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Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez decides not to quit, after days of speculation
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez published a letter last week saying he was considering stepping down. Sanchez said he would take the next five days to make a decision — and that decision is due Monday.
Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio to be sentenced today in Jan. 6 case
by Jaclyn Diaz
Enrique Tarrio, the former national chairman of the Proud Boys convicted for seditious conspiracy for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, will be sentenced Wednesday.
Coco Gauff is praised after she calls out a U.S. Open chair umpire over slow play
NPR's Michel Martin talks to Amira Rose Davis, assistant professor at the University of Texas at Austin, about tennis player Coco Gauff's argument with a chair umpire.
Coup in Gabon: Military officers say they have seized power
Mutinous soldiers in the central African country said Wednesday that they were overturning the results of a presidential election that was to extend the Bongo family's 55-year hold on power.
Marrying for love in India can be risky — it often comes without parental consent
A group called Love Commandos helps couples who marry for love in India. NPR's Rough Translation podcast looks at the circumstances surrounding the group's downfall.
A man in Uganda becomes first known person charged with 'aggravated homosexuality'
In Uganda, "aggravated homosexuality" carries the death penalty under some of the world's most punitive anti-gay legislation.
Sen. Klobuchar was among those fighting to lower drug prices for Medicare recipients
NPR's A Martinez talks to Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota about which medications are up first to have their prices negotiated, and when will the new prices kick in.
The U.S. is experiencing a late summer wave of COVID cases
While most people aren't getting really sick, hospitalizations are up more than 21% across the country. Elderly people are most at risk.
The Biden administration picks the first 10 drugs for Medicare price negotiation
by Selena Simmons-Duffin
The Inflation Reduction Act gives the federal government power to negotiate the price of certain drugs for Medicare. It marks a change to prescription drug policy that's been decades in the making.
Concerns grow as post-COVID economic recovery in China flounders
by Emily Feng
China's economic recovery has been dramatically slower than expected. Its biggest property firms are courting bankruptcy, and youth unemployment is at a record high. How did China get there?
Morning news brief
Florida braces for Idalia, which is set to become a hurricane. Schools and hospitals recommend masking over rising COVID cases. And Uganda makes charges in its first "aggravated homosexuality" case.
Pushback grows after Florida puts limits on teaching Black history in schools
by Kerry Sheridan
Scholars and teachers are fighting back at Florida standards that limit the teaching of Black history. They're holding a conference in Jacksonville next month.