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A customer loads a pickup truck after shopping at a Costco store on July 11 in Richmond, Calif.

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  • Business

Costco says it's going to start cracking down on membership sharing

The retail giant says shoppers will soon have to start scanning their membership cards at the entrances to Costco warehouses rather than just presenting them to a store employee.

August 12, 2024
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
Katie Ledecky, Simone Biles and Torri Huske (from left to right) are among the female athletes who brought home multiple medals for Team USA.

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  • Sports

Team USA has women to thank for more than half of its Olympic medals

If American women were their own country, they would rank third in the 2024 Olympic medal count. Women brought home 67 of Team USA’s 126 medals, though one remains in contention.

August 12, 2024
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
GPB  NPR

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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.

August 12, 2024
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By:
  • Mansee Khurana,
  • Michel Martin,
  • and 1 more
A makeshift memorial for Michael Brown stands in the street on Sept. 11, 2015, in Ferguson, Mo. Brown's death prompted nationwide protests and a White House report on American policing.

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  • National

10 years after Michael Brown's death, police killings are not going down

Ten years ago, a white police officer killed Michael Brown, a Black teen in Ferguson, Mo. His death prompted nationwide protests and a White House report on American policing. How much has changed since his death?

August 12, 2024
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By:
  • Meg Anderson
Pro-Palestinian students and activists face police officers after protesters were evicted from the library at Portland State University in Portland, Ore., in May.

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  • National

As a new semester looms, students and colleges brace for more protests

The Israel-Hamas war has prompted some of the most volatile campus protests in decades. This summer, student organizers are rethinking strategies, as are counter-protesters and college administrators.

August 12, 2024
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By:
  • Tovia Smith
Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, signs a check "no tax on tips!!" as he leaves $200 in cash for a gratuity at the Park Diner, in Waite Park, Minn., on July 28.

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  • Elections

No tax on tips: Why politicians love it, and economists don't

Presidential nominees Harris and Trump say they want to stop taxing tips, but how would that work?

August 12, 2024
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By:
  • Luke Garrett
A screenshot of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's satellite system, which monitored iceberg A23a in February as it drifted around the Weddell Sea near the Antarctic Peninsula.

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  • Environment

The world's largest iceberg is stuck twirling in an ocean vortex

Iceberg A23a — equivalent to the size of Rhode Island — has been near the South Orkney Islands since January, completing one full rotation every 24 days or so.

August 12, 2024
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By:
  • Juliana Kim
Ruaridh Mollica in <em>Sebastian.</em>

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  • Movies

‘Sebastian’ re-writes the sex work movie

Director and writer Mikko Mäkelä says he wasn’t interested in creating yet another sex worker drama focused on trauma. Instead, Sebastian is a knowing but conflicted young man learning about himself.

August 12, 2024
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By:
  • Ryan Benk and
  • Ayesha Rascoe
President Joe Biden speaks as he welcomes the Texas Rangers to celebrate their 2023 World Series championship at the White House on Aug. 8.

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  • Politics

Biden says he’s 'not confident' of a peaceful transfer of power if Trump loses

Speaking on CBS in his first interview since announcing he was dropping out, the president said his primary goal was to ensure that former President Donald Trump lost in November.

August 12, 2024
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
Andrew DiDonato, a construction plan review specialist with Philadelphia's Department of Licenses and Inspections, stands near City Hall on July 22, 2024. After four years of working a hybrid schedule, he's been called back into the office five days a week.

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  • Business

Working from home allowed him to be a more engaged dad. Now it’s over

The mayor of Philadelphia ordered all city employees back to the office full-time this summer. Now some workers are wondering whether their jobs are worth the flexibility they're giving up.

August 12, 2024
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By:
  • Andrea Hsu
This undated photo provided by the National Park Service shows Double Arch before it collapsed in Rock Creek Bay, part of the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in Utah, last week.

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  • National

A geological feature called the 'Double Arch' in southern Utah has collapsed

National Park Service officials said harsh weather, including wind and rain, have led to erosion and spalling, which occurs when fragments of stone chip or break off.

August 12, 2024
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
Students crowded around General Logan Monument during the 1968 National Democratic National Convention in Chicago, August 1968.

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  • Politics

Chicago ’68 recalls a Democratic convention and a political moment like no other

In the months leading up to DNC 2024, "Chicago ‘68" has been repeatedly conjured. But there is nothing in this political climate to compare to '68 and the all-encompassing anxiety over Vietnam.

August 12, 2024
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By:
  • Ron Elving
A helicopter drops water near Varnava village during a wildfire, north of Athens, Greece, on Sunday, with many regions of the country on high alert due to high temperatures and wind speeds.

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  • Europe

Major wildfire rages out of control on the fringes of the Greek capital

Hundreds of firefighters backed by more than 30 water-dropping planes were battling a major forest fire raging out of control Monday on the northern fringes of Athens.

August 12, 2024
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Palestinians displaced by the Israeli air and ground offensive on the Gaza Strip flee from Hamad City, following an evacuation order by the Israeli army to leave parts of the southern area of Khan Younis, Sunday.

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  • World

Leaders of France, Germany and Britain endorse calls for cease-fire in Gaza

In a joint statement released Monday, the British, French and German leaders endorsed the latest push by the U.S., Qatar and Egypt to broker an agreement to end the 10-month-old Israel-Hamas war.

August 12, 2024
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Ukrainian servicemen ride an armored fighting vehicle in the Sumy region, near Ukraine’s northeastern border with Russia on Sunday. Ukrainian troops in this area crossed into western Russia last week and have seized a large swath of territory.

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  • World

Ukrainian and Russian troops are gearing up for a showdown in western Russia

After several days of rapid advances in western Russia, the Ukrainian military offensive has slowed. Russia is sending reinforcements to the area, but has not yet launched a major counterattack.

August 12, 2024
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  • Greg Myre
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