the U.S.
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Can a lobbying push led by veterans help MDMA get approved for PTSD treatment?
Advocates are still fighting to get the psychedelic drug approved as a mental health treatment, despite its rejection by the FDA's advisory committee in June. They face an uphill battle.
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After 20 years in Guantanamo, 3 alleged Sept. 11 plotters will plead guilty
After nearly 2 decades in prison at Guantanamo Bay, three men accused of roles in the 9/11 terrorist attacks will plead guilty in exchange for a life sentence, rather than a death-penalty trial.
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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.
