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NEW MUSIC FRIDAY - 8.9
by Daoud Tyler-Ameen
It’s New Music Friday — and this week we’ve got early Aughts nostalgia… lizards and wizards… and, fittingly for a Friday, some advice about enjoying a sunny day and leaving your work behind.
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus is sworn in as interim leader of Bangladesh
by Diaa Hadid
Bangladeshi Nobel laureate Mohammad Yunus becomes interim leader days after former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country.
Social media giants say they have First Amendment rights that protect their speech
by Bobby Allyn
"Corporations are people, too" is an old legal principle now being embraced by social media companies like Meta and TikTok. They say they have First Amendment rights that protect their speech.
The significance of Trump's repeated mispronunciation of 'Kamala'
by Deepa Shivaram
As Harris has risen up in the political world, the name Kamala is getting more air time. And on the campaign trail, Harris’ name has been mispronounced intentionally by her opponent.
Thousands of French soldiers are in Paris to help secure the Olympics
by Eleanor Beardsley
Some 15 million people are expected to attend the Olympic games in Paris, which are now in their second week. Keeping them safe is a top priority, so the French government has brought in soldiers.
This week in science: the moon's atmosphere, sea lion cartographers and the Perseids
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Regina Barber and Berly McCoy of Short Wave about the formation of the moon's wispy atmosphere, sea lion cameras and the Perseid meteor shower.
Here's what happened at the Olympic track and field events tonight
by Brian Mann
At the Paris Olympics Thursday evening, the United States has a real possibility of winning several gold medals at track and field events.
New CDC guidance recommends doctors address IUD insertion pain for patients
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Dr. Aileen Gariepy of Weill Cornell Medicine about the new federal guidance that advises doctors to consider pain management for IUD insertion pain.
From sidewalks to the Olympics, breaking has come a long way
by Mandalit del Barco
Before B-boys and B-girls were competing at the Olympics, breaking became sidewalk sensation in the 1970s and 1980s.