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Kai Trump, 17, stands with her dad Donald Trump Jr., son of former U.S. President Donald Trump on stage on the third day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 17, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Kai Trump, 17, stands with her dad Donald Trump Jr., son of former U.S. President Donald Trump on stage on the third day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 17, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

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Kai Trump, the former president's 17-year-old granddaughter, will speak at the RNC tonight

Kai is expected to take the RNC stage tonight along with her father Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle.

President Biden tested positive for COVID again, his doctor said.

President Biden boards Air Force One as he departs Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada, on July 17, 2024, en route to Delaware, after testing positive for COVID. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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Politics

Biden tests positive for COVID. It comes at an awkward time in his campaign

This is the president's second bout with the virus. He was campaigning in Las Vegas when he found out his cold symptoms were COVID.

Biden tests positive for COVID. It comes at an awkward time in his campaign

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Five men sing at a microphone with their hands on their hearts, against an American flag backdrop.

Sixwire performs the National Anthem at the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix in August 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee. Catherine Powell/Getty Images hide caption

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Politics

What to know about Sixwire, the RNC band supplying the dad rock each night during prime time

So far the group has entertained viewers with renditions of such hits as "Life is a Highway," "All Star," "What I Like About You," "Don't Stop Believin'" and "Reelin' In The Years," among other "dad jams."

Youth in Kenya Take to the Streets

A teargas canister detonates as protesters run for safety during anti-government protests in Nairobi on July 16. Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Youth in Kenya Take to the Streets

In Kenya, protests that began in response to tax increases have grown into a movement demanding the president's resignation. Scores of protestors have gone missing since the anti-government protests began a month ago. Human rights groups fear that the security forces are behind these disappearances. We hear from young protestors.

Youth in Kenya Take to the Streets

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Death row inmate Ruben Gutierrez was set to receive a lethal injection on Tuesday at the state penitentiary in Huntsville, Texas, before the Supreme Court issued a stay.

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Supreme Court grants last-minute stay in Texas execution of man requesting DNA tests

Ruben Gutierrez has been seeking DNA tests on multiple crime-scene items from the murder case against him for more than a decade. His legal team says a Texas law blocking his effort is unconstitutional.

California Rep. Adam Schiff, a Democrat, is calling on President Biden to step aside as the party's nominee for president.

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California Rep. Adam Schiff calls for Biden to step aside

California Democratic Congressman Adam Schiff released a statement saying it was time for Biden to pass the torch.

California Rep. Adam Schiff calls for Biden to step aside

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A local resident dives in the Seine, in Paris on July 17, after the mayor of Paris swim in the river to demonstrate that it is clean enough to host the outdoor swimming events at the Paris Olympics later this month. Despite an investment of 1.4 billion euros ($1.5 billion) to prevent sewage leaks into the waterway, the Seine has been causing suspense in the run-up to the opening of the Paris Games on July 26 after repeatedly failing water quality tests. But since the beginning of July, with heavy rains finally giving way to sunnier weather, samples have shown the river to be ready for the open-water swimming and triathlon -- and for 65-year-old Hidalgo. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP) (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA/AFP via Getty Images)

People jump into the Seine River in Paris on July 17, after Mayor Anne Hidalgo swam in the river to demonstrate that it is clean enough to host the outdoor swimming events at the Paris Olympics later this month. Julien De Rosa/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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World

Paris mayor swims in the Seine to demonstrate its safety ahead of the Olympics

After Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo took a dip in the river, she said the Olympics were "a kind of magnet that attracted all our energies towards a single date, July 26, and we did it.”

Selina Cheng, newly elected chairperson of the Hong Kong Journalists Association, speaks to media in Hong Kong on Wednesday. Cheng said she lost her job at The Wall Street Journal after she refused her supervisor’s request to withdraw from the election for the leadership post.

Selina Cheng, newly elected chairperson of the Hong Kong Journalists Association, speaks to media in Hong Kong on Wednesday. Cheng said she lost her job at The Wall Street Journal after she refused her supervisor’s request to withdraw from the election for the leadership post. Kanis Leung/AP hide caption

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Asia

Head of Hong Kong's top journalist group says she lost 'WSJ' job due to her role

Reporter Selina Cheng says she lost her Wall Street Journal job after refusing her supervisor's request to withdraw from the election to lead the journalism group, which advocates for press freedom.

People participate in the first annual Disability Pride Parade on July 12, 2015 in New York City.

People participate in the first annual Disability Pride Parade on July 12, 2015 in New York City. Stephanie Keith/Getty Images North America hide caption

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Up First Newsletter

NPR wants to know: What do you wish people knew about living with a disability?

July is Disability Pride Month, an event celebrating the diversity and contributions people with disabilities have made. NPR wants readers to share what they wish other people knew about disabilities.

The Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building. A study on judiciary workplace finds significant problems with the courts’ effort to police themselves.

The Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building. A study on judiciary workplace finds significant problems with the courts’ effort to police themselves. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption

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Law

Judicial system fails at policing workplace misconduct, study finds

A hard-hitting exclusive study on workplace issues within the federal judiciary finds fault with the courts’ efforts to police themselves, including a lack of oversight and little record-keeping.

An African American woman is shown getting a mammogram. She is photographed from behind, so we see the back of her head and body as she stands facing a large X-ray machine. A health care professional wearing pink scrubs positions the woman in the machine.

The most recent recommendation of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is that all women 40 to 74 get mammograms every other year. A previous recommendation said screening should start at 50. One doctor suggests that people "test smarter, not test more." Heather Charles/Tribune News Service via Getty Images hide caption

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Shots - Health News

Mammograms have pros and cons. Women can handle the nuance, study argues

Guidelines for when women should start getting mammograms have been changing. A new study makes the case for explaining to women the risks and benefits of screening for breast cancer.

Tourists shelter from the sun in front of the Sforzesco Castle in Milan, Italy, on Tuesday. Weather alerts, forest fires, melting pavement in cities: A sizzling heat wave has sent temperatures in parts of central and southern Europe soaring toward 104 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius) in some places.

Tourists shelter from the sun in front of the Sforzesco Castle in Milan, Italy, on Tuesday. Weather alerts, forest fires, melting pavement in cities: A sizzling heat wave has sent temperatures in parts of central and southern Europe soaring toward 104 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius) in some places. Luca Bruno/AP hide caption

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Weather

'Hellishly hot' southern Europe bakes under temperatures topping 104 F

Temperatures were in the triple-digits in much of the area on Tuesday and authorities warn that they could top 110 degrees F in southern Spain in the coming days.

Co-chair of the Republican National Committee Lara Trump blows kisses to her father-in-law, former President Donald Trump, after speaking during the second day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee on Tuesday.

Co-chair of the Republican National Committee Lara Trump blows kisses to her father-in-law, former President Donald Trump, after speaking during the second day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee on Tuesday. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Elections

Women headline a night at the RNC that framed Trump as compassionate, not combative

The official theme was crime and safety. But key speakers, including Lara Trump and Nikki Haley, described former President Donald Trump as a family man and a unifier — despite his divisive persona.

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