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Megan Thee Stallion performs onstage during the 2023 LA Pride in the Park Festival. In the first episode of its second season, the <em>Louder Than A Riot</em> podcast examines the backlash Megan faced after being shot by rapper Tory Lanez.

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'Louder Than A Riot' reckons with hip-hop's past and looks to a more inclusive future

Podcast hosts Sidney Madden and Rodney Carmichael say despite the misogynoir that has plagued the genre, hip-hop is poised for change. "The girls and the gays are running things," Madden says.

August 21, 2023
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  • Terry Gross
This photo, purported to be of the Loch Ness Monster, was taken near Inverness, Scotland in 1934. One of the participants revealed on his deathbed that the pictures were staged.

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Monster hunters are conducting the largest search of Loch Ness in more than 50 years

There have been more than a thousand official sightings of the Loch Ness Monster, the Loch Ness Centre says. Nessie enthusiasts are deploying new tools this weekend to try and prove it's real.

August 21, 2023
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An injured man walks in Krasna Square in front of the Taras Shevchenko Chernihiv Regional Academic Music and Drama Theatre, after a Russian attack on Chernihiv, Ukraine, on Saturday.

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Latest on Ukraine: Russia strikes Chernihiv, as Kyiv welcomes F-16 pledges

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

August 21, 2023
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  • NPR Staff
Spain's Olga Carmona points to the message she had written on her undershirt to honor the death of one of her best friend's mother after scoring what would be the only goal in the match against England on Sunday. Carmona later learned that her father had died before the final match.

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Spain's Olga Carmona learned her father had died after she won the Women's World Cup

"Yesterday was the best and the worst day of my life," wrote Carmona, who scored the only goal in Spain's historic win over England.

August 21, 2023
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  • Laurel Wamsley
Corporate DEI programs have faced setbacks amid uncertain economic times and now political pressure from the right.

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Corporate DEI initiatives are facing cutbacks and legal attacks

Corporate DEI positions soared after the murder of George Floyd in 2020. Now, due to economic pressure and political pressure from the right, they face an uncertain future.

August 21, 2023
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  • Andrea Hsu
Naomi and Zenoah in Grieta Court. 2019. Manenberg, South Africa.

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Up First briefing: Tropical Storm Hilary; Guatemala election; indoor air quality tips

Hilary drenches Southern California, flooding roads and closing schools. An anti-corruption crusader wins the presidency in Guatemala. Plus, how to optimize your air quality at home.

August 21, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
A tow truck driver attempts to pull a stranded car out of floodwaters on the Golden State Freeway as tropical storm Hilary moves through the area on August 20, 2023 in Sun Valley, California.

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Rains slow as Hilary moves north and leaves Southern California underwater

As much as 7 inches of rain fell on some parts of Southern California, leaving the region vulnerable to floods and mudslides as the rain eases and moves north.

August 21, 2023
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Anime can invite you into worlds you didn't know before. It does for me

Cartoons like My Neighbor Totoro and Dragon Ball Z introduced me to anime — and started an ongoing love for the artform and its stories that explore what it means to be human.

August 21, 2023
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  • Nicole Hernandez
Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen Jr. visits a distribution center at Lahaina Crossing. A deadly wildfire destroyed the city of Lahaina, Maui.

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  • Health

Massive mental health toll in Maui wildfires: 'They've lost everything'

Officials in Hawaii are scrambling to support the enormous and growing mental health needs of Maui residents traumatized by the deadliest wildfire in modern history

August 21, 2023
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  • Eric Westervelt
The first debate of the 2024 Republican primary candidates is set for Wednesday. What questions do you have about the race?

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  • Elections

The Republican primary race is in full swing. NPR wants your election questions

The first Republican presidential primary debate is this Wednesday at 9 p.m. ET. Let us know what you want to know as the candidates take the stage.

August 21, 2023
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  • Emily Olson
Guatemalan presidential candidate for the Semilla party, Bernardo Arevalo, celebrates the results of the presidential run-off election in Guatemala City, on August 20, 2023.

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  • World

Guatemala's anti-corruption candidate wins presidency in a landslide vote

In Guatemala, an anti-corruption candidate wins the run-off elections by a landslide, in a vote that was a critical test of the Central American country's democratic credentials.

August 21, 2023
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  • Eyder Peralta
Supporters attend an open-air Mass during the closing campaign rally of the "Movement Construye" party in Quito, Ecuador, on Thursday.

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Ecuador's presidential election moves toward a runoff vote in October

No candidate in Sunday's special presidential election received enough support to be declared winner. The vote took place amid thousands of police officers and soldiers deployed across the country.

August 21, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
This photo combo of file images shows from left, Sandra Torres, National Unity of Hope, UNE, presidential candidate, in Guatemala City, Aug. 18, 2023, and Bernardo Arévalo, Seed Movement presidential candidate, in Guatemala City, July 13, 2023.

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  • Latin America

Progressive Arévalo moves to decisive lead in Guatemala's presidential election

Outsider Bernardo Arévalo appeared to be the "virtual winner" of Sunday's election to be Guatemala's next president after voters made a decisive choice for change.

August 20, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
The wind blows in Los Cerritos community in La Paz, Baja California State, Mexico, during the passage of Hurricane Hilary on Saturday.

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  • Weather

Tropical Storm Hilary unleashes heavy rains and flooding on Southern California

Heavy rain associated with the system is creating "catastrophic and life-threatening flooding," the weather service said. Some roadways in Southern California have flooded.

August 20, 2023
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  • Juliana Kim
This photo provided by WSDOT East (Washington State of Transportation) smoke from wildfires fill the sky at Salnave/SR 902 interchange in Spokane County, Wash., on Saturday.

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  • National

A wildfire in eastern Washington has killed one and destroyed 185 structures

A wind-driven wildfire in eastern Washington state has destroyed at least 185 structures, closed a major highway and left one person dead, authorities said Saturday.

August 20, 2023
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