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X’s chatbot can now generate AI images. A lack of guardrails raises election concerns

NPR was able to produce depictions that appear to show ballot drop boxes being stuffed and of Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump holding firearms.

Politics

Obama's campaign echoes as Milwaukee delegates go to the DNC

by Mia Venkat, Ari Shapiro, Ashley Brown

5 min

Obama's campaign echoes as Milwaukee delegates go to the DNC

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The Democratic National Committee projects images on Trump International Hotel in Chicago on Aug. 18, 2024 ahead of the party's convention this week.

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Politics

How Democrats learned to love Project 2025

by Tamara Keith

4 min

How Dems learned to love Project 2025

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Health

Ozempic takes over the Kentucky city of Bowling Green

by Kathryn Fink, Courtney Dorning, Ailsa Chang

8 min

Ozempic takes over the Kentucky city of Bowling Green

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Asia

He was recently leading Bangladeshi student protests. Now he's a government minister.

by Jonaki Mehta, Justine Kenin, Ailsa Chang

5 min

He was recently leading Bangladeshi student protests. Now he's a government minister.

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Part of the wreckage of the HMS Hawke is seen in the waters off Scotland's coast.

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World

Explorers say they’ve found a British warship sunk by a German U-boat in WWI

by Joe Hernandez

2 min

Explorers say they’ve found a British warship sunk by a German U-boat in WWI

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Untangling Disinformation

X’s chatbot can now generate AI images. A lack of guardrails raises election concerns

by Huo Jingnan

3 min

X’s chatbot can now generate AI images. A lack of guardrails raises election concerns

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Movie Interviews

Documentary series charts the rise and fall of iconic Memphis record label

by Ailsa Chang

8 min

Documentary series charts the rise and fall of iconic Memphis record label

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Middle East

The latest on Blinken's cease-fire negotiations in Israel

by Michele Kelemen, Kat Lonsdorf

6 min

The latest on Blinken's cease-fire negotiations in Israel

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Politics

Trump's counterprogramming plans during the DNC

by Franco Ordoñez

3 min

Trump's DNC counterprogramming

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Space

Here's why tonight's blue supermoon is so special

by Erika Ryan, Justine Kenin

1 min

BLUE SUPERMOON

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Emmy award-winning talk show host Phil Donahue.

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Obituaries

Pioneer talk show host Phil Donahue dies at 88

by Eric Deggans

4 min

Pioneer talk show host Phil Donahue dies at 88

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