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Thousands will line up along the River Seine to watch the Olympics opening ceremony
The Paris Summer Olympics "officially" begin Friday with the Opening Ceremony. For the next few weeks, more than 10,000 athletes will compete in more than 30 sports.
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The U.S. arrested a Mexican drug lord. Will it affect the cartel's business?
One of Mexico’s most notorious drug lords is now in U.S. custody. Authorities in the U.S. announced Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada had been arrested, and will appear before an American judge soon.
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The Opening Ceremony for the Summer Olympics will officially kick off the Games
The Olympics opening ceremony gets underway Friday on the River Seine. NPR's Michel Martin talks to the mayor of Paris’s central district about how the event is transforming the city.
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Morning news brief
One of Mexico’s most notorious drug lords is in U.S. custody. Vice President Kamala Harris met Thursday with Israel's prime minster. The Olympics opening ceremony gets underway Friday in Paris.
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The Park Fire in Northern California is now the state’s largest this year
A rapidly growing wind-driven wildfire that started Wednesday evening near Chico, Calif., has exploded in size, forcing thousands to evacuate.
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'The Indicator from Planet Money': The curious rise of novelty popcorn buckets
Movie theaters are turning to collectible merchandise, like novelty popcorn buckets, to get audiences in the door during a time of declining moviegoing and box office returns.
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After more than a year of negotiations, SAG-AFTRA video game performers are on strike
Union actors and performers in SAG-AFTRA declared a strike against video game firms over artificial intelligence. Among other things, they've stop voice acting and stunts that appear in video games.
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Voters have a lot on their minds in the swing states of Michigan and Arizona
How have the twists and turns in the presidential campaign played out in swing states? We talk with reporters in Arizona and Michigan about what voters there are saying.
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Biden explained why he step aside in a rare Oval Office address to the nation
President Biden spoke about how he plans to "finish the job for the American people," now that he won't have a second term to do that in. He ended his reelection bid Sunday and endorsed Kamala Harris.
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Swing state voters consider Kamala Harris, who would be a historic nominee for president
How are voters in swing states, like Pennsylvania, thinking about the first woman of color to run at the top of the ticket? NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Kim Lyons with the Pennsylvania Capital-Star.
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Vice presidential picks: How much do they matter?
With a spot on the Democratic ticket open, NPR's A Martinez asks two political scientists about their analysis of how important vice presidential picks are to a campaign.
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Eli Dershwitz, 2023 world champion in sabre, aims to make Olympic history
At the Paris Summer Olympics, an athlete from Massachusetts could do something no other American has done before: win a gold medal in the sport of sabre. Eli Dershwitz is the reigning world champion.