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Israel blames Hezbollah for a deadly rocket strike in the Golan Heights

1:35pm July 29, 2024

After a strike this weekend that killed 12 children in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, is an all out war between Israel and the Lebanese group Hezbollah likely?

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Fraud claims emerge in Venezuelan election. And, Trump hopes to regain the spotlight

7:54am July 29, 2024

by Brittney Melton

Nicolas Maduro has been declared the winner in Venezuela's presidential election, but the opposition is claiming fraud. And, former President Trump is trying to regain the spotlight from Harris.

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Tested: Unfair Advantage?

5:45am July 29, 2024

by Rose Eveleth

Episode 5: A battle over science and ethics unfolds. World Athletics releases and then tweaks multiple policies impacting DSD athletes, while critics cry foul. In this episode, World Athletics doubles down on its claims, Caster Semenya challenges the rules again, and we dig deep on a big question: what constitutes an "unfair" advantage on the track?

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Maduro and opposition both claim victory in Venezuela's presidential election

4:15am July 29, 2024

by John Otis

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed "serious concerns" that the result did not reflect the vote of the Venezuelan people.

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Venezuelans anxiously await results of an election that could end one-party rule

10:04pm July 28, 2024

The results are not yet in. But if challenger Edmundo González beats president Nicolás Maduro, it could have ripple effects throughout the Americas.

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What NPR readers want you to know about living with a disability

9:10pm July 28, 2024

by Suzanne Nuyen

To celebrate Disability Pride Month, NPR readers tell their disability stories and share what they wish other people knew about living with a disability.

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GAZA BOMBING & GOLAN HEIGHTS STRIKE

3:46pm July 28, 2024

A rocket attack in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights killed 12 children on a soccer field yesterday. Israel blames the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, which denies responsibility for the attack.

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People hope for change in Venezuela's elections as migration crisis takes center stage

3:35pm July 28, 2024

by Carrie Kahn

Many Venezuelans are waiting to see who wins this Sunday's presidential election. They say they can't take more of the economic and political turmoil under their current leader, Nicolas Maduro.

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Apple reaches tentative contract agreement with unionized store employees in Maryland

1:53am July 28, 2024

by The Associated Press

The Apple store in the Baltimore suburb of Towson was the first in the U.S. to unionize. The contract agreement must be approved by roughly 85 employees there. A vote is scheduled for Aug. 6.

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A rocket hit Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, after Israel struck a Gaza school

7:16pm July 27, 2024

A rocket has hit a sports complex filled with children playing soccer in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights region Saturday afternoon, on the same day that an Israeli strike in Gaza devastated a school building and killed dozens.

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