All Things Considered
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Thousands of French soldiers are in Paris to help secure the Olympics
Some 15 million people are expected to attend the Olympic games in Paris, which are now in their second week. Keeping them safe is a top priority, so the French government has brought in soldiers.
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The significance of Trump's repeated mispronunciation of 'Kamala'
As Harris has risen up in the political world, the name Kamala is getting more air time. And on the campaign trail, Harris’ name has been mispronounced intentionally by her opponent.
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Smaller and less diverse U.K. cities have been rich ground for far-right recruitment
Race riots have erupted not in London, but in deprived second-tier U.K. cities with wage stagnation and new migrants. Experts on extremism say they've become fertile ground for far-right recruiting.
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A new rule in Georgia could allow some election boards to refuse to certify results
The Georgia State Election Board has approved a rule that may allow local election boards to refuse to certify election results. It's causing big worries for November.
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This week in science: the moon's atmosphere, sea lion cartographers and the Perseids
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Regina Barber and Berly McCoy of Short Wave about the formation of the moon's wispy atmosphere, sea lion cameras and the Perseid meteor shower.
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How criminal syndicates traffic, torture and enslave people to send scam text messages
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Feliz Solomon, a Wall Street Journal reporter who tracked a network of criminal syndicates that enslave people in a multibillion dollar cyber fraud industry.
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Trump attacked Walz, Harris and reporters in the room at press conference
In his first appearance after Vice President Harris announced her running mate, former President Donald Trump delivered a rambling press conference attacking her VP pick, Gov. Tim Walz.
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New details emerge on foiled Vienna attack
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Christopher Schuetze, a reporter with the New York Times who’s been covering a foiled terrorist attack at a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna.
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Police are deployed in London amid race riots and threats from far-right
After more than a week of race riots across the UK, police are now deployed around the capital London amid fresh threats there from the far-right.
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Hamas has named a new leader – the man known as the architect of the Oct. 7 attacks
Hamas has named a new leader. He’s the group’s top military commander in Gaza and the man widely known as the architect of the Oct. 7 attacks.
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Out and about with the Canadian women learning to ride bikes in their later years
In cities like Montreal, riding a bike can be an efficient, environmentally friendly and cheap way to get around. A group of women are trying to get more women on bikes.
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Forgotten — and surprising — Olympic events
Sports like skateboarding, surfing or break dancing have been added to the Olympics in recent years, but there are lots of events that have been taken out -- like hot air ballooning and arts.