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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dan Ronan. President Joe Biden and Vice President Harris held their first event since the president dropped out of the presidential race and endorsed his vice president. As NPR's Hashmat Khalid reports, the two swung by the suburbs of Maryland to tout their work to lower Medicare prescription drug prices.
This was a new dynamic for the two of them. Harris is now the clear heir of the Democratic Party, and when she spoke, she made a point to pay tribute to the president. Few leaders in our nation have done more than
on so many issues, including to expand access to affordable health care like Ben-Jur Biden. This was a policy announcement, but it also felt like a campaign rally. And it came at a moment when Harris has been facing criticism to articulate more details around her own agenda. At a rally in North Carolina on Friday, she's expected to lay out her economic vision, which includes a federal ban on corporate price gouging. A
Asma Khalid, NPR News. The vice presidential nominees have agreed to debate the matchup between Minnesota Democratic Governor Tim Walz and Ohio Republican Senator J.D. Vance is set for October the 1st on CBS. NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben reports Vance says he's willing to take part in more than one debate. CBS announced on Wednesday that it had offered four debate dates to both campaigns.
On X, formerly known as Twitter, Walls responded almost immediately to a CBS News tweet about the debate, saying he would do October 1st. Vance responded this morning by trying to up the ante. In his own post on X, he said, quote, the American people deserve as many debates as possible, adding that he accepts the October 1st debate, but also September 18th.
There's a similar dynamic between the presidential contenders. Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have agreed to one debate in September, but Trump says he wants two more. Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR News.
A court in Russia has sentenced a Russian-American woman to 12 years in prison, accusing her of treason for a small donation she made to a group supporting Ukraine. NPR's Michelle Kellman reports. The 12-year sentence against Ksenia Karolina comes just two weeks after a major prisoner swap with Russia. White House spokesman John Kirby describes the case this way. It's nothing less than just vindictive cruelty. We're talking about 50 bucks to
to try to alleviate the suffering of people of Ukraine. And to call that treason is just...
absolutely ludicrous. Carolina, who works at a spa in Los Angeles, went back to Russia earlier this year to visit family. The State Department has been advising Americans not to go to Russia, which has a track record of arresting Americans to use as leverage. Carolina's lawyer says he'll appeal. Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, the State Department. On Wall Street, stock futures are up. The Dow and the Nasdaq all in positive territory. This is NPR.
State prosecutors in California have charged five people in an 18-count indictment in connection with the overdose death last year of Friends actor Matthew Perry. Officials announced the charges in Los Angeles after they said they uncovered a network of drug smugglers who they allege are responsible for distributing ketamine, the drug that took Perry's life.
Two of the suspects have pleaded guilty, two have pleaded not guilty, and the fifth has entered into a plea bargain agreement.
A famed chapel in Houston that's home to the works of the artist Mark Rothko has been closed indefinitely because of damage because of Hurricane Burrell. Matt Thomas from Houston Public Media has the story. The chapel includes 14 paintings by Mark Rothko, an American abstract painter who died in 1970. The building's roof sustained damage during Hurricane Burrell in June.
Water leaked into the ceiling and onto the walls, affecting three of the large paintings. The Rothko Chapel has been closed while officials assess the damage. They've hired an art conservation firm to lead the repair effort. There's no estimate of how much the work will cost or how badly the paintings were damaged.
More than 100,000 people visit the chapel each year, and there's no word on when it will reopen. For NPR News, I'm Matt Thomas in Houston. Forecasters watching Hurricane Ernesto as it heads towards Bermuda likely now on Saturday say the storm is expected to gain strength and become a much more powerful disturbance. Ernesto has winds of 100 miles per hour. You're listening to NPR News.
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