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Cardi B, seen here on July 3, was performing in Las Vegas when a fan threw a drink at her. Concertgoers have thrown objects at musical artists in several highly publicized instances in the past few months.

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Cardi B is the latest artist to have something thrown at them. So she threw a mic

Cardi B was performing in Las Vegas when a fan threw a drink at her. Concertgoers have thrown objects at musical artists in several highly publicized instances in the past few months.

August 02, 2023
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  • Ayana Archie
Ukraine's Olha Kharlan (L) refuses to shake hands with Russia's Anna Smirnova, registered as an Individual Neutral Athlete (AIN), after she defeated her during the Sabre Women's Senior Individual qualifiers, as part of the FIE Fencing World Championships on July 27.

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  • Sports

A Ukrainian fencer scorned a Russian's handshake, challenging the sport's traditions

The scandal between Ukrainian fencer Olga Kharlan and Russian fencer Anna Smirnova raised questions about neutrality, the limits of sportsmanship and one of fencing's oldest traditions, the handshake.

August 02, 2023
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  • Juliana Kim
Supporters cheer as Vice President Harris addresses the 20th Quadrennial Convention of the Women's Missionary Society of the African Methodist Episcopal Church on Tuesday in Orlando.

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  • Politics

Harris says she won't debate DeSantis on new Black history standards in Florida

In Orlando, Vice President Harris rejected Gov. Ron DeSantis' invitation for a discussion about the state's new curriculum on slavery, calling it an "unnecessary" debate.

August 02, 2023
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  • Deepa Shivaram
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  • National

Houston's plan to convert some school libraries into discipline centers is criticized

Dozens of public schools won't have traditional libraries when classes start. Teachers and parents criticize reforms turning some libraries into centers for students with disciplinary problems.

August 02, 2023
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  • Dominic Anthony Walsh
Angus Cloud made a deep impression on viewers and his fellow actors, in a TV and film career that was still rising. He's seen here last fall, attending a dinner at the Strand Bookstore in New York City.

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  • Pop Culture

Friends and family mourn the death of Angus Cloud, the well-loved star of 'Euphoria'

Angus Cloud's portrayal of Fez, a thoughtful and laconic drug dealer on HBO's Euphoria, endeared him to fans and launched a career that was still rising. He died Monday at age 25.

August 02, 2023
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  • Bill Chappell
A series of storms brought massive, damaging waves to much of the California coast earlier this year. The pier in Ventura, Calif., was damaged by the waves.

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  • Climate

Surf's up! Wave heights increase on California's coast as climate warms

A new study finds that winter wave heights have increased along California's coastline as human actions have warmed the world's climate. Bigger waves are a threat to the already vulnerable coast.

August 02, 2023
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  • Nathan Rott
A relief carved on a block in a stairway, one of the many exciting artifacts uncovered at Ocomtun in May.

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  • History

How scientists lasered in on a 'monumental' Maya city — with actual lasers

Light-mapping technology is expediting the pace of archaeological discovery in the dense jungles of central Mexico. The latest find could offer clues about how humans advanced agriculturally.

August 02, 2023
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  • Emily Olson
Residents are evacuated by rubber boats through flood waters in Zhuozhou in northern China's Hebei province, south of Beijing, Wednesday. China's capital has recorded its heaviest rainfall in at least 140 years over the past few days. Among the hardest hit areas is Zhuozhou, a small city that borders Beijing's southwest.

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  • World

China floods have left at least 20 dead

Beijing's rainfall is the heaviest recorded in 140 years, reaching nearly 30 inches between Saturday and Wednesday. The downpours have triggered landslides and floods. Thousands have been evacuated.

August 02, 2023
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  • Aowen Cao
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a political rally while campaigning for the GOP nomination in the 2024 election at Erie Insurance Arena on July 29.

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  • News

Up First briefing: Trump's 3rd indictment; U.S. loses AAA rating; heat and the brain

Donald Trump is indicted on felony charges related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Fitch Ratings downgrades the U.S. credit rating. This is your brain on heat.

August 02, 2023
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  • Suzanne Nuyen
GPB  NPR

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  • National

1 person dies, 8 others are seriously hurt in tour bus rollover at Grand Canyon West

One person was killed in a tour bus rollover involving over 50 people Tuesday in northern Arizona near the Grand Canyon West Skywalk, authorities said.

August 02, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
GPB  NPR

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  • Business

Trucking works to expand diversity, partly due to a nationwide shortage of drivers

The U.S. trucking industry is getting more diverse as it battles a driver shortage. One group is working to recruit LGBTQ+ drivers. (Story aired on Weekend Edition Saturday on July 22, 2023.)

August 02, 2023
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  • GPB Newsroom
Obongjayar performs a Tiny Desk concert at NPR Music in Washington, D.C.

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  • Concerts

Obongjayar: Tiny Desk Concert

The Nigerian-born, London-based artist gave us everything at his Tiny Desk.

August 02, 2023
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  • Bobby Carter
Mandy Cohen speaks at a news conference in 2021.

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  • National

The new CDC director outlines 3 steps to rebuild trust with the public

Mandy Cohen led North Carolina's department of Health & Human Services throughout the pandemic. Now, she's taking what she learned to the national level.

August 02, 2023
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  • Sacha Pfeiffer,
  • Megan Lim,
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Sacramento Area Congregations Together (Sac ACT) is providing English workbooks so the migrants can learn the language. The group also gives out quarters so they can do laundry.

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  • Religion

Communities of faith welcome migrants caught in polarized immigration debate

When migrants from Latin America were flown from Texas and dropped off in Sacramento with nowhere to go, a group of congregations came together to care for them.

August 02, 2023
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  • Jason DeRose
French soldiers assist mostly French nationals in a bus waiting to be airlifted back to France on a French military aircraft, at the international Airport in Niamey, Niger, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023.

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  • Africa

Foreign nationals are evacuating Niger as regional tensions rise

France, Italy and Spain announced evacuations for their citizens and other Europeans. The U.S. has yet to announce evacuation plans for Americans but some have left the with the help of the Europeans.

August 02, 2023
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