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This week's Short Wave news roundup

4:23pm August 22, 2024

by Ailsa Chang

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of NPR's Short Wave about an ancient magma ocean on the moon, the snake problem of Florida's Everglades, and why scrolling through video clips bores us.

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How do cash stipends help address homelessness?

4:23pm August 22, 2024

by Wailin Wong

Homelessness is a pervasive issue that cities across the country struggle to address. This led an entrepreneur to team up with researchers and local foundations for an experiment called the Denver Basic Income Project. What the researchers found could become a guide for how localities in the United States could address the problem of homelessness.

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How volunteer roadkill tracking helps save wildlife

4:22pm August 22, 2024

by Kristian Foden-Vencil

A new program in Oregon lets drivers upload photos of roadkill, which officials say can help them identify dangerous hotspots and reduce the number of animals killed. It's one of several such programs that have sprouted up to protect wildlife from cars.

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Everyone from the sunken yacht off Sicily has now been accounted for

4:19pm August 22, 2024

Italian officials say the bodies of six people who were missing after a sailing yacht sank on Monday have been recovered, along with one body found shortly after the calamity.

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An Arkansas court blocks abortion vote

4:18pm August 22, 2024

by Ailsa Chang

An Arkansas court blocked an effort to let voters decide on whether the state should legalize abortion - meaning the state's ban remains in place.

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Trump challenges Harris' extended honeymoon

4:18pm August 22, 2024

by Franco Ordoñez

Enthusiasm for Democrats is evident this week at the DNC in Chicago but Trump and other Republicans say they’re not going to cede the city or general election voters to Democrats.

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Families of American-Israeli hostages are at the DNC seeking action

4:04pm August 22, 2024

by Sarah McCammon

Families of American-Israeli hostages are in Chicago this week, applying pressure on Democratic leaders to bring their hostages home.

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How the UC system has updated its protest policies

4:00pm August 22, 2024

Ahead of the new school year, the University of California system, one of the largest in the nation, has updated its policies around campus protests and encampments.

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Uncommitted voters share their thoughts at the DNC

3:58pm August 22, 2024

by Ari Shapiro

Uncommitted voters are angry that they have so far been denied a speaking slot at the DNC. It has been a discordant note in an otherwise celebratory event.

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How blue candidates win in red districts

3:57pm August 22, 2024

by Ari Shapiro

The Harris/Walz ticket will need to make inroads typically Republican states, counties, and districts. So, how can Democrats flip these red areas? NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with strategists and rural delegates at the DNC about how Democrats can win these voters in 2024.

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