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An Arizona Voter Answers The Question: What Keeps You Up At Night?

We've heard from a diverse group of families and now we make our last stop. A 70-year-old registered Democrat living in Scottsdale, Ariz., talks about why she plans to vote for President Trump again.

An Arizona Voter Answers The Question: What Keeps You Up At Night?

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Ariz. Churchgoers On What Keeps Them Up At Night

Lena and Joe Crandell, church volunteers who live outside of Tucson, Ariz., talk about what's been keeping them up at night, and why their concerns will translate into votes for President Trump.

Ariz. Churchgoers On What Keeps Them Up At Night

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News Brief: GOP Convention, Deadly Kenosha Protest, Hurricane Laura

First lady Melania Trump addresses the GOP convention. The third night of protests in Kenosha, Wis., turns deadly. And, Hurricane Laura grows stronger as it approaches the Texas-Louisiana border.

News Brief: GOP Convention, Deadly Kenosha Protest, Hurricane Laura

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It's Been A Hard Year. 5 Families On How 2020 Will Shape Their Vote For President

Dr. Chris Hoover (left) and Dr. Connie Liu (right) walk through their home with their children Taro, 3, and Hiro, 4 months, in Gallup, N.M. On a short reporting trip across the Southwest, NPR met very different families and asked them the same simple question: What's been keeping you up at night? Adria Malcolm for NPR hide caption

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It's Been A Hard Year. 5 Families On How 2020 Will Shape Their Vote For President

The spread of COVID-19, the ensuing economic crisis and the reckoning around social injustice has made 2020 a year like none other. NPR wanted to know how these events might shape political choices.

It's Been A Hard Year. 5 Families On How 2020 Will Shape Their Vote For President

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News Brief: Republican Convention, Wisconsin Protests, Jerry Falwell Jr.

Day 1 of the GOP convention rebutted the Democrats' convention. In Kenosha, Wis., peaceful protests end with fires and looting. And, Jerry Falwell Jr.'s role at Liberty University is in doubt.

News Brief: Republican Convention, Wisconsin Protests, Jerry Falwell Jr.

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Coronavirus News Roundup: A COVID-19 Therapy Makes Headlines

Cases are circulating widely in parts of the U.S. The FDA announced emergency use for convalescent plasma. And when will we have a spit-on-a-stick COVID-19 test?

Coronavirus News Roundup: A COVID-19 Therapy Makes Headlines

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News Brief: GOP Convention, COVID-19 Treatment, Wisconsin Shooting

Republican convention to make the case: four more years for President Trump. FDA authorizes an emergency treatment for COVID-19. And, the shooting of a black man by Wisconsin police sparks protests.

News Brief: GOP Convention, COVID-19 Treatment, Wisconsin Shooting

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Single Mom On Navajo Nation Describes How Her Worries Will Shape Her Vote

Deborah Veres, a single mom and a social studies teacher on the Navajo Nation in Arizona, talks about what's been keeping her up at night and how those anxieties will drive her vote in November.

Single Mom On Navajo Nation Describes How Her Worries Will Shape Her Vote

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Southwest Voters Answer The Question: What Keeps You Up At Night?

NPR's David Greene talks to married couple Connie Liu and Chris Hoover, doctors in New Mexico, where many patients are from indigenous communities, about worries that shape political choices.

Southwest Voters Answer The Question: What Keeps You Up At Night?

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News Brief: Democratic Convention, California Fires, Flint Water Crisis

It was a big night at the Democratic convention for Kamala Harris. California fires push resources to the limits. And, Michigan reaches a settlement agreement with victims of the Flint water crisis.

News Brief: Democratic Convention, California Fires, Flint Water Crisis

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We Ask Voters In The Southwest: What Keeps You Up At Night?

As the political conventions begin, NPR's David Greene sits down with families to hear what's been keeping them up at night, and how their worries may shape their political choices.

We Ask Voters In The Southwest: What Keeps You Up At Night?

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News Brief: USPS Controversy, Democratic Convention, Belarus Strife

Postmaster general suspends changes until after the election. Joe Biden is officially the Democratic presidential nominee. And, pressure mounts on Belarus' president to resign.

News Brief: USPS Controversy, Democratic Convention, Belarus Strife

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Devon Gilfillian Thinks The Pandemic Has Exposed The 'Cracks In The Ceiling'

"I think it's OK to have different views as long as you can come together and talk to each other with love," Devon Gilfillian says. "Me and my friend agreed to come together and have that conversation." Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Devon Gilfillian Thinks The Pandemic Has Exposed The 'Cracks In The Ceiling'

The soul singer talks about his entry for the Morning Edition Song Project which considers how the pandemic created space for a national dialogue on race after pausing many aspects of regular life.

Devon Gilfillian Thinks The Pandemic Has Exposed The 'Cracks In The Ceiling'

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News Brief: Democratic Convention, Mail-In Ballots, College Move-In Day

A roundup of the first night of the Democratic National Convention. Amid postal changes, states consider changing mail-in ballot rules. And, students move back in at the University of Georgia.

News Brief: Democratic Convention, Mail-In Ballots, College Move-In Day

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News Brief: Postal Concerns, Convention Amid COVID-19, Belarus Protests

House lawmakers are being called back to address postal service changes. The Democrats' convention begins virtually on Monday. And, demonstrators in Belarus demand that the president steps down.

News Brief: Postal Concerns, Convention Amid COVID-19, Belarus Protests

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