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U.S. Is At Risk Of Beirut-Like Explosion, Experts Warn

6:00pm August 12, 2020

by Eric Westervelt

Experts warn that the U.S. is at risk of a deadly accident involving ammonium nitrate, similar to the explosion that destroyed part of the city and killed more than 200 people in Beirut, Lebanon.

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What Do Americans With South Asian Heritage Think Of Kamala Harris As VP Pick?

6:00pm August 12, 2020

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Sri Preston Kulkarni, a U.S. House candidate from Texas, about Sen. Kamala Harris as Joe Biden's running mate and how Indian-American voters might react to her.

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Riots That Followed Anti-Racism Protests Come At Great Cost To Black-Owned Businesses

6:00pm August 12, 2020

by Stacey Vanek Smith

The Black Lives Matter demonstrations have brought huge protests against racism. But alongside the protests came riots — at a great cost to some Black-owned businesses.

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Georgia Parents Rethink Kids Going To School After Year's Rough Start

6:00pm August 12, 2020

by Ellen Eldridge

It's been a rough start of the school year in some Georgia districts. Several schools had to shut down, and hundreds of students and staff are now quarantining because of the coronavirus.

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An American bald eagle flies over Mill Pond in Centerport, N.Y., in 2018. The bald eagle is one of the birds protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

Eagles And Mockingbirds Catch A Break As Judge Strikes Down Trump Bird Opinion

5:54pm August 12, 2020

by Gabriela Saldivia

In 2017, the Trump administration scaled back protections of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. A federal judge has now struck down the rule change — and cited To Kill a Mockingbird in so doing.

Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods speaks during a press conference in Ocala, Fla., in 2018. Woods sent an email Tuesday informing the approximately 900 people working in the department that "when you are on-duty/working as my employee and representing my

Florida Sheriff Orders Deputies And Staff Not To Wear Face Masks

4:51pm August 12, 2020

by Scott Neuman

Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods says that "effective immediately, any individual walking in to any one of our lobbies ... wearing a mask will be asked to remove it."

Marjorie Taylor Greene (right) poses with a supporter in Rome, Ga., late Tuesday. Greene, criticized for promoting bigoted videos and supporting the far-right QAnon conspiracy theory, won the GOP nomination for Georgia's 14th Congressional District.

QAnon Supporter Who Made Bigoted Videos Wins Ga. Primary, Likely Heading To Congress

4:36pm August 12, 2020

by Camila Domonoske

President Trump is congratulating Marjorie Taylor Greene, calling her a "future Republican Star." Greene has endorsed a theory that satanic pedophiles secretly run the world.

A Look At Kamala Harris' Career As A U.S. Senator

4:06pm August 12, 2020

by Kelsey Snell

Kamala Harris has been a senator for nearly four years before becoming Joe Biden's VP pick. She doesn't have a long list of passed legislation, but she's known for aggressive questioning of witnesses.

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How Census Undercount Can Negatively Affect Communities Across The U.S.

4:06pm August 12, 2020

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Jeri Green, 2020 census senior adviser to the National Urban League, about how a census undercount this year could negatively affect communities across the country.

South Texas School District Becomes 1st In State To Cancel Fall Sports

4:06pm August 12, 2020

Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco is the first school district in Texas to cancel fall sports. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Athletic Director Gary Cunningham about the cancellation of athletics.

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