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Intelligence Community Says Foreign Countries Not Trying To Make Counterfeit Ballots

5:39pm August 26, 2020

by Miles Parks

U.S. intelligence authorities say they see no signs of foreign countries seeking to make counterfeit ballots, a conspiracy theory spread by President Trump. But they do see threats to the election.

Highlights Of Day 2 Of The Republican National Convention

4:44pm August 26, 2020

by Tamara Keith

The Republican National Convention heads to Baltimore, where Vice President Pence will give his keynote. Some of the party's biggest stars in Congress are expected to speak, too.

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Hurricane Laura Approaches Gulf Coast

4:44pm August 26, 2020

by John Burnett

Hurricane Laura has rapidly intensified and is approaching the Texas-Louisiana border as a major hurricane. Meteorologists are most concerned about a big storm surge with powerful winds.

Los Angeles Cuts Power To A Home, Saying It Violated Public Health Orders

4:44pm August 26, 2020

by Aaron Schrank

Los Angeles has turned off the power to a home that hosted several large parties. The city said the resident violated public health orders meant to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

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CDC Changes Testing Guidelines To Exclude People With No COVID-19 Symptoms

4:44pm August 26, 2020

by Richard Harris

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has changed its coronavirus testing guidelines, raising questions about whether the move was done to reduce testing.

Vice President Mike Pence is seen as a loyal wing man to President Trump at the White House and on the campaign trail. He speaks to the Republican National Convention on Wednesday from Fort McHenry.

Pence, Trump's Loyal Wing Man, To Lay Out Choice For Nov. 3 Election

4:44pm August 26, 2020

by Franco Ordoñez

Pence is a bridge between Trump and evangelicals and social conservatives, reshaping the president's bombast into language more palatable to the Republican mainstream.

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The National Hurricane Center predicts that Hurricane Laura will make landfall as a Category 4 storm.

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Hurricane Laura Forecast To Bring 'Unsurvivable' Storm Surge As Category 4 Storm

3:48pm August 26, 2020

by Samantha Raphelson

Coastal areas near the Texas-Louisiana border could see life-threatening storm surge when the hurricane hits Wednesday night. Areas up to 30 miles inland could be affected.

Demonstrators raise their fists in the air on Tuesday in Kenosha, Wis. It was the third night of protests in the city following the police shooting of Jacob Blake on Sunday.

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Illinois Teen Arrested After 3 Shot, 2 Fatally, In Kenosha, Wis Overnight

3:44pm August 26, 2020

by Mark Katkov

The 17-year-old suspect is charged with first-degree intentional homicide. Kenosha Police said the shooting took place on the third night of protests following the police shooting of Jacob Blake.

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At Least 64 Arrested In Louisville Protest Calling For Justice For Breonna Taylor

3:01pm August 26, 2020

by Laurel Wamsley

The protest marks the final day of an event known as "BreonnaCon," which called for justice for Breonna Taylor. Protesters were charged with obstruction and disorderly conduct.

Dr. Chris Hoover (left) and Dr. Connie Liu (right) walk through their home with their children Taro, 3, and Hiro, 4 months, in Gallup, N.M. On a short reporting trip across the Southwest, NPR met very different families and asked them the same simple ques

It's Been A Hard Year. 5 Families On How 2020 Will Shape Their Vote For President

11:29am August 26, 2020

The spread of COVID-19, the ensuing economic crisis and the reckoning around social injustice has made 2020 a year like none other. NPR wanted to know how these events might shape political choices.

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