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Larry McCool has been attending protests for racial justice in Portland. He brings a friend: His llama Caesar. The pet is well loved by protesters and police alike.
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Bob Sportal bought his Chevy 44 years ago for $75, and it served him well for years. When he retired, he decided to sell it for the same price – and the original owner's grandson scooped it up.
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The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were said at the time to be justified as the only way to end World War II. Seventy-five years later, legal experts say they would now be war crimes. -
Investigations continue in the Beirut explosion. Twitter and Facebook go after Trump for sharing coronavirus misinformation. And, the pandemic is changing the National Conventions.
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More than 24 local public health officials have quit since April amid backlash against coronavirus restrictions. A historian says that's unprecedented. Health officials describe what pushed them out.
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The pandemic has shut down most of the summer music festivals. But that did not stop two banjo players from organizing an online banjo contest.
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A new national poll of teachers from NPR/Ipsos finds broad trepidation about returning to the classroom, with 77% of those surveyed worried about risking their own health.
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Millions of people in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut are without power as utilities struggle to repair grids damaged by Tropical Storm Isaias.
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Planning a wedding during a pandemic can be exhausting. One organization is helping by giving free dresses to brides on the frontlines against COVID-19.
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NPR's Rachel Martin talks to sports journalist and professor at the University of Maryland, Kevin Blackistone, about college football leagues starting their season amid a global pandemic.
