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News Articles: Politics

Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks during a campaign rally with Democratic presidential candidate, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris at the Liacouras Center at Temple University on August 6, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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  • Politics

Where do different ideas of masculinity fit into the presidential election?

Richard Reeves, the author of ‘Of Boys and Men,’ offers insights on masculinity in politics.





August 29, 2024
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By:
  • Steve Inskeep and
  • Christopher Thomas
Members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, also known as the "Old Guard," place flags at the headstones of U.S. military personnel buried at Arlington National Cemetery ahead of Memorial Day, on May 23, 2024 in Arlington, Virginia.

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  • National

Arlington National Cemetery meant to be 'neutral zone,' says military chaplain

Retired military chaplain David Peters, who has conducted services at Arlington National Cemetery, tells NPR's Michel Martin that the final resting place of some 400,000 U.S. service members is supposed to be free of politics.

August 29, 2024
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By:
  • Destinee Adams and
  • Michel Martin
Search and rescue teams used a litter on an all-terrain wheel to bring a stricken hiker to safety. The man had inadvertently been left behind on an office retreat hike.

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  • National

15 workers on office retreat hiked up a mountain — and one got left behind

The insurance workers were on an office retreat in the Rocky Mountains when they met at dawn to begin a hike to the summit of Mount Shavano. But one man didn't make it back down until the next day.

August 29, 2024
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
US gymnasts including Simone Biles, left, arrive to testify during a Senate Judiciary hearing about a prior Inspector General report on the FBI handling of the Larry Nassar investigation of sexual abuse of Olympic gymnasts in 2021 in Washington, D.C.

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  • National Security

FBI is still mishandling child sex crimes even after Nassar case, watchdog finds

The FBI's inspector general slammed the agency for not complying with reporting rules for child sex abuse, warning that failure to do so leads to continued abuse.

August 29, 2024
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By:
  • Ryan Lucas
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz talk as they visit SandFly Bar-B-Q in Savannah, Ga., Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024.

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  • News

Analysis: In Savannah, Harris and Walz court Southeast Georgia voters

Georgia has long been considered a battleground in the 2024 presidential contest, but since VP Harris ascended to the top of the ticket, polls show a more competitive race between her and former President Donald Trump. Andra Gillespie, an associate professor of political science at Emory University, joins GPB's Pamela Kirkland to discuss.

August 29, 2024
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  • Pamela Kirkland
Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., walks on stage to speak during the Democratic National Convention Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, in Chicago.

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  • Elections

After major police endorsement, Rep. Gallego faces backlash from progressive groups

Rep. Ruben Gallego picked up a key endorsement from the Arizona Police Association. Then, his letter blasting a DOJ investigation of the Phoenix Police Department came to light.

August 29, 2024
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  • Ben Giles
Palestinians carry their belongings on their way to migrate for safer areas following the Israeli army's warning to evacuate the Dawa Faculty of the Ministry of Endowments in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, on Monday.

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  • Middle East

The U.S. urges major changes to Israel's evacuations in Gaza, a leaked memo says

In an internal memo obtained by NPR, U.S. officials warn that Israel's "drastically increased" evacuation orders in Gaza have further displaced Palestinians and could debilitate aid efforts.

August 29, 2024
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  • Kat Lonsdorf,
  • Daniel Estrin,
  • and 1 more
Marie Guenther votes at the Bay View Library with her son in October 2020 in Milwaukee, Wis., considered a battleground state.

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  • Politics

How swing states came to be critical in U.S. presidential elections

Political campaigns and pundits have long focused on swing states because they offer candidates an opportunity to sway voters off the fence and win coveted Electoral College votes.

August 29, 2024
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez

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  • Your Money

Best of Life Kit: Tips on how to deal with cheaters, cut food costs and split baby care

A roundup of eight useful tips from Life Kit's August episodes. This month's edition includes a sweet goodbye ritual for children and advice on how to save more money at the grocery store.

August 29, 2024
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By:
  • Life Kit
GPB News NPR

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  • News

Trump's Arlington Cemetery video may be illegal. And, Harris' 1st sit down interview

Trump shared a TikTok video from his visit to Arlington National Cemetery which likely violates federal law. And, Harris is expected to have her first sit-down interview as a presidential nominee.

August 29, 2024
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By:
  • Brittney Melton
A package containing 16 bricks of suspected cocaine was discovered by guests on a beach in the Florida Keys, according to authorities.

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  • National

Bricks of cocaine washed up on a Florida beach. Here's why it keeps happening

This new discovery in the Florida Keys comes just weeks after the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol reported 25 packages of cocaine blew onto another beach in the aftermath of Hurricane Debby.

August 29, 2024
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By:
  • Jonathan Franklin
A new survey finds middle- and high-schoolers feel much less engaged in school than they did just last year.

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  • Education

Teens are losing interest in school, and say they hear about college 'a lot'

A new poll finds Gen Z teens are optimistic about the future but feeling less engaged at school.

August 29, 2024
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By:
  • Cory Turner
GPB News NPR

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  • Music Interviews

Conductor Jonathon Heyward is breaking barriers

As music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Heyward is the youngest to lead a major American orchestra and the first Black music director in the organization’s 107-year history.

August 29, 2024
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By:
  • Lara Downes
Vice President Harris and her running mate, Gov. Tim Walz, pose with members of the marching band at Liberty County High School in Hinesville, Ga., on Wednesday.

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  • Politics

Harris is on a 2-day Georgia bus tour. It’s the latest sign the state is in play

Vice President Harris and running mate Tim Walz just kicked off on a two-day bus tour in Georgia. The state President Biden narrowly won in 2020 is again in play.

August 28, 2024
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By:
  • Tamara Keith
Researchers analyzed theropod footprints in Brazil, left, and in Cameroon, right.

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  • Science

Matching dinosaur prints were found an ocean apart in Africa and South America

A group of scientists say in new research that matching dinosaur tracks found in modern-day Brazil and Cameroon were made 120 million years ago in an area that once connected the two continents.

August 28, 2024
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
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