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The first Biden-Trump presidential debate is tonight. President Biden pardons troops expelled from the military for their sexuality. A general in Bolivia attempted to overthrow the government.
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States had rules for hunting and trapping mountain lions except Texas. That's changed
Texas is enacting basic rules for the hunting and trapping mountain lions, including requiring a 36-hour check on traps and banning “canned” hunts."
Over a 3-hour period in Bolivia, a coup attempt is launched and then quickly quelled
A top military general in Bolivia on Wednesday attempted to overthrow the government. The failed coup was put down quickly and the general was arrested.
Voter prep for Biden-Trump debate: Where they stand on foreign policy, abortion
With the presidential candidates debate nearing, we present the final installment of our voter's debate prep series. Today we cover foreign policy and abortion.
Why the dearth of Black college baseball coaches is a problem
Although the color barrier was broken decades ago in Major League baseball, there are few black players in college baseball and even fewer coaches.
Iran's president died last month. Voters are about to pick his replacement
NPR's Leila Fadel talks with Sina Toossi of the Center for International Policy about Iran's elections on Friday, and a presidency in the shadow of the country's Supreme Leader.
A prominent Black pastor says white poverty doesn’t get enough attention
NPR's Michel Martin talks to Rev. William Barber II ahead of the Poor People's Campaign march. His book is White Poverty: How Exposing Myths About Race and Class Can Reconstruct American Democracy.
Tribe that gave Kansas its name has reclaimed a big piece of its sacred heritage
The Kaw tribe has reclaimed a sacred boulder that was used for a century as a monument to some of the people who pushed them out of Kansas.
Rep. Bowman is the first of the progressives known as 'the squad' to be defeated
NPR's Michel Martin talks to strategist Kristen Hawn about Democrat George Latimer winning the most expensive House primary campaign in history. He had significant support from pro-Israel lobbyists.
Opinion on important abortion case appeared briefly on the Supreme Court’s website
Reporters at Bloomberg Law read that opinion before it was removed. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Kimberly Robinson, a Supreme Court reporter with Bloomberg Law.