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Beirut Faces Crisis As Explosion Comes Amid Food Shortages, Economic Struggle

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Death Toll Rises in Beirut As Rescue Efforts Continue After Explosion

By Ruth Sherlock • 1 hour ago

Hiroshima Atomic Bombing Raising Questions 75 Years Later

By David Welna • 3 hours ago

The dawn of the nuclear age began with a blinding, flesh-melting blast directly above the Japanese city of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945. It was 8:16 a.m. on a Monday, the start of another work day in a city of nearly 300,000 inhabitants. An estimated two-thirds of that population — nearly all civilians — would soon be dead.

Caesar The Llama Eases Tensions At Portland Protests

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Man Sells Truck He Bought 44 Years Ago To Original Owner's Grandson

By editor • 3 hours ago

Bob Sportal bought his Chevy 44 years ago for $75, and it served him well for years. When he retired, he decided to sell it for the same price – and the original owner's grandson scooped it up.

How Seattle's Police Chief Has Navigated The City's Protests For Racial Justice

By Martin Kaste • Aug 5, 2020

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Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Swears In During 100 Mile Run

By editor • Aug 5, 2020

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Massive Explosion Devastates Thousands In Beirut

By editor • Aug 5, 2020

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What's In A Name? The History Of Karens, Beckys And Miss Anns

By Karen Grigsby Bates • Aug 5, 2020

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There was already a lot embedded in the name Karen. But it really caught on after this incident in New York.

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NYC's Health Commissioner Resigns After Clashes With Mayor

By editor • Aug 5, 2020

NOEL KING, HOST:

The head of New York City's health department has resigned. Dr. Oxiris Barbot is leaving one of the country's biggest health departments in a city, of course, that got hit very hard by COVID-19.

Senate Race Candidates Fight To Show Loyalty To Trump At Tennessee's Primary

By editor • Aug 5, 2020

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Hurricane Isaias Came Ashore Near North Carolina's Ocean Isle Beach

By Sarah McCammon • Aug 4, 2020

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All right. So that's the situation in that particular county in North Carolina. We're going to turn now to NPR's Sarah McCammon, who is in Virginia Beach, watching all this unfold and tracking the storm. Hi, Sarah.