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It’s time to say au revoir to the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. During the spectacular closing ceremony, the indie group Phoenix and the R&B singer H.E.R. rocked out for the crowds. Tom Cruise, symbolizing the handover to the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles, rappelled down into the stadium, accepted the Olympic flag and sped away on a motorcycle.

A spectacular Olympics comes to a close, Trump campaign says it was hacked by Iran: Weekend Rundown

Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s highly anticipated online event with former President Donald Trump was delayed Monday by technical difficulties as some users of Musk’s X app said they couldn’t access the discussion. The discussion, which began about 40 minutes after its scheduled 8 p.m. ET start time,...

After technical delays, Trump talks immigration and tech policy with Musk

Donald Trump is being encouraged to stop talking about Kamala Harris’ racial identity and start discussing policies. A study on long Covid fails to bring researchers closer to finding a diagnostic test. And the new sports to look forward to at the Los Angeles Olympics. Here’s what to know...

Allies want Trump to get on message and long Covid test proves elusive: Morning Rundown

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Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the campaign trail, the White House and Capitol Hill. In today’s edition, senior political editor Mark Murray breaks down Kamala Harris' rise in...

The biggest change in the polls since Biden’s exit: From the Politics Desk

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign is hiring Nasrina Bargzie to lead outreach to Muslim and Arab voters, according to a campaign official who first shared details of the plan with NBC News — a move focused on a key constituency that soured on President Joe Biden over his support of Israel.

Harris' campaign adds top adviser to lead outreach to Muslim and Arab voters

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Right-wing social media accounts shared images of women in revealing clothes, claiming they showed the vice president.

Fact Check: Photos Do Not Show Young Kamala Harris Working as an 'Escort'

A brave mom who was attacked by a grizzly bear while jogging said her 2-year-old daughter was her inspiration to survive. “I was in the wrong place at the wrong time,” Vanessa Chaput, 24, of Yukon, Canada, told TODAY.com. On June 30, Chaput was jogging through a paved trail...

Mom fights back in grizzly bear attack: 'I'm not ready to leave my daughter'

With Covid cases surging this summer, the upcoming rollout of updated vaccines in the fall raises an important question: Will they arrive in time to make a difference?. Covid waves haven’t followed a seasonal, predictable pattern like the flu, which typically starts spreading in the fall and peaks in late winter and spring. Flu shots, which take two weeks to be fully protective, are generally recommended in September or October.

Covid cases on the rise: Is it too late for a vaccine?

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Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has lived on both the East and West Coasts during her time as a lawyer and a politician. Take a look.

Take a look at Kamala Harris' homes over the years, from an LA house worth millions to a DC condo with a rooftop pool

A "record-breaking backlog" of pending actions has led to an estimated $1.1 billion in improper beneficiary payments, according to a new report. Experts say the Social Security Administration needs more funding in its budget to properly address a "customer service crisis." The Social Security Administration faces a "record-breaking backlog" of...

'Record-breaking backlog' leads to $1.1 billion in improper Social Security payments, report finds

Vice President Kamala Harris faces pressure to lay out more policy proposals as former President Donald Trump accuses her of taking some of his own. “Uncommitted” movement co-founder Layla Elabed says they have “demanded” speaking time at the Democratic National Convention. Former DHS Under Secretary for Cyber and Infrastructure Suzanne Spaulding joins Meet the Press NOW to explain Iran's alleged hacking of the Trump campaign.

Meet the Press NOW — August 12

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A federal grand jury heard testimony Tuesday about a scam to steal the Graceland estate from Elvis Presley’s family. The subpoenaed witnesses included Rasheed Jeremy Carballo, a former acquaintance of Lisa Holden. Holden is a Branson, Missouri, woman with a long history of scams, forged checks and fraud, for which she served time in state and federal prisons. NBC News first reported on the connections between Holden and the Graceland plot in June: They include a roster of fake personas, post office boxes, and phone and fax numbers.

Federal grand jury hears testimony on scam to steal Graceland from Elvis Presley’s family

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Angry Ben

Good afternoon everyone. We continue to have beautiful conditions in the Northeast courtesy of strong high pressure keeping a stationary front well to our south. That front will eventually make it back as a warm front, then a sweeping cold front will help protect the Northeast and East Coast as a whole from what-will-be Hurricane Ernesto.

Severe Weather May Spawn Derecho-Type System Across Parts of Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, and Wisconsin

Uncommitted movement co-founder Layla Elabed discusses the presidential campaign and Vice President Harris’ stance on the Israel-Hamas war. Elabed also says they have “demanded’ speaking time at the Democratic National Convention.

'Uncommitted' movement 'demanded' speaking time at Democratic National Convention, says co-founder

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More than 400 first-time voters gathered in Washington to participate in "America In One Room," an effort to bring young voters together to talk about politics away from the anonymity of the internet. NBC News' Savannah Sellers has the story.

Hundreds of young voters talk politics amid polarized election season

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro warned on Wednesday that he will not hesitate to call on the population for a “new revolution” if forced by what he calls “North American imperialism and fascist criminals.”

Maduro warns he’ll call for a ‘new revolution’ if forced by ‘North American imperialism’

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ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay (AP) — The government of Paraguay on Thursday effectively ordered the U.S. ambassador to leave the South American nation, escalating tensions between the allies in the wake of the Biden administration’s sanctions on a tobacco company linked to the country’s powerful former president. In...

Paraguay says it wants the US ambassador to leave the country in apparent protest over sanctions

A magnitude-4.4 earthquake hit Los Angeles on Monday afternoon, rattling a wide swath of the city. The earthquake, which was initially measured at magnitude 4.7, struck at 12:20 p.m. local time (3:20 p.m. ET) and was centered roughly 2.5 miles southeast of Highland Park, a neighborhood in northeastern Los Angeles. The U.S. Geological Survey then revised the preliminary measurement to magnitude 4.4.

Significant earthquake rattles Los Angeles

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As chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions, Senator Bernie Sanders released a June report entitled “ By the Wealthy, for the Wealthy: The Coordinated Attacks on Public Education in the United States .” The report is a brief but thorough (16 pages of text, 4 pages of footnotes) takedown of the current wave of attempts to end public education as we know it.

Senator Bernie Sanders Warns in New Report of Right-Wing Billionaire Plot to Sabotage Public Education in Order to Privatize It

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Trump's plan to quell protests: 'Deport pro-Hamas radicals'

Since the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack on Israel, Donald Trump and other senior GOP leaders have repeatedly called for the Biden administration to revoke the...

Trump's plan to quell protests: 'Deport pro-Hamas radicals'

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