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The Picture Show

What we saw at the RNC in Milwaukee

July 19, 2024 • Four days, dozens of speakers and many balloons later, the 2024 Republican National Convention is officially over.

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National

Soda cans are exploding on Southwest flights due to sky-high temperatures

July 19, 2024 • The extreme heat searing the U.S. this summer is having an unexpected consequence thousands of feet in the air: It's causing some beverage cans on Southwest Airlines flights to burst when opened.

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Escaped prisoner found in Georgia 30 years later, using the identity of a dead child

July 19, 2024 • Steven Johnson, who escaped from prison in 1994 while on a work detail, was arrested in Macon, Ga., on Tuesday. He had been living there since 2011 and had assumed the identity of a dead child.

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Middle East

Top U.N. court says Israel's occupation of West Bank, East Jerusalem is 'unlawful'

July 19, 2024 • Top U.N. court says Israel's occupation of West Bank is contrary to international law

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Science

A newly discovered dinosaur may have spent part of its life underground

July 19, 2024 • A new dinosaur has been discovered in Utah by North Carolina researchers and paleontologists. They believe it was a burrowing species.

NEW BURROWING DINO

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President Biden does some retail campaigning at Mario's Westside Market in Las Vegas, alongside Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nev., on July 16. A case of COVID took Biden off the trail the following day. Kent Nishimura/AFP via Getty Images/AFP hide caption

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Politics

More Democrats ask Biden to drop out. His campaign says he'll be back next week

July 19, 2024 • It's been a rough few weeks for President Biden. On Friday, more Democratic lawmakers said he should step aside — but BOLD PAC endorsed him. His campaign says he'll be back on the trail next week.

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TED Radio Hour

Why we choke under pressure, according to a cognitive scientist

July 19, 2024 • We all know the feeling of choking under pressure—but why does this happen? Cognitive scientist Sian Beilock shares the science behind why we mess up in high-stakes situations... and how to avoid it.

TRH Psychology of Winning Beilock

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Life Kit

New parents, no time or energy for sex? Here's how to keep the romance alive

July 19, 2024 • Between 3 a.m. feedings and hormonal changes, it can be hard for couples to get in the mood after baby arrives. But that doesn't mean you can't show love and desire in other creative, playful ways.

Keeping intimacy alive after having a baby

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US journalist Evan Gershkovich, accused of espionage, looks out from inside a glass defendants' cage prior to a hearing in Yekaterinburg's Sverdlovsk Regional Court on June 26, 2024.

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Europe

Russian court sentences U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich to 16 years in prison

July 19, 2024 • A Russian court convicted Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich on charges of espionage Friday, sentencing him to 16 years in a Russian prison colony in a trial the U.S. denounced as a sham.

Gershkovich sentencing

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How Biden’s campaign crisis looks from the inside. And, a tech glitch sows chaos

July 19, 2024 • Top Democratic leaders are calling for President Joe Biden to drop out of the presidential race, but his campaign says he is not going anywhere. And, key takeaways from the RNC.

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A Crowdstrike office in Sunnyvale, Calif. An overnight outage was blamed on a software update that the cybersecurity firm sent to Microsoft corporate customers, including many airlines.

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What we know about the computer update glitch disrupting systems around the world

July 19, 2024 • A tech meltdown left workers at airlines, banks and hospitals staring at the dreaded “blue screen of death” as their computers went inert in what is being described as a historic outage.

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Climate

Climate hasn't been core to the GOP. These conservatives are trying to change that

July 19, 2024 • Climate change hasn’t recently been a Republican priority. But some young conservatives are hoping to change the narrative within their party.

A workmen measures a door in a building damaged by an explosion in Tel Aviv, Israel on July 19. One person was killed and eight people injured following a loud explosion near a branch of the US embassy in Tel Aviv early on Friday.

