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What Kentucky can teach Democrats about winning in red districts

5:00am August 27, 2024

To win the White House, the Harris-Walz ticket will need to appeal to voters in purple areas, and maybe even red ones. We asked Democrats who live in those parts of the country what could make that happen.

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FAFSA troubles: Students are still waiting on their financial aid packages

4:45am August 27, 2024

Many students have spent their summers on edge, as delays and glitches in this year’s FAFSA form have run up against the start of the fall semester.

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A school shooting in Nashville started a gun debate in a very conservative state

4:42am August 27, 2024

by A Martínez

The Supermajority team from NPR’s Embedded podcast follows three conservative mothers who lobby Tennessee lawmakers for gun control after a shooting at their private Christian school in Nashville.

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Sid Eudy, the professional wrestler known as 'Sid Vicious,' dies at 63

4:29am August 27, 2024

Eudy wrestled in several professional leagues over the course of his career, starred on teams such as The Skyscrapers and the Four Horsemen and won 2 WWE and WCW titles.

Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump Holds Rally In Glendale, Arizona

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RFK is unable to withdraw his name from ballots in some swing states

4:00am August 27, 2024

In dropping his presidential bid, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he'd seek to remove his name from about 10 battleground state ballots, but an NPR review finds it is likely not possible in certain states.

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Judge orders pause on Biden program offering legal status to spouses of U.S. citizens

9:43pm August 26, 2024

The administrative stay comes just days after 16 states challenged the program that could benefit an estimated 500,000 immigrants in the country, plus about 50,000 of their children.

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Looking back at Kenosha four years after Jacob Blake's shooting

6:34pm August 26, 2024

Four years after the police shooting of Jacob Blake put Kenosha, Wisconsin in the national spotlight over racial justice in policing, the Trump campaign is still courting voters there on the issue of law-and-order. The message is resonating with some voters but not others.

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French officials question Telegram CEO about child sexual abuse images and drugs

6:19pm August 26, 2024

Authorities in Paris said on Monday that Durov is being held on questions stemming from an investigation into criminal activity on the app, including the spread of child pornography and facilitating the selling of illegal drugs.

Donald Trump Speaks At The National Guard Association Of The United States' 146th General Conference & Exhibition

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Trump is trying to allay concerns on abortion, and abortion opponents aren't happy

5:30pm August 26, 2024

Anti-abortion rights activists are raising concerns about recent comments from former President Donald Trump, in which he appears to be trying to soften his position on abortion.

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A high school quarterback dies after brain injury, Alabama’s 2nd death in 2 weeks

5:15pm August 26, 2024

Sixteen-year-old Caden Tellier’s death comes less than two weeks after the tragic death of another Alabama high school football player. Semaj Wilkins, 14, collapsed Aug. 13 during a practice.