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Venezuela's election has left residents — and expats — wary of the nation's future

10:20pm July 29, 2024

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Venezuelan journalist and novelist Karina Sainz Borgo about the uproar over the results of Venezuela's presidential election.

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Politics & Government

The latest in Trump's campaign, as Democrats shake things up

10:20pm July 29, 2024

by Franco Ordoñez

Just a few weeks ago, former President Donald Trump appeared to be building an insurmountable lead over Biden. Now, Trump is trying to wrestle back the spotlight and blunt Harris’s momentum.

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Erica Ash, ‘Survivor’s Remorse’ and ‘Real Husbands of Hollywood’ Actor, dies at 46

7:51pm July 29, 2024

by Elizabeth Blair

Actor and comedian Erica Ash has died at age 46. She was best known for MADtv, the sitcom Survivor's Remorse and The Big Gay Sketch Show.

Sports

How is Team USA faring in the Olympics? Here's a medal count so far

7:32pm July 29, 2024

by Juliana Kim

Team USA leads for the most number of medals earned in the Paris Olympics so far. But the team is trailing behind several countries in the race for the most gold.

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Covid hits British Olympic swimming star who had close contact with U.S. athlete

7:08pm July 29, 2024

by Brian Mann

Adam Peaty tested positive for COVID a day after joining American Nic Fink at a press conference after the 100 meter breaststroke final. USA Swimming say it's "taking the necessary precautions."

Djokovic and Nadal treat Olympic fans to a scintillating, if short, match in Paris

7:01pm July 29, 2024

by Bill Chappell

What other pair could turn a relatively straight-forward 6-1, 6-4 second-round match into a clinic of tennis brilliance?

Biden calls for term limits, enforceable ethics rules for Supreme Court justices

6:25pm July 29, 2024

by NPR Washington Desk

The president also backed a constitutional amendment that would limit the broad immunity presidents now enjoy after a recent Supreme Court decision.

U.S. women’s basketball team opens the Olympics with dominant win over Japan

6:16pm July 29, 2024

by Juana Summers

The U.S. women's Olympic basketball team cruised over Japan 102-76. The U.S. squad, which now boasts a 56-game Olympic winning streak, is on the hunt for an eighth-straight Olympic gold medal.

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U.S. men's gymnastics team breaks 16-year Olympic drought with a team bronze

6:02pm July 29, 2024

by Becky Sullivan

The U.S. hadn't won an Olympic team medal in men's gymnastics since 2008. With a nearly flawless and gutsy performance Monday night, the boys are back on the podium in Paris.

Boys gymnastics programs are hard to find. That affects the U.S. Olympic pipeline

5:57pm July 29, 2024

by Laurel Wamsley

Every four years, the Olympics puts a spotlight on gymnastics. But for boys in many parts of the U.S., it’s hard to even find a place to learn the sport.

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