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Middle East crisis — explained

Drone strikes Tel Aviv, killing one. Houthis claim responsibility

July 19, 2024 • The deadly drone slammed into an apartment building on the Tel Aviv oceanfront just after 3 a.m. The Houthi militia in Yemen said it carried out the attack as part of its support for Palestinians.

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Climate

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

July 19, 2024 • So much ice is melting at the Earth's poles that it's affecting the rotation of the planet, scientists say. Its spin is slowing down slightly, causing days to get longer.

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

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Elections

The RNC is over. Here are 5 things you need to know.

July 19, 2024 • With Trump's speech Thursday night, Republicans capped off a four-day celebration in Milwaukee that established the future of the party as completely in the MAGA mold.

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Shots - Health News

Stressed about politics? Here are 5 ways to take care of your mental health

July 19, 2024 • Psychologists say it's normal to feel stress and negative emotions in times of uncertainty. There are also things you can do to take care of yourself.

How to manage election anxiety

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Blake Marnell, delegate from California, shows us his Make America Great Again hat signed by Donald Trump on the floor of the Republican National Convention.

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Elections

Fashion meets politics on the RNC's red carpet

July 19, 2024 • Every four years, party conventions bring together delegates from across the country, many of whom make sure their outfits sparkle. And this year, they showed off their looks on the Republican National Convention's red carpet.

An ACT Assessment preparation book is seen, April 1, 2014, in Springfield, Ill. High school students' scores on the ACT college admissions test for 2023 dropped to their lowest in more than three decades, showing a lack of student preparedness for college-level coursework, the nonprofit organization that administers the test said Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)

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Education

The science section of the ACT exam will now be optional

July 19, 2024 • Students can now opt between several versions of the test: the ACT core exam (which includes reading, math and English), the ACT plus writing, the ACT plus science or the ACT plus science and writing.

Soldiers patrol on a footbridge over the Seine river, Wednesday, July 17, 2024 in Paris. France's armed forces held a demonstration of the security measures planned on the River Seine, both in and out of the water, to make it safe for athletes and spectators during the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics. Organizers have planned a parade of about 10,000 athletes through the heart of the French capital on boats on the Seine along a 6-kilometer (3.7-mile) route at sunset on July 26. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

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Sports

Paris police are sealing off the Seine River ahead of the Olympics opening ceremony

July 19, 2024 • An Olympics anti-terrorism perimeter along the banks of the River Seine seals off a miles-long area to Parisians and tourists who hadn’t applied in advance for a pass.

President Biden speaks about student loan debt, April 8, 2024, in Madison, Wis. A federal appeals court has blocked the implementation of the Biden administration's student debt relief plan, which would have lowered monthly payments for millions of borrowers. In a ruling Thursday, July 18, the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals granted a request by a group of Republican-led states seeking to invalidate the administration's entire loan forgiveness program. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

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Federal appeals court blocks remainder of Biden's student debt relief plan

July 19, 2024 • The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals granted a motion for an administrative stay filed by a group of Republican-led states seeking to invalidate the administration's entire student loan forgiveness plan.

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WATCH: Donald J. Trump's 2024 RNC acceptance speech

July 19, 2024 • A subdued and solemn Trump accepted the GOP nomination for president with a promise to unify a divided country.

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - JULY 18: Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump embraces the firefighter uniform of Corey Comperatore as he speaks on stage on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 18, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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Politics

Trump recounts assassination attempt: 'I'm not supposed to be here'

July 19, 2024 • Former President Donald Trump opened his presidential nominating speech with an emotional recounting of the shooting at his rally last week that left him injured and killed another.

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WATCH: RNC speeches from J.D. Vance, Hulk Hogan, Dana White and more

July 19, 2024 • The 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee has wrapped. Here are a few of the key speeches in case you missed it.

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Elections

Trump paints a familiar vision for his 2nd term at the Republican convention

July 19, 2024 • For the first time, the former president recounted in detail the assassination attempt on his life, before turning to divisive rhetoric he has long used on the campaign trail.