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Gold medalist Scottie Scheffler, of the United States, poses with his medal following the medal ceremony for men's golf during the medal ceremony at the 2024 Summer Olympics on Sunday, Aug. 4.

Scottie Scheffler wins Olympic gold after a comeback victory

Scheffler ties course record at France's Le Golf National to win gold for the United States

Gold Medalists (from left to right) Regan Smith, Lilly King, Gretchen Walsh and Torri Huske of Team United States celebrate on the podium during the medal ceremony after the Women’s 4x100m Medley Relay Final on Sunday at the Paris Olympics.

U.S. women's relay swim team wins Olympic gold, smashes world record

In the final Olympic pool swimming race in Paris, U.S. women dominated a relay medley, winning an 8th gold medal for American swimmers and shattering a world record.

Social media is flooded with disinformation about the presidential candidates

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Liz Landers, a national correspondent at Scripps News, about false information that has been appearing on social media to influence the 2024 election.

Politics chat: Trump and the presidential debate, Harris' running mate announcement

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is trying to renegotiate the terms of a debate he had earlier agreed to. Also, Vice President Kamala Harris will announce her running mate imminently.

A new musical reimagines 'Cats' as it should be

A new version of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical "Cats" sets it in the queer, competitive ballroom scene - and it finally makes sense.

Cat Burns on coming of age and her debut album 'early twenties'

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with British singer-songwriter Cat Burns about young adulthood and her debut album, "early twenties."

Hot weather adds to the challenge of competing at the 2024 Olympics in Paris. The Olympics advised athletes to acclimatize before the games with a technique called heat training that can help the body adapt.

Heat training can help athletes -- and the rest of us -- adapt to hotter weather

Some Olympic athletes prepared for Paris with a technique for acclimatizing to hot weather. Healthy people can take a cue from them, medical experts say, to build up tolerance for heat.

Daniel Carter, a retired rugby player from New Zealand, bears the brigadier ahead of a men's rugby match between Australia and Samoa at Stade de France earlier this month. He's about to command the attention of the stadium's raucous crowd as part of a new, very French Olympic custom.

What’s that thumping sound in Paris? A dramatic new pre-game Olympics custom

In the moments before many Paris Olympic events get underway, someone comes out and taps a staff. The ritual, inspired by a French theatrical tradition, made its Olympics debut last week.

Is a high-profile critic of the Chinese Communist Party a con man?

A young political dissident in Europe made his name in the news media as a defiant critic of the Chinese Communist Party. His former housemate and alleged victim says he's a grifter.

Palestinians react to fire from an Israeli strike that hit a tent area in the courtyard of Al Aqsa Martyrs hospital in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, on Sunday. The strike killed several people including a woman and injured others, health officials confirmed.

Strikes on Gaza kill 12 and stabbing in Israel kills 2 as fears of wider war spike

Israeli strikes early Sunday killed 12 people in Gaza, while a stabbing attack carried out by a Palestinian killed two people in a Tel Aviv suburb.

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