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As the 2024 election nears, misinformation targeting Latinos gains attention

11:15am June 28, 2024

by Jude Joffe-Block

Latinos are more likely to rely on social media for news, where claims are less likely to be verified. Now, researchers and fact-checkers are trying to close the gap.

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Many Democrats are concerned by President Biden's debate performance

10:58am June 28, 2024

by Michel Martin

Democratic Rep. Robert Garcia of California speaks with NPR's Leila Fadel about President Biden's debate performance, which raised deep concerns among many Democrats.

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What to know about the key policies that got airtime in the presidential debate

7:45am June 28, 2024

by Ximena Bustillo

Immigration, abortion and the economy were among the election-year questions the candidates were asked in the 90-minute CNN Presidential Debate. Here are a few of the issues that took center stage.

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How tonight's debate differs from the last time Trump and Biden faced off

9:25pm June 27, 2024

by Mara Liasson

Thursday night's presidential debate is not merely a replay of 2020. Here's a look at the dynamics, what's changed or not since 2020, and what to expect tonight.

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Biden and Trump go head to head tonight. What are the stakes?

9:25pm June 27, 2024

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Republican strategist Doug Heye and Democratic strategist Faiz Shakir about the stakes for Thursday's presidential debate.

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Listen to the CNN presidential debate simulcast on NPR

7:58pm June 27, 2024

You can tune into the CNN presidential debate tonight at 9 p.m. ET on CNN or simulcast on NPR. Find it — and NPR analysis following the debate — on NPR.org, many public radio stations or the NPR app.

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Supreme Court limits SEC's powers to impose fines

6:05pm June 27, 2024

by Nina Totenberg

The U.S. Supreme Court declared unconstitutional the way the Securities and Exchange Commission imposes fines for fraudulent conduct and requires that wrongdoers give back their ill-gotten gains.

Participants hold signs during March for Our Lives 2022 on June 11, 2022 in Washington, DC.

Gun violence is getting worse. Can a shift in perspective be the solution?

5:38pm June 27, 2024

The surgeon general's office has declared gun violence a national public health crisis.

It's the first time the body has ever issued a public health advisory about firearms, and for Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, it's a step in reframing the conversation about death by gunfire.

According to the CDC, more than 48,000 Americans were killed by gun violence in 2021, and over half of those deaths were by suicide.

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Biden and Trump will debate tonight. Follow NPR for live coverage

5:00pm June 27, 2024

by Heidi Glenn

President Biden and former President Donald Trump are set to take the stage at 9 p.m. ET Thursday for the first presidential debate of the 2024 general election.

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North Carolina's restrictions on public mask-wearing are now law after some key revisions

4:51pm June 27, 2024

by Associated Press

North Carolina's contentious restrictions on public mask-wearing became law on Thursday after GOP lawmakers successfully overrode a veto by the state's Democratic governor.