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From left to right, Aijah Crockett and Lisa Griffin join their friend visiting from New York, Dom Carter, at Jack D. Hughes Memorial Park in Pineville, N.C. Crockett and Griffin are both Charlotte area residents who are voting for Democrat Joe Biden.

In N.C., Young Voters Of Color Uninspired By Biden See Defeating Trump As Essential

12:40pm August 21, 2020

by Claudia Grisales

Voters under 40 will be close to 40% of North Carolina's electorate this fall and its most racially diverse voting bloc. The pandemic weighs heavily on those determined to defeat President Trump.

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Danielle Allen: How Can Democratic Values Guide Us When Facing A Global Crisis?

11:44am August 21, 2020

by NPR/TED Staff

In a democracy, what does the path through a pandemic look like? Political theorist Danielle Allen says the solution requires us to preserve individual lives, individual rights, and equality.

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Clint Smith: To Protest And To Reckon With Racism In America

11:44am August 21, 2020

by NPR/TED Staff

The killing of George Floyd by a police officer sparked massive protests nationwide. Writer, teacher, and scholar Clint Smith reflects on that moment through conversation, letters, and poetry.

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Brian Kolfage (left) and Stephen Bannon host a Wall-A-Thon to raise money for a privately funded border wall.

Crowdsourced Border Wall Donors Disturbed By Fraud And Money Laundering Charges

11:03am August 21, 2020

Some donors have gotten their money back after contributing to We Build the Wall. Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon and other officials at the nonprofit are accused of bilking donors.

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Former Uber Security Chief Charged With Paying 'Hush Money' To Conceal Data Breach

10:10am August 21, 2020

by Shannon Bond

Uber's former security chief faces criminal charges for paying 'hush money' to hide from authorities a 2016 data breach that exposed the data of 57 million passengers and drivers.

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Republican Sen. James Lankford Speaks Ahead Of Postmaster General's Testimony

7:57am August 21, 2020

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Republican Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma about changes to the USPS and what he intends to ask Postmaster General Louis DeJoy when he appears before a Senate panel.

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Democrats Emphasize Voting Rights On Final Night Of DNC

7:53am August 21, 2020

by Miles Parks

The DNC has ended, and Democrats are running louder and louder on the issue of voting rights and what they say are attempts to suppress their ballots.

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Ricardo "Papu" Ovilla, left, and the family's first car. Ovilla is pictured with his children Martha (next to him) and Aurelia and Rodolfo Sandoval (left to right, inside the car) in a photo taken in 1949 at a labor camp in Escondido, Calif.

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Remembering Grandfather 'Papu,' A Former Bracero Worker With 'A Twinkle In His Eye'

5:02am August 21, 2020

by Abe Selby

Two cousins remember their grandfather, who came to the U.S. from Mexico during World War II and often masked his experiences with discrimination with humor.

News Brief: DNC Ends, Postmaster General To Testify, Navalny In Grave Condition

5:02am August 21, 2020

Joe Biden talked about challenges facing the U.S. on the last night of the DNC. The Postmaster General will testify before Congress. And, Putin critic Alexei Navalny is still in grave condition.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to reporters Thursday after meeting with members of the U.N. Security Council and calling for the restoration of sanctions against Iran.

Pompeo Tries Starting 'Snapback' Clock To Restore Sanctions Against Iran By U.N.

9:34pm August 20, 2020

by David Welna

A U.N. Security Council vote on a U.S. bid to extend an arms embargo against Iran failed last week. Now the U.S. secretary of state wants to bring back all sanctions lifted by the Iran nuclear deal.