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Kamala Harris, then the San Francisco district attorney, poses for a portrait on June 18, 2004. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP hide caption

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Harris is leaning into her history as a prosecutor. It's not the first time

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A Florida court has blocked a developer from demolishing and replacing Miami's Biscayne 21 condominium. Greg Allen/NPR hide caption

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Florida's Aging Condos

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Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, speaks at the 2024 Republican National Convention on July 17 in Milwaukee. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption

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Hobie Biliouris, 14, of the Arlington Tigers gymnastics team practices on the rings at the Barcroft Sports & Fitness Center in Arlington, Va., on July 2. He recently joined the Tigers after his previous team ended its boys program. Ryan Wiramidjaja for NPR hide caption

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Boys gymnastics programs are hard to find. That affects the U.S. Olympic pipeline

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Kevin Durant of Team United States looks to pass against Serbia's Vasilije Micic (left) during the second half of Olympic group play at Stade Pierre Mauroy on Sunday in Lille, France. Gregory Shamus/Getty Images hide caption

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Torri Huske of Team USA reacts after winning gold in the women’s 100-meter butterfly final on Sunday at the Olympic Games in Paris. Sarah Stier/Getty Images hide caption

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A plane drops fire retardant on the Park Fire near Forest Ranch, Calif., Sunday, July 28, 2024. Smoke from the fire is causing air quality issues across the Northwest and parts of Canada. Nic Coury/AP hide caption

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Vice President Kamala Harris waves as she is introduced during the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.'s Grand Boulé, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) Darron Cummings/AP hide caption

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Who will Vice President Kamala Harris pick to be her running mate?

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The U.S. gymnast Simone Biles appeared to hurt her lower left leg during a warmup on Sunday, but she finished the remaining events after wrapping her ankle with thick athletic tape. Loic Venance/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Six-year-old Leona Tate is escorted by U.S. Marshals from McDonogh 19 Elementary School in New Orleans on Nov. 15, 1960. AP hide caption

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Desegregation pioneer Leona Tate preserves civil rights history in New Orleans

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U.S. Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign fundraising event at the Colonial Theater in Pittsfield, Mass., on Saturday. Stephanie Scarbrough/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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New Zealand midfielder Macey Fraser (right) and Canada forward Janine Beckie fight for the ball during the group match at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Saint-Etienne on Thursday. Arnaud Finistre/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Former President Donald Trump speaks during the Turning Point USA Student Action Summit on Friday in West Palm Beach, Fla. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

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The United States won its first medals at the Paris Olympic Games when Kassidy Cook and Sarah Bacon took silver in the synchronized 3m springboard final on Saturday. Cook (right) and Bacon pose after the competition at the Aquatics Center in Saint-Denis, north of Paris. Sebastien Bozon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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