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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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Walz's 1st speech as the Democratic VP candidate commits to working across the aisle
Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, made their debut Tuesday night at a rally in Philadelphia.
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It's been a busy time at the Paris Olympics for U.S. teams
Olympic events are winding down, but there is still much to go. A highlight from the Paris Games Tuesday: American Gabby Thomas cruised in the 200-meter Olympic final to win her first gold medal.
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The beloved Perseid meteor shower peaks next week
The meteor shower creates an opportunity to sit outside at night and watch shooting stars. It's also an opportunity for researchers to do some science.
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With attention on Gaza, Jewish settlers expand in the West Bank
The war in Gaza has been the main focus in the Middle East. Yet in the West Bank, Israel's government is seizing land and Jewish settlers are establishing outposts at the highest rate in decades.
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Flooding from sea level rise is accelerating in coastal areas, new report warns
High tide floods – when water collects in streets or even seeps into buildings on days without rain – are increasingly common in coastal areas as sea levels rise, a new report warns.
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The Pentagon is reinvestigating if troops killed civilians in its 2019 Baghdadi raid
A prior investigation rejected claims that civilians were killed and wounded in the raid targeting ISIS founder Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The Pentagon says it's reinvestigating after an NPR report.
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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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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.
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Ukraine’s latest conscription law is hindering its economy
Young men afraid of military conscription in Ukraine are avoiding the traditional workforce, and it's having a negative effect on the economy.
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What a Harris administration could mean for efforts to cut threats of global warming
Climate change has been a major focus of the Biden administration. Now that Kamala Harris has replaced Biden at the top of the ticket, what might that mean for climate action?
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Protests against Kenya's president have sparked a new wave of music, poetry and art
Kenya's antigovernment protestors have a new soundtrack and words of poets to help galvanize their burgeoning movement.
