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North Carolina communities hit hard by Helene need food, water and medicines
by Nathan Rott
Crews in western North Carolina are using helicopters and ATVs to get food to people who were cut off by flooding caused by the remnants of Hurricane Helene.
GOP Strategists Stewart, Jennings Weigh In On Republican Convention
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to GOP strategists Alice Stewart and Scott Jennings about their takeaways from this year's Republican National Convention.
Voters Monitoring The GOP Convention React To The 3rd Night's Action
Speeches at the Republican National Convention Wednesday night included the keynote address from Vice President Pence. What issues are driving voters to the polls, and is the convention swaying them?
'Planet Money': What Will It Take To Speed Up The Vaccine Process?
It seems everyone wants to develop a coronavirus vaccine. But vaccine development usually takes years. The White House is betting money can speed things up.
Family Members Reflect On Father-And-Son Doctors Who Died Of COVID-19
A father and son, both doctors were hospitalized with COVID-19 symptoms and died within weeks of one another. The family's third generation, two young men in medical school, talked to Morning Edition.
Sports World Takes A Stand Against Wisconsin Police Shooting Of Jacob Blake
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Jesse Washington of ESPN's The Undefeated about NBA players refusing to play in playoff games as a protest to the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, in Kenosha.
11-Year-Old Girl Breaks Rubik's Cube Guinness World Record
Sankavi Rathan of Canada solved 30 Rubik's cubes — one handed while also hula hooping. The previous record was 25 cubes. She finished all 30 in about an hour.
News Brief: Laura Roars Ashore, Kenosha Protests, Republican Convention
Hurricane Laura has made landfall on the Gulf Coast. Protests over the police shooting of Jacob Blake continued for a 4th night in Wisconsin. And, highlights of the third night of the GOP convention.
TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer Resigns After Just Months On The Job
by Bobby Allyn
Kevin Mayor, new CEO of the Chinese app TikTok, is leaving saying the "political environment has sharply changed." TikTok is under pressure from the Trump administration over its ties to China.
Ariz. Churchgoers On What Keeps Them Up At Night
Lena and Joe Crandell, church volunteers who live outside of Tucson, Ariz., talk about what's been keeping them up at night, and why their concerns will translate into votes for President Trump.
3rd Night Of Protests In Kenosha, Wis., Turns Deadly
by Rachael Vasquez
The Kenosha County sheriff says that three protesters were shot Tuesday night, and that two people have died. Sunday's shooting of a Black man became a flashpoint for police brutality.