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A large number of heat-related deaths in Phoenix are linked to substance abuse

3:35pm July 28, 2024

by Eric Whitney

Two-thirds of heat-related deaths in metro Phoenix last year were also associated with substance abuse, most often methamphetamine. Health officials are trying to devise interventions.

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Politics & Government

Longtime Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow's seat is up for grabs

3:35pm July 28, 2024

Early voting started in Michigan's primaries this weekend. A major question: Who will become the party nominees for the seat of retiring Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow?

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Economy

Companies' quarterly earnings reports hint at possible relief from high prices

3:35pm July 28, 2024

Some big brands reported quarterly earnings in recent days: What do they have to say about consumer spending and the direction of the economy?

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National

Pete Buttigieg speaks on the ongoing impact of the Crowdstrike outage on airlines

3:35pm July 28, 2024

by Debbie Elliott

NPR's Debbie Elliott speaks with U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg about recent flight cancellations due to the Crowdstrike tech outage.

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Sports

Canadian government halts funding for 3 people tied to Olympic soccer drone spying

1:57pm July 28, 2024

by Emma Bowman

The women's soccer coach of Team Canada, Bev Priestman, and two other staffers were suspended by FIFA for a year related to the use of drones to spy on an Olympics opponent.

Simone Biles hurts her leg in Olympic gymnastics qualifying but finishes 1st anyway

9:36am July 28, 2024

by Becky Sullivan

The gymnast appeared to hurt her lower leg while warming up for the floor exercise. After wrapping her ankle and lower leg with heavy athletic tape, she returned to competition and performed well.

Robert Menendez Elementary School will change its name after the senator's conviction

8:38am July 28, 2024

by Willem Marx

The New Jersey school will drop the Menendez name it adopted in 2013 now that the senator was found guilty of bribery.

Desegregation pioneer Leona Tate preserves civil rights history in New Orleans

7:31am July 28, 2024

by Debbie Elliott

One of the first Black students to attend an all-white school in the Deep South is preserving the Lower 9th Ward elementary school she helped integrate in 1960 as a civil rights center.

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Drought Pushes Great Salt Lake To Lowest Levels On Record

As the Great Salt Lake dries up, it's also emitting millions of tons of CO2

6:00am July 28, 2024

A new study found that the drying Great Salt Lake in Utah is now a major source of the gas emissions that are causing the climate to warm.

A bookstore named for James Baldwin is counting down to his 100th birthday

6:00am July 28, 2024

by Neda Ulaby

James Baldwin died in 1987. Baldwin & Co. is a Black-owned bookstore and community hub in New Orleans. "His literature, his perspective, his insight ... have changed my life," says owner DJ Johnson.

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