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The opposition candidate in Venezuela has left the country for asylum in Spain
by A Martínez
Former Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo González has fled into exile after being granted asylum in Spain.
Waters are receding in Vermont's state capital after historic flooding
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with the Mayor Jack McCullough of Montpelier >, Vermont, about the latest on catastrophic flooding in the city's downtown.
Wisconsin is trying a novel approach to reducing death by drug overdose
by Eddie Morales
Milwaukee public health officials had an idea for reducing deaths by drug overdoses. They bought vending machines and then stocked them with life-saving supplies — such as Narcan.
Jury rules handwritten will found under Aretha Franklin's couch cushion is valid
by Ryan Patrick Hooper
Aretha Franklin died in 2018 and her children have been locked in a legal battle over her will. A Michigan probate court ruled a four-page, hand-written document can legally be considered her will.
Critics have doubts about New York's huge winter sports tourism investment
by Brian Mann
The state is on track to spend a billion dollars refurbishing 40-year-old Winter Olympic sports and tourism sites near Lake Placid. Critics ask why? (Story aired on ATC on July 10, 2023.)
Support group helps imprisoned moms who've lost parental rights deal with grief
by Catharine Richert
More than half the women in U.S. prisons are parents. At a women's prison in Minnesota, a support group helps mothers who have lost parental rights deal with their grief.
Senate hearing will scrutinize PGA Tour's deal with LIV golf
NPR's A Martinez talks to Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin ahead of a congressional hearing on the planned merger between golf's major organizations, PGA Tour and LIV Golf.
31 leaders of NATO member countries are meeting in Lithuania for key summit
President Biden and NATO leaders are in Vilnius, where just ahead of the summit, Turkey agreed to lift its block on Sweden joining the alliance. Soon soon there will be 32 members.
The U.S. has destroyed the last of its declared chemical weapons stockpile
by Stu Johnson
The destruction of 500 tons of nerve and mustard agent had been decades in the making, and the stockpile had been stored at the Blue Grass Army Depot in eastern Kentucky.
Heavy rains and flooding prompt rescues, evacuations and emergency warnings
Vermont and other New England states saw mass flooding as a powerful storm moved across the area — washing out roads, forcing evacuations and temporarily grounding some transportation.
Major League Baseball's Home Run Derby makes history
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit 25 homers in the final round to win. His dad, hall-of-famer Vlad Guerrero, won the derby 16 years ago. They are the first father-son winners of the event.
Morning news brief
Turkey's president has agreed to withdraw his objection to Sweden joining NATO. Protests resume in Israel over a planned judicial overhaul. Heavy rain causes flash floods in the Northeast.