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Tonight, Americans will have their first opportunity to witness the confrontation between Vice President Harris and former President Donald Trump.same place, same time. A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll shows that 70% of respondents will watch what may be the only scheduled debate between the presidential candidates. And 30% say it will help them decide who to vote for. This comes as polls show a very close battle between the candidates.

Left: Vice President Kamala Harris delivers a speech as she accepts the party’s nomination for president at the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 22, 2024. Right: Republican U.S. presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a rally at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in St. Cloud, Minnesota on July 27, 2024.

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• 🎧 Compared to President Biden’s debate in June, Harris is younger and has fewer problems when Trump attacks her.tells Franco Ordoñez of NPR First. And as a former prosecutor, she can hold Trump accountable, too. She wants to make her mark on voters and continue her momentum, while Trump wants to end what his campaign sees as her extended honeymoon phase. The former president hopes to show that she is the same as Biden and link her to his most controversial policies while presenting himself as something else.
• 🎧 NPR’s Scott Horsley says Trump will likely try to blame Harris for much of the inflation that people are unhappy with. Harris will likely try to portray Trump as someone who cut taxes for the rich but doesn’t do much for the middle class. Extensive tariffs were also a central part of Trump’s economic program, which Harris could use to remind people that his first-term tariffs drew a lot of retaliation and ultimately hurt U.S. farmers and other exporters. Horsley says that, similar to other issues like immigration and foreign policy, Trump will paint a very bleak picture of the U.S. economy and present himself as a would-be savior.
• ➡️ Not sure what rules apply to the debate and what you need to pay attention to? Here you will find everything you need to know.
• ➡️ The debate will air at 9:00 p.m. ET. You can listen to NPR’s live special coverage here.

An Israeli attack on an overcrowded tent camp for displaced Palestinians in the south of the Gaza Strip left 40 people dead.officials said. Tens of thousands of Palestinians were told they would be relatively safe from Israeli airstrikes in the al-Muwasi neighborhood outside Khan Younis, where the Israeli military struck today, saying it had attacked a Hamas operations center.

• 🎧 NPR producer Anas Baba was on site after the strike and described the chaotic scene as three huge craters in the center of the area, says NPR’s Hadeel Al-Shalchi. He also said the craters appeared to be about 150 feet deep. Tents were destroyed under rubble and first responders said it took them all night to pull bodies out from underneath. Over the weekend, CIA chief Bill Burns said the U.S. is making a new ceasefire proposal to end the war. It has not yet been presented to either side, but he hopes it will come in the next few days.

The Miami-Dade Police Department has released bodycam footage showing the dramatic encounter between officers and Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill. It shows officers forcibly dragging him from his car less than a minute after they stopped him. Officers ultimately held him in handcuffs for nearly 20 minutes. It started when police spotted a black sports car speeding by and Hill was pulled over. He rolled down his window, handed over his license, then rolled his window back up. A verbal argument ensued over the closed window and an officer yelled at Hill to get out of the vehicle. The incident escalated from there. An officer has been placed on administrative duty over the incident and Hill’s attorney says they will pursue legal action.

Climate Solutions Week

Robin Morgan of Washington State University’s Bread Lab works on preparing fresh loaves of whole-grain bread. Morgan is part of a team of scientists and researchers looking for ways to make whole-grain bread more resilient to global warming—and more delicious.

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Climate change affects our diet and our diet affects the climate. NPR is dedicating a week to stories and conversations about the search for solutions.

A team of scientists and bakers in the Pacific Northwest are looking for ways to make whole grain bread resilient to a warming world. — and more delicious. Washington State University’s Bread Lab makes breads from a blend of different wheat varieties called a “Climate Blend,” which is specifically designed to withstand the increasingly extreme weather brought on by man-made climate change. Wheat breeder and longtime home baker Stephen Jones founded Bread Lab to test a hypothesis. Here are the details on it and how it could affect the future of bread baking.

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Irene Maiorino (left) and Alba Rohrwacher (right) play the adult versions of the protagonists Lila and Lenù in the fourth season of My brilliant friend.

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Irene Maiorino’s best friend from childhood changed her life years ago when she presented her with Elena Ferrante’s book My brilliant friend. It is the first volume of a quadrilogy that was adapted into an HBO television series of the same name, in which she plays the main role together with Alba Rohrwacher. Both spoke about their main roles in the series on Morning edition as the fourth and final season begins.

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The new iPhone 16 will be unveiled on Monday, September 9, 2024, at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California.

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1. Apple introduced the latest versions of iPhone, Apple Watch and AirPods yesterday. Most products will be available in stores from September 20th. Here’s everything you need to know.
2. Actor James Earl Jones, known for his roles as Mufasa in The Lion King and Darth Vader in star Warsdied yesterday at the age of 93. He was at his home in Dutchess County, NY, surrounded by his family.
3. Discounter Big Lots files for bankruptcy and has to close some locations in preparation for the takeover.

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