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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.
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Looking back on July which was a profoundly busy month for news
A lot of major news stories happened this week. We review some of them.
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Trump's plan to address Black journalists convention sparks backlash
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Errin Haines, of the nonprofit newsroom The 19th, about former President Trump's decision to speak to the National Association of Black Journalists’ convention.
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Here comes the Sun (Belt): With Harris running, the presidential map has shifted back
Now that Vice President Harris is the likely Democratic presidential nominee versus former President Donald Trump, the map of competitive states in the election is a repeat of the 2020 battlegrounds.
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30 years later, the evangelical purity movement still impacts sex education
In 1994 on the National Mall, thousands of American teens pledged abstinence until marriage. The movement it created has influenced sex education in schools to this day.
