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Ann Farkas walks in her flood-damaged home in Canisteo, N.Y., Friday, after remnants of Tropical Storm Debby swept through the area, creating flash flood conditions in some areas.

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Debby left thousands in the dark, and threats of more flooding

The weather system previously known as Hurricane Debby was not quite done with parts of the U.S. Sunday as flood warnings remained in effect in North Carolina and thousands were without power in New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

August 11, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
A general view as the final Olympic Ring is lifted into place to assemble the Olympic Rings during the Closing Ceremony on Sunday.

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  • World

Photos: See what happened at the Olympic closing ceremony

The Games in Paris wrapped up with the closing ceremony. We take a look at the lavish celebration.

August 11, 2024
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  • NPR Staff
The Paris Olympics closing ceremony dazzles as flag bearers and athletes stream into the Stade de France on the final day of the Summer Games.

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  • Sports

A musical and stunt-filled closing ceremony draws the curtain on the Paris Olympics

The ceremony capped over two weeks of competition and saw Paris hand over the Olympic flag to Los Angeles, the 2028 host city.

August 11, 2024
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  • Emma Bowman
Pillars at the archaeological site of Gobekli Tepe in Sanliurfa, Turkey, are seen in May 2022. Located on a rocky hill in southeastern Turkey, overlooking the plateau of ancient Mesopotamia, Gobekli Tepe, is the world's first known sanctuary and may have housed the world's oldest solar calendar.

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  • Science

The world's oldest solar calendar may have been unearthed in Turkey

Researchers say an ancient calendar discovered in southern Turkey may also memorialize a devastating comet strike that hit Earth nearly 13,000 years ago.

August 11, 2024
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  • Rebecca Rosman
Former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, speaks during a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida on Aug. 8.

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  • Analysis

162 lies and distortions in a news conference. NPR fact-checks former President Trump

A team of NPR reporters and editors reviewed the transcript of last Thursday's news conference and found at least 162 misstatements, exaggerations and outright lies in 64 minutes.

August 11, 2024
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  • Domenico Montanaro
Katie Ledecky scored two of America's forty Olympic gold medals in the Paris Summer Games.  The U.S. tied with China for the most gold, but the U.S. dominated the overall count with 126 medals.

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  • Sports

The final Olympic medal tally puts the U.S. on top in Paris

The fight for national bragging rights over gold medals — considered by many countries to be the most coveted prize — came down to the wire and, in the end, China and the U.S. tied with 40 apiece.

August 11, 2024
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  • Brian Mann
A'Ja Wilson #9 of Team United States shoots between Valeriane Ayayi (L) and Janelle Salaun of Team France during the Women's Gold Medal game Sunday at the Paris Olympics.

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  • Sports

U.S. women's basketball team defeats France to win eighth straight Olympic gold medal

The United States struggled most of the game against a tenacious French team that was powered by a boisterous home crowd. The U.S. women's basketball team has not lost at the Olympics since 1992.

August 11, 2024
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  • Juana Summers
Rachel Zegler as Snow White in Disney’s live-action remake of its classic animated film.

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  • Movies

The trailer for Disney’s live-action ‘Snow White’ remake has some people very Grumpy

The film, set to be released in March 2025, has been mired by a string of controversies on everything from its new “woke” messaging to its depiction of dwarfism.

August 11, 2024
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  • Rebecca Rosman
Former President Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, shake hands at a campaign rally at Georgia State University in Atlanta, on Aug. 3, 2024. 

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  • Elections

The Trump campaign says its emails were hacked and suggests Iran may be to blame

The Trump campaign provided no specific evidence of Iran's involvement, but the claim came a day after Microsoft issued a report detailing foreign agents’ attempts to interfere in the U.S. campaign in 2024.

August 11, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Jordan Chiles of the United States, poses with her bronze medal following the women's gymnastics floor exercise event final on Monday at the Paris Olympics. The International Olympic Committee says Chiles must return the medal following an arbitrator's decision that her initial scoring appeal came in four seconds too late.

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  • Sports

U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles must return her bronze medal, Olympic officials say

Chiles' bronze had been awarded after a last-minute inquiry boosted her score by a tenth of a point. An arbitrator ruled the inquiry was four seconds too late; now, her medal will be "reallocated."

August 11, 2024
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  • Becky Sullivan
Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., joins an women's advocacy group, MomsRising, to protest against threats by President Donald Trump against Central American asylum-seekers to separate children from their parents along the southwest border to deter migrants from crossing into the United States, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 23, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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  • Politics

As Republicans attack Harris on immigration, here’s what her California record reveals

Political observers say Kamala Harris' experience as the daughter of immigrants has intertwined with her career as a prosecutor to form a pattern: pro-immigration but tough in enforcing the law.

August 11, 2024
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  • Tyche Hendricks
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  • Politics

Harris and Walz reintroduce joy to Democrats their first week on the campaign trail

Vice President Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, barnstormed swing states this week, trying to make up for lost time in their 2024 campaign.

August 11, 2024
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  • Deepa Shivaram,
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LeBron James dunks the ball during the men's Gold Medal basketball match between France and USA at the Paris Olympics on Saturday. The U.S. downed France to win its fifth straight Olympic gold medal - extending a lengthy streak of international dominance.

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  • Sports

The U.S. men's basketball team topples France to win its fifth straight Olympic gold

The Americans' streak of dominance in Olympic men's basketball has only grown more impressive as international basketball has become more competitive than ever. The U.S. defeated host France 98-87.

August 11, 2024
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  • Becky Sullivan
 Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris arrives to deliver remarks at a campaign event, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, in Eau Claire, Wisc.

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  • Climate

Climate activists rally around Harris, seeing a chance to build on Biden’s record

Kamala Harris has long voiced support for action on climate change, during her career in California and as vice president. Environmentalists hope that background signals she'd take major steps if elected.

August 11, 2024
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  • Michael Copley
A man waves a flag combined of Russian and Serbian colors as he attends a protest against pollution and the exploitation of a lithium mine in the country, in Belgrade, Serbia, on Saturday.

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  • Europe

Thousands protest against lithium mining in Serbia

Officials and state-controlled media have launched a major campaign against the rally, comparing it to the uprising in Ukraine that led to the fall of that country's then pro-Russia president in 2013.

August 11, 2024
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