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Rep. Ilhan Omar Faces Primary Challenge In Minnesota

Rep. Ilhan Omar is facing a primary challenge Tuesday for reelection in her Minneapolis-area district. She's facing questions about whether she's more interested in her district or personal fame.

August 10, 2020
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  • Mark Zdechlik (MPR)
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  • National

Floridians Beg The State To Allow Visits To Nursing Homes

Florida closed nursing homes to visitors because of the coronavirus, but unlike many states, still hasn't reopened them. Family members are begging the state to allow them to see their loved ones.

August 10, 2020
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  • Greg Allen
GPB News NPR

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  • Elections

Ballot Drop Boxes Gain Popularity As An Alternative To In-Person And Mail-In Voting

With concerns about in-person voting or relying on mail-in voting, more election offices are providing secure drop boxes to submit absentee ballots. But the Trump campaign is suing to limit their use.

August 10, 2020
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  • Pam Fessler
GPB News NPR

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  • National

The Only Black Pastor In Town Wasn't Invited To A Black Lives Matter March

Lake City, Colo., had great turnout for their BLM march — 50 of the town's 400 residents. One problem: Nobody invited the town's only Black spiritual leader and his family.

August 10, 2020
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  • Laura Palmisano
Parasites play crucial roles in keeping ecosystems healthy, as does this larval trypanorhynch tapeworm, which infects fish.

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  • Science

Save The Whales. Save The Tigers. Save The Tapeworms?

Scientists say parasites are important parts of ecosystems, but many are at risk of extinction. So, they're calling for a parasite conservation movement.

August 10, 2020
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  • Lauren Sommer
GPB News NPR

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  • Sports

JJ Redick On Life Inside An NBA Bubble

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with NBA veteran JJ Redick about his new podcast and life inside of the NBA "bubble" in Orlando.

August 09, 2020
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Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari visits "Maria Bartiromo's Wall Street" at Fox Business Network Studios on October 11, 2019. Kashkari is calling for a return to mandated lockdowns in every state for up to six weeks in an effort to save both lives and the economy in response to COVID-19.

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  • Economy

A National Lockdown Could Be The Economy's Best Hope, Says Minneapolis Fed President

Neel Kashkari, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, is calling for a six-week lockdown to save lives and the economy.

August 09, 2020
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  • Leila Fadel and
  • Christianna Silva
GPB News NPR

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  • Politics

Could A President Biden Reverse U.S.-China Policy? Advisor, Scholars Weigh In

The Trump administration has pushed U.S.-China relations into unfamiliar territory, reversing decades of diplomacy. If Biden's elected president in November will things go back to "normal"?

August 09, 2020
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  • John Ruwitch
GPB News NPR

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  • Latin America

Bolivia Twice Delays Elections, Citing Pandemic

President Trump may not be able to postpone the U.S. election, but Bolivia's unelected interim government has done it twice, sending supporters of ousted President Evo Morales into the streets.

August 09, 2020
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  • Philip Reeves
Geraldine Ferraro joined Democrat Walter Mondale's 1984 presidential campaign when he was trailing President Reagan badly in the polls.

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  • Elections

In 2020, A Female Running Mate Won't Be A 'Hail Mary'

There are a lot of contrasts between Joe Biden's impending pick and past elections when women were vice presidential candidates. One that's easy to overlook: Biden is ahead in the polls.

August 09, 2020
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  • Danielle Kurtzleben
GPB News NPR

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  • World

American Citizen, On Trial For Blasphemy, Killed In Pakistani Court

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Mashal Naseem, daughter of Tahir Naseem, a U.S. citizen killed in Pakistan for blasphemy, about her father's death and her plan to help others faced with similar charges.

August 09, 2020
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GPB News NPR

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  • Sports

With Games Delayed, Team USA Paralympian Gives Motivational Speeches

Team USA Track and Field Paralympian Lex Gillette tells NPR how he's staying competition ready now that the 2020 Olympic Games have been put off by a year.

August 09, 2020
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GPB News NPR

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After Contracting COVID-19, Olympic Rower Is Back To Training

Team USA Rower Emily Regan discusses what it was like to contract COVID-19 and tells us how she's keeping up with training now that the 2020 Tokyo Olympics have been postponed a year.

August 08, 2020
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GPB News NPR

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  • Politics

Legal Questions Follow Trump's Executive Orders On Stimulus Package

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with professor Andrew Rudalevige about the four coronavirus relief executive orders President Trump just signed.

August 08, 2020
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GPB News NPR

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  • Technology

Advocates For Deaf And Blind Laud Netflix's New Playback Features

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Everette Bacon, a board member with the National Federation of the Blind, about Netflix's new playback features, which he says will improve accessibility.

August 08, 2020
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