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With President Trump expected to accept his party's nomination Thursday night, NPR takes a look at his agenda for a second term.

Wherever he saw injustice in Annapolis, Md., Robert Eades was there to protest it. The staunch advocate for the city's Black community and public housing residents died of COVID-19 in August.

Hurricane Laura roared ashore Thursday along the Louisiana coast. The storm flooded homes and knocked out power to hundreds of thousands. Emergency responders are assessing the extent of the damage.

The anger in Kenosha, Wis., is still palpable days after the shootings of Jacob Blake and three protesters. Residents are now questioning the city's leadership.

Scientists have long debated whether the Earth's water was here when the planet formed or whether it arrived later. A study suggests much of the water originated in rocks from which Earth is built.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with David Aldridge of The Athletic about pro athletes refusing to play after the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wis.

Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris made counter remarks Thursday as President Trump is set to give his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention.

Armed civilians are showing up at protests with guns. And experts say these self-styled militias create confrontations and send the wrong message during protests.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with John Brown, a New Orleans resident, about the 15th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.

Satirist, director and the creator of Veep, Armando Iannucci does Charles Dickens in The Personal History Of David Copperfield. And NPR's critic says there's a lot that's unexpected in the movie.

There’s a story circling Hollywood, hovering over Sunset Boulevard like a frenzied publicist turned Tinseltown attack drone. The tabloids are obsessed with it, and to an extent, I have been, too: What’s up with the cast of Netflix’s Selling Sunset?

It does feel like most club sides see international football as an inconvenience rather than a matter of pride when it comes to letting players play for their country, so there is likely a lot of relief when someone retires from international duty. Man United midfielder Nemanja Matic has 48 caps and 2 goals for […]

The Quebec government has begun work on the third phase of the extension of Highway 35. The highway is supposed to link to Interstate 89 in Vermont creating a continuous highway between Montreal and Boston.

WASHINGTON (AP) - It was a scene from a bygone era: Vice President Mike Pence shaking hands with and fist-bumping audience members who rushed forward, shoulder to shoulder, to greet him and the president after Pence's speech at the Republican National Convention.

At long last, Destiny 2’s upcoming Beyond Light Stasis subclasses have names, and after 105 minutes of a Gamescom stream, we got a look at another tightly edited trailer showing off many of the new stasis abilities.

During his August 26-27 visit to Ukraine, Deputy Secretary of State Stephen E. Biegun met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Prime Minister Shmyhal, Deputy Prime Minister Reznikov, and Foreign Minister Kuleba to discuss a broad range of multilateral and regional issues, including Ukraine’s reform agenda, the conflict in eastern Ukraine, and the situation in Belarus. ...

Russ takes a moment to pay homage to a rapper that doesn't always get the respect he deserves: Ab-Soul.
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U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said after talks with White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows on Thursday that Democrats and Republicans remain far apart over how much to spend on the next coronavirus relief legislation. In a statement, Pelosi said Democrats had offered to cut the amount in the bill to $2.2 trillion, but she suggested the White House, which has said it is looking to spend $1 trillion, had rejected the offer. “This conversation made clear that the White House... Читать дальше...

Will Trump Get Casbah Giveaway? April 1-7, 1981 The scene was set for the traditional, permanent-government arrangement. Donny Trump, the 34-year-old millionaire developer weaned on...

First online meet with RWAs on Sept. 2

Steam now lets you make a custom list of words you want filtered from your chat experience, Steam owner Valve has announced. The Steam Text & Chat Filtering feature already removes commonly used strong profanity and slurs, but now you can add spe...

Tottenham Hotspur’s transfer dealings have flown relatively under the radar this summer, especially when compared to the cash being splashed across London at Chelsea. However, the Lilywhites have technically already made three summer signings, including a bargain transfer of 16-year-old Alfie Devine from Wigan Athletic, with the youngster making his debut in a friendly against Ipswich Town last week. Tottenham then secured the signing of Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg from Southampton to bolster... Читать дальше...

Writing in the Washington Post this Thursday, Charlie Warzel says that he’s “never seen a clearer demonstration of the Two Universes phenomenon than this week’s Republican National Convention. “Theirs is a universe in which the coronavirus pandemic is largely in the rear view (on Aug. 25, 1,136 Americans died from the virus) and where, according […]