Leila Fadel
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World
Morning news brief
Democratic presidential ticket's debut tour stopped in Michigan. Friday marks ten years since the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. The U.S. had a good showing in track and field on Thursday.
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Politics
Democrats' presidential campaign seems to have renewed energy after Harris' VP pick
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Democratic strategist David Axelrod about the energy behind Kamala Harris' campaign, and how Democrats can capitalize on the momentum.
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World
Organizers cancel Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna over fears of an attack
NPR's Leila Fadel asks counterterrorism expert Javed Ali about the cancellation of Taylor Swift concerts in Austria after officials uncovered an apparent plot to attack large events.
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Debby, a Category 1 hurricane, nears the Florida coast
The National Hurricane Center says Debby is expected to bring hurricane force winds and a major flood threat to the southeastern United States.
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World
Antigovernment protesters demand the prime minister of Bangladesh resign
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Bangladeshi politics expert Ali Riaz, a professor at Illinois State, about protests in Bangladesh that led to score of deaths over the weekend.
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World
Morning news brief
VP Harris is expected to announce her running mate within the next day. Fears grow of a widening war in the Middle East. The second week of the Olympic Games in Paris is off to a fast start.
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World
How the U.S. helped secure the historic prisoner swap with Russia
NPR's Leila Fadel talks with National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan about Washington's role in securing one of the largest prisoner swaps between the U.S., its allies and Russia since the Cold War ended.
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National
Russian opposition figure, Vladimir Kara-Murza, was released in prisoner swap
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to Alina Polyakova, of the Center for European Policy Analysis, and a friend of Vladimir Kara-Murza, who was recently freed in a Russia-U.S. prisoner swap.
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World
The U.S. is being urged to help lower the escalating tensions in the Middle East
What options does the U.S. have to tamp down tensions in the Middle East? NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with former U.S. Ambassador to Israel Edward Djerejian.
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Sports
Simone Biles wins gymnastics Olympic individual all-around title
For the second time in her career, gymnast Simone Biles won the Olympic individual all-around final title, only two days after leading the U.S. women's team back to the gold in the team event.