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  • Health

It's still summer, but doctors are already thinking about upcoming RSV season

A CDC advisory committee discusses how to implement a new RSV shot for babies in advance of this fall's expected spike in cases.

August 04, 2023
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  • Pien Huang
Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry said the state's pardons board shouldn't review dozens of death-row inmates' requests for review, citing policy that requires such applications to come within one year of a judge ruling on an inmate's appeal.

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  • Law

Nearly every prisoner on Louisiana's death row filed for clemency this summer

Gov. John Bel Edwards, a Democrat, recently said he is against the death penalty. Now a legal effort is racing to get requests for clemency to Edwards before he leaves office.

August 04, 2023
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  • Bill Chappell
Nina Jankowicz alleges Fox stars and guests defamed her by viciously mischaracterizing her brief tenure leading the federal Disinformation Governance Board. Her case requires overcoming robust protections for free speech about public officials and politics.

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  • Media

Ex-Biden official's lawsuit against Fox echoes case that led to big settlement

Fox devoted 300 segments over an 8-month period to a disinformation researcher named Nina Jankowicz who joined the Biden administration. She says the coverage distorted her work and led her to resign.

August 04, 2023
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  • David Folkenflik
Nadine Seiler protests as she holds a banner outside the Washington, D.C., federal court on Tuesday in Washington.

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  • News

Up First briefing: Trump pleads not guilty; July job numbers; Women's World Cup

Former President Donald Trump pleads not guilty to four felony counts. Forecasters predict the job market stayed strong in July. The Women's World Cup knockout round begins tomorrow.

August 04, 2023
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  • Suzanne Nuyen
Young and old sea ice floats off the coast of Antarctica.

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  • Climate

Antarctica has a lot less sea ice than usual. That's bad news for all of us

It's the middle of the winter in Antarctica, when the ocean around the continent freezes. But this year there's less sea ice than ever recorded.

August 04, 2023
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  • Rebecca Hersher
Trish Brown stands in the rain outside Florida's historic Capitol. She's there to raise awareness about social justice issues moving forward in Florida including a proposed constitutional amendment that would protect access to abortion.

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  • National

Voters could decide the future of abortion access in Florida

Activists on both sides of Florida's abortion access debate are working towards ballot measures that would enshrine their views in the state constitution.

August 04, 2023
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  • Regan McCarthy
Then-President Donald Trump speaks during a rally protesting the certification of Joe Biden as the next president on Jan. 6, 2021.

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  • Politics

Raising money and poll numbers, Donald Trump stays 'Teflon Don' amid indictments

In 2016, then-candidate Donald Trump claimed he could shoot someone and not lose any voters. Now, he faces criminal charges in three separate indictments, and voters continue to support "Teflon Don."

August 04, 2023
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  • Franco Ordoñez
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  • Health

Spending time with a dog can be good for your health

As part of our series Weekly Dose of Wonder, here's how even brief interactions with dogs can be good for your health. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Aug. 2, 2023.)

August 04, 2023
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  • Maria Godoy
JD Samson, Kathleen Hanna and Johanna Fateman recently reformed as Le Tigre for a European and North American tour.

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  • Music Features

Le Tigre's feminist rage has always been fun

The synth-pop band just finished its first tour in nearly 20 years. After a recent show in Brooklyn, two longtime fans reflect on why this music still hasn't lost its power.

August 04, 2023
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  • Hazel Cills and
  • Marissa Lorusso
Commodore Benny McCottry stands outside the entrance of the Seafarers Yacht Club of Annapolis in Annapolis, Md. It was founded more than 60 years ago by a handful of Black boaters.

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  • National

When Black boaters faced discrimination on the water, this yacht club became a refuge

When the Seafarers Yacht Club of Annapolis was founded in 1959, discrimination at fuel docks around the famous port was common. Today, the club is thriving and giving back to the community.

August 04, 2023
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  • Scott Neuman
<em>Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem </em>is<em> </em>a fun and visually striking animated feature directed by Jeff Rowe.

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  • Movie Reviews

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles return, rebooted and reinvigorated, for 'Mutant Mayhem'

With a terrific voice cast and distinctive animation, Mutant Mayhem offers a fun and kinetic reset of a long-running franchise.

August 04, 2023
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  • Stephen Thompson
Gregorio Uribe performs a Tiny Desk concert.

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  • Concerts

Gregorio Uribe: Tiny Desk Concert

In the hands of Colombian musician, the accordion is both a melodic and rhythmic wonder.

August 04, 2023
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  • Felix Contreras
From left: Donald Trump, probably a bear, but can we really be sure?

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  • National

Weekly news quiz: from co-conspirators to a conspiracy about a bear suit

From bears to break-ups and a thrice-indicted former president, there was lots to talk about this week. Were you paying attention?

August 04, 2023
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  • Holly J. Morris
U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca, center, speaks to reporters after six white former law enforcement officers in Mississippi pleaded guilty to federal civil rights offenses in federal court in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023.

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  • National

6 white ex-officers in Mississippi plead guilty to assault on 2 Black men

Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department said the Mississippi officers "caused harm to the entire community who feel that they can't trust the police officers who are supposed to serve them."

August 04, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Tennessee Reps. Justin Pearson, D-Memphis, left, and Justin Jones, D-Nashville, speak to reporters outside the West Wing after meeting with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, April 24, 2023.

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  • Politics

The 2 expelled members of the 'Tennessee 3' win back their state House seats

Tennessee Reps. Justin Pearson and Justin Jones advanced Thursday through a special election to fully reclaim their positions.

August 04, 2023
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