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President Biden speaks to supporters at Renaissance High School on Friday in Detroit.

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  • Elections

Biden punches at Trump and the press as he tries to revive his campaign

In Detroit, President Biden laid out a plan for the first 100 days of his second term, aggressively slammed his opponent — and blamed the media for covering his stumbles.

July 13, 2024
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  • Lexie Schapitl
A 150 million-year-old fossil of a stegosaurus specimen is shown at Sotheby's in New York. The fossil, dubbed "Apex" by the paleontologist who discovered it, is expected to fetch $4 million to $6 million at auction, making it one of the most expensive fossils ever sold.

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  • Arts & Life

A stegosaurus fossil could fetch $6 million at Sotheby's. Should they be auctioned?

Sotheby's is presenting one of the most complete skeletal remains of a Jurassic creature. But some people say such specimens should not be auctioned.

July 13, 2024
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  • Andrew Mambo
South Korean comedian Yoon Seong-ho, known as NewJeansNim, wearing monk's robes and performing during an electronic dance music party event for the annual Lotus Lantern Festival to celebrate the Buddha's birthday in Seoul, on May 12.

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  • World

A Buddhist DJ hopes to spin followers toward the faith in South Korea

Yoon Seong-ho is a 47-year-old Buddhist, comedian, DJ and rising celebrity.

July 13, 2024
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  • Anthony Kuhn
Volunteers with Border Relief Collective provide aid to migrants in the Otay Mountain Wilderness near San Diego, California. Dozens of migrants seeking asylum come through the intensely rugged area each day.

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  • National

California heat has immigration activists bracing for a humanitarian crisis

Record-breaking heat exacerbates an already dangerous situation at the U.S.-Mexico border.

July 13, 2024
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  • Jasmine Garsd
Despite the passage of a federal law allocating money to wildfire victims, Yolanda Cruz is still waiting for her FEMA claim to be resolved more than two years after the largest wildfire in New Mexico's history.

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  • National

These New Mexico fire victims are starting to give up on FEMA

As Ruidoso, N.M., starts recovering from a deadly wildfire, people who survived the state's largest fire two years ago say FEMA still isn't giving them what they need.

July 13, 2024
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By:
  • Kirk Siegler
President Biden hugs Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer at the NAACP Detroit branch Fight for Freedom Fund dinner in Detroit on May 19, 2024.

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  • Politics

These governors aren't running for president, but some voters say they wish they were

Trump won Georgia and Michigan in 2016. Biden did the same in 2020. In 2024, some disillusioned voters say they wish Govs. Whitmer of Michigan and Kemp of Georgia were on the ballot instead.

July 13, 2024
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  • Sam Gringlas
This image from video provided by SpaceX shows the upper stage engine of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, which blasted off from California on Thursday.

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  • Space

SpaceX rocket accident leaves the company's Starlink satellites in the wrong orbit

A SpaceX rocket has failed for the first time in nearly a decade, leaving the company’s internet satellites in an orbit so low that they're doomed to fall through the atmosphere and burn up.

July 13, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Actor Alec Baldwin hugs his attorney Alex Spiro.

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  • Law

In a stunning turn, judge throws out case against Alec Baldwin

Baldwin and his family broke down in tears in the courtroom.

July 12, 2024
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  • Mandalit del Barco and
  • Clare Lombardo
Researchers found that AI could increase the creativity of individual writers, but it also led to many similar stories.

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  • Science

Research shows AI can boost creativity for some, but at a cost

Amateur writers using AI tools produced stories that were deemed more creative, but the research suggests the creativity of the group overall went down.

July 12, 2024
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  • Geoff Brumfiel
Elon Musk says he will fight charges of violating Europe's Digital Services Act. Musk during a visit at the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair in Paris, on June 16, 2023 and (R) the new Twitter logo rebranded as X, pictured on a screen in Paris on July 24, 2023.

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  • Business

EU takes Elon Musk's X to court over blue checks and ads

The European Union has charged Elon Musk’s X with violating new regulations for social media platforms. Musk faces hefty fines over delivering misinformation.

July 12, 2024
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  • Bobby Allyn
Two interacting galaxies, dubbed the Penguin and the Egg, are seen in more clarity and detail than ever, after NASA released a new image (right) from the James Webb Space Telescope. An older image from the Hubble Space Telescope is seen at left.

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  • Space

2 galaxies, the Penguin and the Egg, get a family portrait thanks to Webb Telescope

The galaxies' fanciful names belie their actual ages: In this case of the Penguin and the Egg, it’s the Egg that came first.

July 12, 2024
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  • Bill Chappell
GPB News NPR

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  • Pop Culture

What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend reading and listening

Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: The novels All Fours and Catalina, and the song "Mikolton (Dat’s My Dawg)."

July 12, 2024
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  • GPB Newsroom
A hiker finishes her hike early to beat high temperatures on July 10, 2023, in Phoenix.

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  • News

Hiking during extreme heat can be deadly. Here's why and how to stay safe

Heat records have been crumbling this summer in the U.S., creating dangerous conditions for those exerting themselves outside. When the body gets overheated, it struggles to perform basic functions.

July 12, 2024
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  • Alina Hartounian
GPB News NPR

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  • Elections

After Biden's debate performance, the presidential race is unchanged

The poll also found that, at this point, no other mainstream Democrat who has been mentioned as a replacement for the president on the ticket does better than President Biden.

July 12, 2024
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  • Domenico Montanaro
Some of the reusable items to avoid single use plastics.

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  • National

How to live without plastics for a month, according to the founder of a global movement

Plastic Free July is upon us! Rebecca Prince-Ruiz, founder of Plastic Free July, encourages people to take the challenge with friends, start small and keep a “plastic-free kit” on hand.

July 12, 2024
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  • Claire Murashima
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