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NPR: “We know Kamala Harris will fight for our freedom, and we will work together to make Washington, D.C., the 51st state,” Bowser announced to a cheering crowd before casting the District’s 51 votes for Harris.#news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2024/08/20/g-s1-18196/democratic-national-convention-dc-51st-state

NPR: As Vice President Harris tries to become the first female president, her husband, Doug Emhoff would make history too — as the first, first gentleman.#news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2024/08/20/nx-s1-5010765/doug-emhoff-democratic-national-convention

NPR: The DNC kicks off today in Chicago with Biden as the keynote speaker. Here's what to expect at the convention. And, Trump plans to steal the spotlight this week with a number of rallies planned.#news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2024/08/19/g-s1-17579/up-first-newsletter-dnc-biden-keynote-speaker-trump-rallies-swing-states

NPR: NPR asked readers and listeners to send in their questions about inflation. We took the most common ones — and got answers from economists.#news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2024/08/16/nx-s1-5043678/questions-inflation-interest-rates-prices

NPR: The artist Africanus Okokon was born in the United States. His dad is Nigerian and his mom is Ghanaian. In his new exhibit, Okokon uses recycled and reclaimed objects to explore his American identity and his African roots.#news #NPR https://www.npr.org/sections/goats-and-soda/2024/08/16/g-s1-16960/african-art-exhibit-statues-barbershops-colonial-era

NPR: The annual Florida Python Challenge is on. Amateur and professional snake hunters alike are scattered across parts of the Everglades on a mission to capture as many Burmese pythons as they can.#news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2024/08/16/nx-s1-5075057/snake-hunters-from-across-the-u-s-are-in-floridas-everglades-to-catch-pythons

NPR: Why is Ukraine pushing into Russian territory? NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Sergey Radchenko of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.#news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2024/08/13/nx-s1-5069523/a-week-ago-ukrainian-troops-launched-an-offensive-over-the-border-into-russia

NPR: Many host cities struggle with the financial aftermath of the games for years after the Olympic cauldron is extinguished.#news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2024/08/12/nx-s1-5048880/what-happens-to-host-cities-after-the-olympics-are-over

NPR: A team of NPR reporters and editors reviewed the transcript of last Thursday's news conference and found at least 162 misstatements, exaggerations and outright lies in 64 minutes.#news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2024/08/11/nx-s1-5070566/trump-news-conference

NPR: The uncle of the Uvalde, Texas, school shooter begged police to let him try to talk his nephew down, according to a 911 call included in a trove of recordings and transcripts released by officials.#news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2024/08/10/nx-s1-5070573/uvalde-shooting-uncle-police-talk

NPR: Hundreds of Black hospitals in the U.S. closed after passage of the Civil Rights Act when health care became integrated. Black communities lost a source of employment and pride.#news #NPR https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/08/09/nx-s1-5070087/black-hospitals-history-desegregation-rural-communities

NPR: This would be the first ever emergency declaration for the African continent. What's the reason for this sense of urgency?#news #NPR https://www.npr.org/sections/goats-and-soda/2024/08/09/nx-s1-5068572/mpox-virus-emergency-africa

NPR: Video on social media shows long lines of Russia civilians driving out of villages to escape the fighting. Some plead for help from Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying they fear for their lives.#news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2024/08/09/g-s1-16131/ukraine-presses-offensive-inside-russia-as-moscow-scrambles-to-respond

NPR: To labor advocates, Minnesota is considered one of the best places in America to be a worker. Last year, the Democratic legislature passed and Gov. Walz signed a sweeping package of pro-labor laws.#news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2024/08/06/nx-s1-5065626/labor-unions-tim-walz-minnesota-running-mate-vp

NPR: Prosecutors concluded that the staff at the Marion County Record committed no crimes before former Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody led a raid on its offices and the home of its publisher.#news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2024/08/05/g-s1-15539/kansas-police-chief-newspaper-raid

NPR: Israeli strikes early Sunday killed 12 people in Gaza, while a stabbing attack carried out by a Palestinian killed two people in a Tel Aviv suburb.#news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2024/08/04/g-s1-15285/strikes-on-gaza-kill-12-and-stabbing-in-israel-kills-2

NPR: The attack took place Friday night near a hotel in a popular beachfront destination in Mogadishu. Nearly all of the people killed and injured were civilians, police said.#news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2024/08/03/nx-s1-5062433/mogadishu-beach-suicide-bombing-al-shabab-beach

NPR: Laotian athlete Silina Pha Aphay had just placed sixth, ending her journey at the Paris Olympics. But her first reaction was to go to her competitor, Lucia Moris of South Sudan, who had fallen.#news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2024/08/02/nx-s1-5061275/olympics-sprinter-fell-opponent-helped-womens-100-meter

NPR: Dairy workers in Texas show signs of prior, uncounted bird flu infections in a new study. Without better surveillance, researchers warn that health officials could be caught off guard if the virus gets more contagious.#news #NPR https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/07/31/nx-s1-5059071/bird-flu-human-cases-farm-workers-testing

NPR: 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.#news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2024/07/29/nx-s1-5040256/a-court-decision-worries-developers-eyeing-floridas-aging-condos