Russell Lewis
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National
American Airlines fined $50 million for its treatment of passengers with disabilities
The U.S. Department of Transportation penalty against American Airlines comes after "numerous serious violations of the laws protecting airline passengers with disabilities" over a four-year period.
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Science
Four astronauts on Polaris Dawn flight return to Earth after 1st commercial spacewalk
The five-day trip, funded by internet entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, broke several records including the first-ever commercial spacewalk using SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule on Polaris Dawn mission.
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Sports
12 things that wowed us at the Paris Olympics
A team of NPR journalists spent more than two weeks covering the Paris Summer Olympics. Here are some of our highlight moments from seeing the Games up close.
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Sports
U.S. break dancers prepare for their Olympic debut in Paris
At the Paris Olympics, the sport of "breaking" makes its debut later this week. For the U.S. athletes, they're prepping for their moment in the spotlight.
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National
U.S. women’s soccer team defeats Germany and will play for Olympic gold in Paris
The U.S. women’s national team, one of the world’s most dominant and successful programs, hadn’t made it to the gold medal game at an Olympics since 2012. The U.S. will now play for its fifth gold.
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National
Bounced out: The U.S. men's soccer team loses Olympic quarterfinal game to Morocco
It was the first appearance at an Olympics by the U.S. men's soccer team since 2008. The quarterfinal loss to Morocco is a tough one for the U.S. as the squad exits the Paris Olympics.
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National
Boeing agrees to plead guilty and pay a nearly quarter-billion dollar fine
The U.S. Justice Department says Boeing has accepted a deal to plead guilty to a criminal fraud charge stemming from the crashes of two 737 Max jets in 2018 and 2019 that killed 346 people.
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National
Boeing buys struggling supplier Spirit AeroSystems to shore up 737 production woes
Boeing agreed to buy Spirit AeroSystems, the Kansas-based supplier that makes fuselages for the 737 Max jet, in a deal intended to improve quality after a midair door plug blowout.
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NASA astronaut Bill Anders, who took famous photo of Earth during Apollo, dies at 90
One of the first astronauts to go to the moon has died. Bill Anders was on Apollo 8 when it entered lunar orbit in 1968. He also took the 'earthrise' photo, one of the most famous space images ever.
