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37 athletes represent this year's refugee Olympic team
The team has been called a symbol of inclusion, equality and achievement for displaced people worldwide. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to the team manager Gonzalo Barrio.
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Looking back on the 1965 race debate between James Baldwin and William F. Buckley
On the centennial year of the birth of writer and orator James Baldwin, we listen to sections of the legendary 1965 televised debate between Baldwin and conservative William F. Buckley.
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Is insulting women with no children a winning strategy for the GOP?
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with presidential historian Lindsay Chervinsky, the executive director of the George Washington Presidential Library. about childlessness in politics.
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Morning news brief
Donald Trump will be interviewed as a witness in the assassination attempt probe. A Democratic primary race for a U.S. House seat in Arizona gains interest from GOP donors. A roundup of Olympic news.
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Olympic Prizes: How did we get to the 3 medals?
Olympic athletes strive to win gold, silver and bronze medals. But there was a different prize when the games originated in Greece more than 2,700 years ago.
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Israel blames Hezbollah for a deadly rocket strike in the Golan Heights
After a strike this weekend that killed 12 children in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, is an all out war between Israel and the Lebanese group Hezbollah likely?
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With less than 100 days to Election Day, Harris must choose a running mate
NPR's Leila Fadel asks Elaine Kamarck, author of "Picking the Vice President," about the Harris campaign's search for a running mate.
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A court decision worries developers eyeing Florida's aging condos
Three years after the collapse of a condo building in Florida, developers say a court decision may stop them from demolishing and replacing older residential buildings.
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Some Jewish Israelis are making the choice to leave Israel over the war in Gaza
Many Jewish Israelis are looking for ways to leave the country after Oct. 7, saying they don't feel safe in Israel anymore and that their government has failed them.
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Morning news brief
Israel blames Hezbollah for deadly rocket strike. Venezuela’s electoral authority declares President Maduro the winner of Sunday’s election. Donald Trump escalates his attacks against VP Harris.
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Amid outcries of fraud, Nicolás Maduro is reelected as Venezuela's president
Electoral authorities claimed Maduro won a third term in Sunday’s election, sparking accusations his authoritarian regime had committed massive fraud to steal victory from the opposition candidate.
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Firefighters are working around the clock to contain Northern California's Park Fire
About 4,000 personnel are fighting the Park Fire, the biggest active blaze in the nation. With slightly cooler weather over the weekend, they were able to increase containment.
