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The family of Mallory Beach says a Parker's convenience store in South Carolina neglected to verify the age and identity of Paul Murdaugh when he bought alcohol there in February 2019 and was later Murdaugh driving a boat when it crashed, killing Beach.

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Murdaugh boat crash suit ends in a $15 million settlement for family of teen who died

2:21pm July 17, 2023

by Bill Chappell

At the time of the 2019 crash, Paul Murdaugh was drunk and driving his family's boat, witnesses say. Mallory Beach's family got a settlement from a store that sold alcohol to an underage Murdaugh.

'Blight' warns of the alarming public health threat posed by fungi

2:12pm July 17, 2023

by Terry Gross

Emily Monosson says fungi and fungus-like pathogens are the most devastating disease agents on the planet, causing the extinction or near extinction of species of trees, bananas, bats, frogs and more.

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Taylor Swift performs "The Man" during her Eras tour show in Arlington, Texas, in March. She just became the first woman to have four Top 10 charting albums at once.

Taylor Swift just made Billboard history, again

1:58pm July 17, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

Swift became the first woman and third artist ever to have four of the Top 10 albums on Billboard's 200 chart. This latest milestone comes weeks after the release of Speak Now (Taylor's Version).

A man inspects damage as he walks through the rubble by a destroyed car outside a house that was hit by an artillery shell in the Azhari district in the south of Khartoum on June 6, 2023.

World News

The conflict in Sudan enters its fourth month with no sign of a peaceful resolution

1:09pm July 17, 2023

There is no sign of a peaceful resolution to the conflict in Sudan. Millions of Sudanese civilians continue to be displaced as the country teeters on the brink of full-scale civil war.

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A ship carrying grain from Ukraine arrives in Istanbul, Turkey in Nov. 2022. On Monday, Russia again said it would pull out of the U.N.-backed deal.

World News

Russia suspends Ukraine grain deal. Here's what it means for the rest of the world

11:36am July 17, 2023

The U.N.-backed Black Sea Grain Initiative allowed Ukraine to ship food to other parts of the world during the war. Russian President Vladimir Putin says he's suspending the deal for now.

A harvester collects wheat in Ukraine, on Aug. 9, 2022. On Monday, Russia suspended its participation in a wartime deal brokered by the U.N. and Turkey that was designed to move food from Ukraine to parts of the world where millions are going hungry.

World News

Latest in Ukraine: The grain deal is out, cluster bombs and NATO expansion are in

11:06am July 17, 2023

by Alex Leff

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Jesse Watters debuts as host of Fox News' 8 p.m. weekday show on Monday. He considers himself a "political humorist," offering a sharp contrast with predecessors Tucker Carlson and Bill O'Reilly.

Politics & Government

Fox's newest star Jesse Watters boasts a wink, a smirk, and a trail of outrage

10:06am July 17, 2023

by David Folkenflik

Jesse Watters, who has worked, smirked, and opined for Fox his entire professional career, takes the reins on Monday of Fox News' 8 p.m. weekday show, permanently replacing fired star Tucker Carlson.

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This photo released by Ostorozhno Novosti on Monday, July 17, 2023, reportedly shows damaged parts of an automobile link of the Crimean Bridge connecting Russian mainland and Crimean peninsula over the Kerch Strait not far from Kerch, Crimea.

World News

Explosions disrupt traffic on a key bridge from Crimea to Russia's mainland

8:14am July 17, 2023

by Charles Maynes

Traffic on a key bridge connecting Crimea to Russia's mainland was disrupted Monday after one of its sections was blown up in what Russian officials said was a Ukrainian attack that killed two.

Politics & Government

South Dakota GOP Sen. Mike Rounds discusses military spending plan

8:00am July 17, 2023

by Steve Inskeep

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with GOP Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota about a military spending plan after the House passed a bill with restrictions on abortion coverage and diversity initiatives.

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Up First Briefing: Russia grain deal; Alabama voting map; 2024 fundraising numbers

7:47am July 17, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

Russia leaves the deal that allowed Ukrainian ports to export food. Alabama will redraw its congressional voting map after a Supreme Court ruling. President Biden leads the field in 2024 fundraising.