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5 Good Things: A Teen Invents a Bar of Soap That Could Treat Skin Cancer Aug 24, 2024

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TIME’s 2024 Kid of the Year invented a potential treatment for skin cancer. A mother delivered her baby on the side of a highway in Colorado with help from 911. Scientists developed a new light-absorbing material that can turn everyday objects into solar panels. Thousands of people showed up to an open casting call in New Jersey for Happy Gilmore 2. Plus, the city that has so many street cats, adoring locals have set up a museum dedicated to them.

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6 PM ET: RFK Jr. endorses Trump, tropical storm threatens Hawaii, when to get the new Covid shot & more Aug 23, 2024

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Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has suspended his campaign and thrown his support behind former President Donald Trump. Israel has made it clear that even if a ceasefire deal is reached, it could end up only lasting weeks before war in Gaza resumes. A tropical storm is approaching Hawaii. Taliban rulers have banned the sound of women’s voices in some spaces. And, we’ll tell you what experts say about when to get the newly updated Covid vaccine.

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3 PM ET: “Constructive” ceasefire and hostage talks, RealPage accused of inflating rent, Taylor Swift speaks out & more Aug 23, 2024

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White House national security spokesperson John Kirby told reporters today that ceasefire and hostage talks are “moving forward.” In a new lawsuit, the Justice Department alleges that real estate company RealPage uses landlord data to artificially inflate the price of rent nationwide. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell strongly indicated that a rate cut is coming next month, but the size of that relief remains to be seen. Reuters reports that fast fashion retailer Shein says it found two cases of child labor at its suppliers last year. Plus, Taylor Swift commented for the first time on the suspected suicide attack plot on one of her Vienna concerts.

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12 PM ET: Fed Chair hints at rate cut, Secret Service staff reassigned, sea lions take over beach & more Aug 23, 2024

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Democrats are still buzzing from their convention after Vice President Kamala Harris' closing speech last night. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled that a rate cut is coming in September. Multiple Secret Service personnel have been reassigned in the aftermath of the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, as new details are emerging about communication failures that day. Prisoners at a Russian penal colony have killed at least one staff member and taken others hostage. Plus, local officials have closed a California beach to make way for hundreds of sea lions.

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9 AM ET: Harris' next steps, campaign money to Trump businesses, last superyacht victim found & more Aug 23, 2024

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After her speech at the DNC last night, we'll hear what's next for Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign. A CNN analysis finds former President Donald Trump’s businesses have been raking in millions of dollars from Republican political campaigns, including his own. A judge has dismissed felony charges against 2 former police officers charged in the deadly Breonna Taylor raid. Despite Ukraine's incursion into Russia, Moscow's forces are still pushing into Ukrainian territory. Plus, the last body has been found in the superyacht sinking.

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6 AM ET: Harris' DNC promises, Trump's rebuttal, rail shutdown ended & more Aug 23, 2024

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Vice President Kamala Harris capped off the DNC last night with a speech to rally Democrats. After, former President Donald Trump shared his thoughts about his presidential rival, while sources say RFK Jr. may endorse Trump today. The Supreme Court is blocking some of Arizona’s proof-of-citizenship requirements for this November’s election, but is allowing some other controversial requirements. The Canadian government has stepped in to end a rail shutdown that threatened to disrupt its economy and that of the US. Plus, coming in second isn't so bad for a diamond.

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6 PM ET: Trump death threats, DNC’s final night, AZ voting requirements ruling & more Aug 22, 2024

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An Arizona man accused of threatening to kill former President Donald Trump is in custody. Vice President Kamala Harris addresses the nation to close out the Democratic National Convention in Chicago tonight. The U.S. Supreme Court blocked some parts of an Arizona law that could have barred thousands of voters from casting a ballot in the upcoming presidential election. Updated Covid-19 vaccinations could be available in pharmacies and clinics soon. Plus, we’re tracking the latest developments in Russia’s war against Ukraine.

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3 PM ET: Harris headlines DNC, Missouri inmate’s execution case, vanished crabs & more Aug 22, 2024

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Vice President Kamala Harris delivers the keynote address on the final day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Top US officials are in Cairo to take part in the latest round of talks for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. The Missouri Supreme Court blocked a death row inmate’s bid to avoid being executed – we’ll explain. Four Milwaukee hotel workers pleaded not guilty to murder charges in the death of a Black man. And, scientists have more evidence to explain why billions of crabs vanished around Alaska.

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12 PM ET: Harris to take the stage, tech mogul body recovered, SCOTUS overload & more Aug 22, 2024

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Vice President Kamala Harris will accept the presidential nomination tonight at the DNC – we’ll tell you what to expect from her speech. A new database tracked over 550 cases of election-related disinformation, including fake celebrity endorsements. British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch’s body was found after a superyacht sank off Sicily. Mexico issued an arrest warrant for the son of cartel boss “El Chapo,” accusing him of kidnapping another accused cartel leader. The Supreme Court is keeping itself busy this summer with over a dozen emergency cases on its docket.

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9 AM ET: DNC sit-in, hostage families boycott, superyacht body recovered & more Aug 22, 2024

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The DNC will culminate with Vice President Kamala Harris accepting the party's nomination tonight, but a sit-in outside the convention highlights some divisions in the party. The families of some of those being held in Gaza are boycotting Israel's commemoration of the October 7th attacks because of a lack of a ceasefire and hostage release deal. Brazil will start restricting travelers from some Asian countries to reduce migration to the US and Canada. Google will spend hundreds of million of dollars to fund some California newsrooms, but the deal faces criticism. Plus, a fifth body has been found in the search for the missing after a superyacht sank off Sicily

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