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Right-wing personality Tucker Carlson laughs as he stands alongside, from left, Congressman Byron Donalds, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, and vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance on the first day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.

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All Things Considered

Too toxic for Fox News, Tucker Carlson snags a key role at GOP convention

Fox News founder Rupert Murdoch has been considered a kingmaker in Republican circles. Now two men he shunned — former President Donald Trump and former Fox star Tucker Carlson — are in the spotlight.

Politics

Michigan Sen. Gary Peters talks bipartisan investigation into assassination attempt

by Vincent Acovino, Justine Kenin, Scott Detrow

6 min

Michigan Sen. Gary Peters talks bipartisan investigation into assassination attempt

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Climate

As climate disasters go up, so do home insurance costs. HUD wants to break the cycle

by Kathryn Fink, Patrick Jarenwattananon, Ari Shapiro

5 min

As climate disasters go up, so do home insurance costs. HUD wants to fix the cycle

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This photo of Greenland, taken from very high above, shows the outline of Greenland, which is covered in white ice and surrounded by blue ocean.

Ice melting from Greenland and the polar regions is causing sea levels to rise, shifting mass around the planet in a way that's starting to slow its spin, scientists are finding. NASA hide caption

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Climate

Days are getting slightly longer — and it's due to climate change

by Lauren Sommer

2 min

Days are getting slightly longer — and it’s due to climate change

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Obituaries

Comic Bob Newhart has died at age 94

by Eric Deggans

6 min

Comic Bob Newhart has died at age 94

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The 2024 Kennedy Center honorees, clockwise from left, The Apollo theater; the Grateful Dead (Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Mickey Hart and Billy Kreutzmann); jazz trumpeter, pianist and composer Arturo Sandoval; blues rock singer-songwriter and guitarist, Bonnie Raitt; and director and filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola.

The 2024 Kennedy Center honorees (clockwise from left): the Apollo Theater; the Grateful Dead (Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann); jazz trumpeter, pianist and composer Arturo Sandoval; blues rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Bonnie Raitt; and director and filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola. Apollo Theater, Jay Blakesberg, Jeremy Lock, Ken Friedman, Chad Keig/The Kennedy Center Honors hide caption

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Apollo Theater, Jay Blakesberg, Jeremy Lock, Ken Friedman, Chad Keig/The Kennedy Center Honors

Culture

Grateful Dead, Francis Ford Coppola, Bonnie Raitt on 2024 Kennedy Center Honors list

by Isabella Gomez Sarmiento

3 min

Grateful Dead, Francis Ford Coppola, Bonnie Raitt on 2024 Kennedy Center Honors list

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Right-wing personality Tucker Carlson laughs as he stands alongside, from left, Congressman Byron Donalds, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, and vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance on the first day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.

Right-wing personality Tucker Carlson laughs as he stands alongside Congressman Byron Donalds, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, and vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance on the first day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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Media

Too toxic for Fox News, Tucker Carlson snags a key role at GOP convention

by David Folkenflik

3 min

Too toxic for Fox News, Tucker Carlson snags key role at GOP convention

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