Illinois State

TheDailyBeast

Kamala Harris’ one-time boyfriend and political mentor Willie Brown claims he has a photo of her aboard Donald Trump’s airplane.The 90-year-old former San Francisco mayor claims to have first introduced Harris to Trump in the 1990s, according to Politico. Brown says he still has a picture of them together on board her future presidential election rival’s jet.At the time the picture was taken, Brown and “a few other associates” had been in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where Brown was speaking at Harvard University, according to Politico. Trump sent his plane to take the group to Teterboro, New Jersey because he reportedly wanted...

Kamala Harris’ Ex: I’ve Got a Secret Photo of Her on Trump Force One

WashingtonExaminer

It would be easy to let all the little lies Vice President Kamala Harris told in her Democratic National Convention acceptance speech distract from the much bigger lie the Democratic Party was trying to get away with this past week. For all his faults, and there are many of them, former President Donald Trump did […]

Kamala Harris’s big lie

USA TODAY

Kamala Harris' father, Donald Harris, has largely stayed out of his daughter's political life.

Who is Kamala Harris' father? Economist Donald Harris absent from the DNC

The Week

A shake-up at the top of the Democratic ticket has pushed a once static-seeming race into largely uncharted political waters

Can Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump?

Kamala Harris’ rise to become the Democratic nominee for president has been sudden and abrupt, following close behind President Biden’s decision to withdraw from the 2024 race. While many Americans celebrated Biden’s decision after his declining health became evident, some Republicans were thrown off by the quick shift to Kamala Harris.

Kamala Harris is trying to pull off a fast one

The Biden administration is bringing back free at-home COVID-19 tests by mail. At the end of September, each household will be able to order up to four rapid tests through COVIDtests.gov. The tests, which will detect newer COVID-19 variants, will be good for use until the end of the year.

A new round of free COVID tests is coming soon

A megamerger of supermarket chains goes to court tomorrow. Federal regulators have sued to stop the deal between Kroger and Albertsons, which would combine the two largest grocery retailers. That's as the question of high grocery prices is top of mind for many consumers. So we invited NPR's Alina Selyukh to fill us in on this legal case and the state of the grocery industry in the U.S. Alina, thanks for being with us.

Anti-trust lawsuit involving the two biggest grocery retailers starts Monday

Georgia State

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Atlanta, GA

Daily Coffee Press

A 40-year-old man has been sentenced to over 28 years in prison for distributing significant amounts of fentanyl and other controlled substances to dealers in the Middle Georgia region. Authorities revealed that investigators uncovered evidence linking the drugs provided by the defendant, 40-year-old Lagary Williams, also known as "Frog," from Atlanta, to a fatal overdose.

Atlanta Man Sentenced to 28 Years for Supplying Deadly Fentanyl Linked to Fatal Overdose

Did Eric Garcetti, a powerful Democrat, lie under oath about a #MeToo scandal in his office?. That's the question at the center of a new investigation from NPR. For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Email us at considerthis@npr.org.

Looking The Other Way Pt 1: A powerful Democrat and a #MeToo scandal

Maine State

Sagadahoc County, ME

Lewiston, ME

The Maine Monitor

Editor’s note: This story contains references to suicide. When a bill to strengthen Maine’s yellow flag law went into effect earlier this month, Sagadahoc County Sheriff Joel Merry said he felt a sense of relief.

Law enforcement officers can now get a warrant to take someone into protective custody

Summer still has a few weeks left, but tell that to those big-box stores - jackets, costumes, huge bags of candy, orange, orange everywhere, and the scent of pumpkin spice - it's in the air. NPR's Juliana Kim explains why fall vibes are creeping up so early. JULIANA KIM, BYLINE:...

It's somehow pumpkin spice season already. Why fall vibes are here earlier than ever

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Israel/Lebanon Airstrikes, Election Polling, Harassment Coverup Investigation

Colorado State

David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Palau made history a decade ago when it closed off 80% of its oceans to any kind of fishing. A proposal to open up some of its marine sanctuary to fishing has divided residents on how best to protect the oceans around the Pacific nation. ADRIAN MA, HOST:. The tiny...

In Palau, residents are divided on easing fishing restrictions

Massachusetts State

Plymouth, MA

A Massachusetts town has ordered its parks to close from dusk to dawn due to a high risk of a fatal mosquito-borne disease being spread. Plymouth, Massachusetts, began the protocol Friday after Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) was detected in a horse in the area. Sports teams and other organizations will not be able to gather in the parks after dusk, the town said.

A Massachusetts town closes its parks to stop a mosquito-borne disease from spreading

Politics is easy. Comedy is hard. The political landscape has changed over the last few weeks with President Biden out of the race, Kamala Harris in and Donald Trump making new charges. Pundits, pollsters and opinionators have all had to adjust. What about topical comedians? Conveniently this week, we are near the cauldron of improvisational comedy, Chicago's Second City, where so many comic talents have been honed - Mike Nichols and Elaine May, John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Gilda Radner.

How Chicago's comedians are adapting to the changing political landscape

Texas State

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Missouri State

CJ Coombs

When I learned the brown tarantula is also native to Missouri, I gasped, and when I say I'm not too fond of spiders of any genus is an understatement. It's psychological. They have too many legs.

It's mating season for the Texas brown tarantula also known as the Missouri tarantula

Alamogordo Conservative Daily

Command Sgt. Maj. Harold “Ed” Jarrell has been relieved as the senior enlisted for the Army’s 1st Information Operations Command, an Army spokesperson confirmed, marking the third time within a month and the second within a week, that the Army has fired a command sergeant major of a brigade or larger unit as per Task and Purpose.

The Army Fires 3rd Command Sergeant Major in a Month: Command Sgt. Maj. Harold "Ed" Jarrel

Fox News

JD Vance scolded reporters on Wednesday and demanded the media call for Kamala Harris to answer tough questions and stop their "disgraceful" coverage.

JD Vance urges media to demand answers from Kamala Harris: ‘Stop giving her a honeymoon’

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The Lens

This year’s area of low oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico is larger than average, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on Thursday. The “dead zone” is approximately 6,705 square miles , as measured last week. Within NOAA’s 38 years of measuring the dead zone, this year’s assessment marks the 12th-largest area of low to no oxygen, which can kill fish and marine life.

Gulf ‘dead zone’ larger than average, larger than expected for 2024, scientists announce

NewsBreak

Kamala Harris’ former colleagues highlight her past as a prosecutor

The NPR Network will be reporting live from Chicago throughout the week bringing you the latest on the Democratic National Convention. Colleagues who once worked with...

Kamala Harris’ former colleagues highlight her past as a prosecutor

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