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The Israel-Hamas war is an issue in Ilhan Omar's Democratic primary race

2:20pm August 13, 2024

by Clay Masters

Congresswoman Ilhan Omar faces a familiar primary challenger as voting closes on Tuesday. Yet even as the war in Gaza is also a focus for voters in Minnesota, the dynamics of this race are different.

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Walz to address AFSCME workers at their convention in Los Angeles

2:20pm August 13, 2024

In his first solo campaign experience, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will address a prominent public sector union to highlight both his own and Vice President Kamala Harris' support for workers.

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A 4.4 magnitude quake jolts a wide region of Southern California

2:20pm August 13, 2024

by Steve Inskeep

If you were anywhere in the Los Angeles area during lunch time on Monday, you likely felt a little shake -- or a big shake depending on your location.

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Ex-GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy calls for a reset of the Trump campaign

2:20pm August 13, 2024

by Steve Inskeep

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with former Republican presidential candidate and Trump campaign surrogate Vivek Ramaswamy about what Trump has to do to get his campaign back on track.

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Musk interviewed Trump in a freewheeling conversation that covered many subjects

2:20pm August 13, 2024

Elon Musk is using the power of his social media platform X to put his weight behind Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

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Kentucky moves to expand a state law to make it easier to rock climb on private land

2:20pm August 13, 2024

by Justin Hicks

Rock climbers who want to explore cliffs on private land in Kentucky hope to get help from state lawmakers to do so.

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Sports

Here’s how you can keep finding new sports to love between now and the next Olympics

12:56pm August 13, 2024

by Christopher Dean Hopkins

One of the joys of watching the Olympics is getting sucked into sports you’ve barely heard of. If you still need that feeling in your life, these sports are out beyond the Olympic fringe.

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Former police chief faces a felony charge in the raid of a Kansas newspaper

12:00pm August 13, 2024

by The Associated Press

The former Marion police chief is charged with felony obstruction of justice and is accused of persuading a potential witness for a probe into his conduct of withholding information from authorities.

Cornell University Cancels Friday Classes After Student Federally Charged With Making Antisemitic Threats

A former Cornell student is sentenced to 21 months for threatening to kill Jews

11:46am August 13, 2024

by Rachel Treisman

Patrick Dai admitted to posting anonymous threats against Jews on campus in October. His lawyer argued it was a "misguided attempt to highlight Hamas’ genocidal beliefs and garner support for Israel.”

In his quest for ballot access, RFK Jr. hits a roadblock in New York

11:34am August 13, 2024

by Ashley Lopez

A New York judged ruled against independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., saying his petition did not use a legitimate address. The campaign blasted the ruling and pledged to appeal.