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LeBron James cheers on fellow Team USA basketballers in the 3x3 women's game against Spain last week at Esplanade Des Invalides during the Paris Games.

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Olympians at the Paris Games want to cheer on the Olympians, too

Olympians are just as excited as the public to witness the athleticism at the Paris Games — especially if it's not their own sport. Here are some of your favorite Olympians' favorite Olympians.

August 07, 2024
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  • Emma Bowman
An election worker processes ballots at the Clark County Election Department in Las Vegas on Nov. 10, 2022.

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  • Elections

The GOP continues a legal fight against mail ballots that arrive after Election Day

Ahead of this year's election, Republicans have been trying to stop some states — including swing state Nevada — from counting valid postmarked mail ballots that don't arrive until after Election Day.

August 07, 2024
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  • Ashley Lopez
 In an aerial view, burned cars and homes are seen a neighborhood that was destroyed by a wildfire on August 17, 2023 in Lahaina, Hawaii.

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  • Climate

A year after Maui’s deadly fires, the hills are still filled with flammable grass

After extreme fires last year that claimed 102 lives, Maui is trying to tackle the invasive grasses that pose a big wildfire risk. That could mean restoring the land to what it once was.

August 07, 2024
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  • Lauren Sommer
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz arrive for a campaign rally in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024.

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  • Elections

Harris introduces her running mate, 'Coach Walz,' at an energetic Philly rally

In Philadelphia, Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris introduced her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, ticking through his varied resume.

August 07, 2024
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  • NPR Washington Desk
Three variations of the AR-15 assault rifle are displayed at the California Department of Justice in 2012. A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld Maryland's decade-old ban on military-style firearms commonly referred to as assault weapons.

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  • Law

A federal appeals court has upheld Maryland's ban on assault-style weapons

The law, which was passed after the Sandy Hook school shooting, bans dozens of firearms — including AR-15s, AK-47s and the Barrett .50-caliber sniper rifle — and puts a 10-round limit on magazines.

August 07, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
John Fervier, chairman of the Georgia State Election Board, listens during a meeting at the Capitol in Atlanta, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024.

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  • Elections

Georgia election board says counties can do more to investigate election results

Georgia's State Election Board voted to require county election officials to make a “reasonable inquiry” before certifying results, signaling that election result fights could intensify this November.

August 07, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Erica Lacerda de Souza, son Henrique and husband Bruce Lee de Souza, relax in their new home in Guaianazes, São Paulo. The family lost their home when the pandemic took away their livelihoods. They moved in about two months ago after being homeless, then getting a tiny transitional residence/

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Young Afghan musicians are rebuilding their art together, in Portugal

Three years ago, a group of young musicians from Afghanistan and their teachers fled Kabul to remake their lives as a community in northern Portugal. Now, they are touring the U.S.

August 06, 2024
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  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
Simone Biles of Team USA competes during the Artistic Gymnastics Women's Vault Final on day eight of the Olympic Games Paris 2024. <br>

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  • Health

How older athletes powered up and transformed women's gymnastics

In 1997, the minimum age for women gymnasts was raised to 16. Some thought it would usher in a less competitive era. Instead, athletes of incredible skill and longevity emerged.

August 06, 2024
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  • Sarah Varney
Bloomington High School South science teacher Kirstin Milks leads a lesson on human-caused climate change and technologies that could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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In the face of global warming, students are dreaming up a better climate future

With heat waves and extreme weather becoming more and more common, one Indiana teacher wants to empower her students with information, and the creative freedom to imagine big ideas.

August 06, 2024
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  • Lee V. Gaines
Bill Bean, MLB's vice president of Social Responsibility and Inclusion, throws out the ceremonial first pitch before a baseball game between the Tampa Bay Rays and the San Francisco Giants in 2016 in St. Petersburg, Fla.

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  • Obituaries

Billy Bean, second openly gay ex-MLB player, dies at 60

Bean, who became the second former Major League Baseball player to come out as gay in 1999 before becoming the sport’s senior vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion, has died. He was 60.

August 06, 2024
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Imane Khelif of Algeria (blue) punches Janjaem Suwannapheng of Thailand during the Women's 66kg semifinal bout on Tuesday at the Paris Olympic Games.

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  • Sports

Algeria's Imane Khelif, ensnared in political controversy, will box for Olympic gold

A boxing federation claims Khelif failed two unspecified gender tests in recent years. Olympic officials say the tests were illegitimate. Khelif will face China's Yang Liu in Friday's gold medal bout.

August 06, 2024
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  • Becky Sullivan
Companies that make weighted infant sleepwear say their products are safe and help babies sleep, but a growing chorus of medical experts, safe sleep advocates and government regulators warn that the garments could be dangerous.

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  • Business

U.S. lawmakers urge banning weighted infant sleepwear over safety concerns

Weighted infant sleepwear companies say their products are safe and help babies sleep, but some medical experts, safe-sleep advocates and government regulators warn the garments could be dangerous.

August 06, 2024
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  • Joe Hernandez
Left: U.S. Vice President Harris arrives for an NCAA championship teams celebration on the South Lawn of the White House on July 22 in Washington, D.C. Right: Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump holds a rally at the Van Andel Arena on July 20 in Grand Rapids, Mich.

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  • Elections

Poll: Harris jumps to a small national lead over Trump

Vice President Harris has upended the presidential race and has now built a 51%-48% lead over former President Trump, according to the latest NPR/PBS News/Marist poll.

August 06, 2024
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  • Domenico Montanaro
The U.S. women's soccer team defeated Germany 1-0 to advance to its first gold medal match at the Olympics since 2012. The U.S. team's Mallory Swanson fights for the ball during the semifinal match on Tuesday at Lyon Stadium in Decines, France.

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  • Sports

U.S. women’s soccer team defeats Germany and will play for Olympic gold in Paris

The U.S. women’s national team, one of the world’s most dominant and successful programs, hadn’t made it to the gold medal game at an Olympics since 2012. The U.S. will now play for its fifth gold.

August 06, 2024
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  • Russell Lewis
 Bárbara Mori plays María in <em>Women in Blue.</em>

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  • TV Reviews

'Women in Blue' fight sexism — and a serial killer — in this Mexican drama

Set in 1971 Mexico City, this lively Apple TV+ drama focuses on four police women who discover that it’s easier to capture a serial killer than to deal with the misogyny of the men around them.

August 06, 2024
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  • John Powers
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