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Anti-immigrant protesters wreak havoc in across England

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, in office just a month, has promised to crack down on groups of 'right-wing thugs' who’ve ignited a week of racially motivated, anti-immigrant riots in towns and cities across England. Nearly 400 people have been arrested in the past few days, and more arrests are expected. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports.
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Debby lashes Florida, brings threat of historic rainfall

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Hurricane Debby barreled into Florida as a Category 1 storm on Monday. Now a tropical storm, it's slowly moving inland and is expected to affect Georgia and the Carolinas. Debby's gusty winds are packing a punch, with hundreds of thousands of power outages reported, but authorities are most concerned about the expected historic rainfall. William Brangham reports.
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The data fueling investor concerns as stocks plunge

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Global markets have plunged on fears that the world’s strongest economy, the United States, may be slowing down. U.S. Stocks also fell with all three indexes recording losses. To discuss what happened and what it means, Amna Nawaz spoke with David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy at the Brookings Institution.
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Judge rules Google broke laws to maintain search monopoly

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In a landmark ruling, a federal judge has found that Google broke antitrust laws to maintain a monopoly in online searches. The ruling could upend how Americans get their information online and fundamentally change the way big tech companies operate. Amna Nawaz discussed the case with Rebecca Allensworth, a professor at Vanderbilt Law School.
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The hidden history of the Port Chicago 50

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Eighty years ago, 320 people died in a massive explosion at a Navy munitions depot in Port Chicago, California. About two-thirds of those killed were Black sailors who loaded bombs and ammunition onto ships, and when 50 survivors refused to resume handling the explosives, they were convicted of mutiny. Author Steve Sheinkin joins Ali Rogin to discuss.
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The evolution of Bangladesh’s anti-government protests

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Bangladesh is under a nationwide curfew and internet blackout after a weekend of violent clashes between security forces and protestors. Almost 300 people have died since the start of the protests, which have grown into a national movement against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her increasingly autocratic rule. Ali Rogin reports.
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Study finds night owls have ‘superior cognitive function’

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According to the CDC, more than 1 in 3 adults say they are not getting sufficient sleep. Now, new research suggests it’s not just how much sleep you get, but what time you go to bed and wake up that matters. Laura Barrón-López speaks with Azizi Seixas, associate director at the Center for Translational Sleep and Circadian Sciences at the University of Miami, to learn more.
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A look at the history of racial identity in U.S. politics

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Earlier this week, while speaking at a gathering of Black journalists, former President Donald Trump questioned Vice President Kamala Harris’ racial identity. Laura Barrón-López speaks with Peniel Joseph, founding director of UT Austin’s Center for the Study of Race and Democracy, about the history of Black identity, race and racism in American politics.
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Takeaways from new report on Secret Service’s Jan. 6 actions

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The Secret Service is in the hot seat again, this time over its actions before and on Jan. 6, 2021. A new report from the Homeland Security Inspector General lays out several things the agency could have done better, from detecting a pipe bomb near Kamala Harris to reporting signs of potential violence. Washington Post investigative reporter Carol Leonnig joins Laura Barrón-López to discuss.
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How the mineral mining boom endangers Indigenous communities

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Minerals extracted from the earth help power many of our devices, from computers to car batteries. But what about the communities whose land is at the center of acquiring these minerals? Ali Rogin reports on the fight between companies seeking minerals from these lands and the Indigenous tribes fighting to preserve them.
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Economist says Fed too slow to cut rates, hurting economy

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The U.S. labor market slowed down in July and looked weaker than expected, creating 114,000 new jobs. The unemployment rate also ticked up to 4.3 percent. It's raising questions about whether the Federal Reserve has waited too long to cut interest rates. Economist Mohamed El-Erian is among those who have been very vocal about this. He joined Geoff Bennett to discuss his concerns.
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Harris campaign, Democrats lean into calling Trump 'weird'

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The Democratic National Committee announced Friday that Vice President Kamala Harris has secured the number of delegates in a virtual roll call to win the party’s nomination. While on the campaign trail, Harris is calling her opponent Donald Trump “weird.” It's a kind of rhetoric that her supporters and allies are repeating widely. White House Correspondent Laura Barrón-López reports.
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Capehart and Johnson on Harris' running mate shortlist

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Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and Washington Free Beacon editor-in-chief Eliana Johnson join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the success of Kamala Harris' campaign launch, Donald Trump's latest attacks on his opponent, the Democratic veepstakes and President Biden securing a prisoner swap to bring Americans home from Russia.
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How a formerly enslaved man helped create Jack Daniel's

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Jack Daniel's is a famous whiskey brand, but Daniel didn’t create the method for distilling Tennessee whiskey. He learned it from a formerly enslaved man named Nearest Green. Fawn Weaver created Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey to honor and preserve Green’s legacy and it's now the most successful Black-owned liquor empire. Geoff Bennett sat down with Weaver to discuss her book, “Love and Whiskey."
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'You Are Here' project celebrates poetry in natural world

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A year-long project by the nation’s poet laureate focuses on the natural world and what’s at stake due to climate change. Ada Limon’s "You Are Here" exhibition will take her to National Parks around the country. Jeffrey Brown spoke with Limon for our series, Art in Action, exploring the intersection of art and democracy and for our ongoing arts and culture coverage, CANVAS.
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Gershkovich among 3 Americans freed in prisoner swap

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The waiting, the worrying and the dreadful wondering are over for three Americans jailed in Russia and their families. Journalists Evan Gershkovich, Alsu Kurmasheva, and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan are free after an extraordinary prisoner swap deal struck among the U.S., its allies and the Russian government. Nick Schifrin reports.
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