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How will Kamala Harris' presidential bid figure in to legislative and state races?

3:02pm July 31, 2024

by A Martínez

NPR's A Martínez asks veteran political analyst and pollster Frank Luntz how Kamala Harris' entry into the presidential race might affect the fight for control of Congress.

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World News

Morning news brief

2:36pm July 31, 2024

Hamas says its top leader was killed in Iran. Presidential campaigns swing through the South. Arizona choses Kari Lake as the GOP nominee for Senate race that could determine chamber's control.

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Economy

Illinois bans companies from forcing workers to listen to their anti-union talk

2:36pm July 31, 2024

by Andrea Hsu

Illinois is the 8th state to adopt a law making it illegal for employers to hold mandatory religious, political or anti-union meetings, a move aimed at helping workers trying to unionize.

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World News

Looking back on July which was a profoundly busy month for news

2:36pm July 31, 2024

by Hosts

A lot of major news stories happened this week. We review some of them.

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Politics & Government

Trump's plan to address Black journalists convention sparks backlash

2:36pm July 31, 2024

by Steve Inskeep

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Errin Haines, of the nonprofit newsroom The 19th, about former President Trump's decision to speak to the National Association of Black Journalists’ convention.

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Politics & Government

Here comes the Sun (Belt): With Harris running, the presidential map has shifted back

2:35pm July 31, 2024

by Stephen Fowler

Now that Vice President Harris is the likely Democratic presidential nominee versus former President Donald Trump, the map of competitive states in the election is a repeat of the 2020 battlegrounds.

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Sports

Unless you're all about the Olympics, keeping track of the events can be tough

2:35pm July 31, 2024

NR's Steve Inskeep gets an update from NPR's Becky Sullivan, who's in France, about what to watch for in the Games.

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National

The Interior Department concludes 3-year probe of Indian boarding schools

2:35pm July 31, 2024

The U.S. Department of the Interior has issued its final report in an investigation into the legacies of federal Indian boarding schools.

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World News

Hamas says its top leader has been killed in Iran's capital Tehran

2:35pm July 31, 2024

Ismail Haniyeh, who was the Palestinian group’s political leader, was in the Iranian capital for the inauguration of Iran’s new president. Hamas blamed his assassination on Israel.

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China's President Xi in Serbia to Bolster Relations With Europe's East

In China, Trump has cachet but few see U.S. ties improving under him or Harris

2:35pm July 31, 2024

by John Ruwitch

Former President Donald Trump thumps Vice President Harris in name recognition and cache, but analysts say Beijing sees both as bad news.

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