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Ice melting from Greenland and the polar regions is causing sea levels to rise, shifting mass around the planet in a way that's starting to slow its spin, scientists are finding.

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  • Climate

Days are getting slightly longer — and it's due to climate change

So much ice is melting at the Earth's poles that it's affecting the rotation of the planet, scientists say. Its spin is slowing down slightly, causing days to get longer.

July 19, 2024
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By:
  • Lauren Sommer
Left to right: Danielle Butcher Franz, Karly Matthews, Stephen Perkins and Benji Backer talking about plans for the second day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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  • Climate

Climate hasn't been core to the GOP. These conservatives are trying to change that

Climate change hasn’t recently been a Republican priority. But some young conservatives are hoping to change the narrative within their party.


July 19, 2024
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  • Ximena Bustillo
GPB News NPR

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  • News

How Biden’s campaign crisis looks from the inside. And, a tech glitch sows chaos

Top Democratic leaders are calling for President Joe Biden to drop out of the presidential race, but his campaign says he is not going anywhere. And, key takeaways from the RNC.

July 19, 2024
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  • Brittney Melton and
  • Majd Al-Waheidi
Balloons drop as the final day of the Republican National Convention ends.

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  • Elections

The RNC is over. Here are 5 things you need to know.

With Trump's speech Thursday night, Republicans capped off a four-day celebration in Milwaukee that established the future of the party as completely in the MAGA mold.

July 19, 2024
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By:
  • Sarah McCammon
Blake Marnell, delegate from California, shows us his Make America Great Again hat signed by Donald Trump on the third day of the Republican National Convention.

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  • Elections

Fashion meets politics on the RNC's red carpet

Every four years, party conventions bring together delegates from across the country, many of whom make sure their outfits sparkle. And this year, they showed off their looks on the Republican National Convention's red carpet.

July 19, 2024
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By:
  • Jeongyoon Han and
  • Grace Widyatmadja
An ACT Assessment preparation book is seen in 2014 in Springfield, Ill.

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  • Education

The science section of the ACT exam will now be optional

Students can now opt between several versions of the test: the ACT core exam (which includes reading, math and English), the ACT plus writing, the ACT plus science or the ACT plus science and writing.

July 19, 2024
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is introduced during the final night of the Republican National Convention.

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  • Elections

Trump paints a familiar vision for his 2nd term at the Republican convention

For the first time, the former president recounted in detail the assassination attempt on his life, before turning to divisive rhetoric he has long used on the campaign trail.

July 19, 2024
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By:
  • Ben Giles
Soldiers patrol on a footbridge over the Seine River on Wednesday in Paris.

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  • Sports

Paris police are sealing off the Seine River ahead of the Olympics opening ceremony

An Olympics anti-terrorism perimeter along the banks of the River Seine seals off a miles-long area to Parisians and tourists who hadn’t applied in advance for a pass.

July 19, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
President Biden speaks about student loan debt, April 8, 2024, in Madison, Wis.

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  • National

Federal appeals court blocks remainder of Biden's student debt relief plan

The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals granted a motion for an administrative stay filed by a group of Republican-led states seeking to invalidate the administration's entire student loan forgiveness plan.

July 19, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
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  • News

WATCH: Donald J. Trump's 2024 RNC acceptance speech

A subdued and solemn Trump accepted the GOP nomination for president with a promise to unify a divided country.

July 19, 2024
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  • Stephen Fowler,
  • Bria Suggs,
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Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump, embraces the firefighter uniform of Corey Comperatore as he speaks on stage on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.

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  • Politics

Trump recounts assassination attempt: 'I'm not supposed to be here'

Former President Donald Trump opened his presidential nominating speech with an emotional recounting of the shooting at his rally last week that left him injured and killed another.

July 19, 2024
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By:
  • Jeongyoon Han and
  • Stephen Fowler
Former US President and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump stands alonside former US First Lady Melania Trump and family after he accepted his party's nomination on the last day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 18, 2024.

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  • News

WATCH: RNC speeches from J.D. Vance, Hulk Hogan, Dana White and more

The 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee has wrapped. Here are a few of the key speeches in case you missed it.

July 19, 2024
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  • GPB Newsroom
Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks after officially accepting the Republican presidential nomination on stage on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 18, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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  • Politics

A solemn Trump recounts details of assassination attempt: 'I'm not supposed to be here'

During his presidential nomination acceptance speech, Donald Trump recounts his feelings and reaction to the shooting at a rally that injured him and killed a supporter.

July 18, 2024
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Linda McMahon, former administrator of the Small Business Administration, during the Republican National Convention.

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  • Politics

RNC speakers want to separate the president from the person to show softer side of Trump

Before former President Donald Trump's marquee address tonight, the schedule of speakers has sought to show a softer, friendlier side of Trump than his persona as president and on the campaign trail.

July 18, 2024
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  • The NPR Network
Sixwire performs the national anthem at the Music City Grand Prix in August 2023 in Nashville, Tenn.

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  • News

What to know about Sixwire, the RNC band supplying the dad rock each night during prime time

So far, the group has entertained viewers with renditions of such hits as "Life is a Highway," "All Star," "What I Like About You," "Don't Stop Believin' " and "Reelin' in the Years," among other "dad jams."

July 18, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman
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