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World
Morning news brief
Vice President Harris will roll out her economic agenda Friday. Former President Trump narrows in on inflation. Five people are charged in connection with the death of actor Matthew Perry.
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Music
After terror threats canceled Swift's Vienna shows, she's resumed touring in London
Taylor Swift's Eras Tour returned to the stage at Wembley stadium. Authorities foiled plan to attack her concert venue in Austria, where police arrested three Islamic State-inspired extremists.
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Arts & Life
Legalizing same-sex marriage is good for straight people and the country, author says
As part of Morning Edition's Summer of Love series, NRP's Michel Martin asks author Jonathan Rauch how the legalization of same-sex marriage has changed America.
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National
10 years after Michael Brown’s death, we went to Ferguson to ask: What’s changed?
Morning Edition traveled to Ferguson and spoke to residents and leaders who have continued pushing for change in the city that was thrust into the national spotlight after the killing of an unarmed 18-year-old.
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Music
'Milton + esperanza' is the new album from esperanza spalding and Milton Nascimento
Musician esperanza spalding was in college when she became a fan of Brazilian singer Milton Nascimento. Now she's made an album with him.
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World
Morning news brief
Democratic presidential ticket's debut tour stopped in Michigan. Friday marks ten years since the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. The U.S. had a good showing in track and field on Thursday.
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National
10 years after Michael Brown was killed in Ferguson, what’s changed with protests?
Some of the first protestors on the streets of Ferguson, Missouri, after Michael Brown was killed ten years ago have become national figures. NPR's Michel Martin talks to DeRay Mckesson.
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National
The new Ferguson police chief addresses the Michael Brown killing a decade ago
Ten years after the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown, a black teenager in Ferguson, Mo., NPR's Michel Martin talks to the city's new police chief. Troy Doyle has been on the job for a year.
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Politics
A closer look at Gov. Walz's background and how people in Minnesota view him
The country is getting to know Tim Walz, the Democrats' candidate for vice president. How do people in his home state see their governor?
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World
Thousands of additional police flood British streets after race riots
Dozens more far-right rallies are planned across the United Kingdom on Wednesday, as police struggle to contain racist mob violence targeting immigrants, Muslims and people of color.
