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Their flight was cancelled, so these delegates mounted a road trip to the DNC

8:35pm August 19, 2024

Weather conditions on the East Coast forced some flight cancellations to Chicago late Sunday night — including the flight that two New York delegates, Erik Bottcher and Allen Roskoff, along with Shaun Abreu, who is a member of the DNC Rules Committee, were supposed to be on.

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Harris clinched the nomination in 16 days — the fastest in more than three decades

8:10pm August 19, 2024

On top of a historically short rise to the nomination, Harris' candidacy comes extremely late in the presidential campaign. Here's how it compares to past presidential tickets.

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The DNC spotlights Black leaders who set the stage for Kamala Harris’ run

7:49pm August 19, 2024

Democratic National Committee chairman Jaime Harrison and convention chair Minyon Moore, who are both Black, kicked off the event with remarks spotlighting past Black leaders who set the stage for Harris’ run.

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A new Alzheimer's study suggests where you live can affect the odds of a diagnosis

7:10pm August 19, 2024

Researchers found diagnosis rates varied depending on location — with parts of the Great Plains and Southwest seeing fewer dementia cases than predicted.

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Dozens of roads are closed and two people are dead after intense rain in Connecticut

6:29pm August 19, 2024

Western Connecticut was pounded Sunday — into early Monday morning — with nearly a foot of rain in some parts. Dozens of roads are closed and two people died.

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Power failures from storm Ernesto reflect the failures to improve Puerto Rico's grid

6:29pm August 19, 2024

by Adrian Florido

Compared to other storms to hit Puerto Rico in recent years, Tropical Storm Ernesto was minor. Yet it still managed to knock out power to half of the island's 1.5 million customers.

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Former senior adviser to Biden on Harris' path to the presidential nomination

6:26pm August 19, 2024

by Ailsa Chang

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Anita Dunn, former senior adviser to President Biden, about what to expect from the president's speech Monday night and her current work with the Harris campaign.

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Here's why tonight's blue supermoon is so special

6:24pm August 19, 2024

by Justine Kenin

Monday marks a rare cosmic event: a blue supermoon. It’s a combination of a supermoon, when it’s closest to Earth, and a blue moon, which is the third of four full moons in a season.

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How Ukraine's three fronts on Russia are playing out

6:24pm August 19, 2024

by Greg Myre

Ukraine is fighting Russia on three separate fronts: a recent incursion into Russia, an ongoing slugfest in eastern Ukraine and naval skirmishes in the Black Sea. We look at how all three are going.

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Trump's counterprogramming plans during the DNC

6:22pm August 19, 2024

by Franco Ordoñez

Former President Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, are barnstorming key swing states. Meanwhile, his surrogates are in Chicago meeting with reporters on his behalf.

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