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Consuelo Marquez holds a Venezuelan flag in front of police blocking demonstrations against the official election results declaring President Nicolás Maduro's reelection, the day after the vote in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday. Matias Delacroix/AP hide caption

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Venezuela's authoritarian leader claims victory, but opposition cries foul

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Swimmers from Australia celebrate after winning the women's 4x100-meter freestyle relay final at the 2024 Summer Olympics last Saturday in Nanterre, France. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) Petr David Josek/AP hide caption

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Musician Toumani Diabaté of Mali and his 21-string kora, photographed at WOMAD -- the World of Music, Arts and Dance festival held yearly in the United Kingdom. Diabaté died on July 19 at age 58.
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Members of the U.S. men's gymnastics team pose with their bronze medal following the men's team final on Monday. It's the first Olympic medal for the U.S. in the event since 2008. Paul Ellis/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Residents and community organizers take the street in the La Vega neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, on Wednesday morning to show support for opposition candidate Edmundo Gónzalez, going door to door to explain the ballot. Lexi Parra for NPR hide caption

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Edith Bouvier Beale at her home "Grey Gardens" in January 1972 in New York. A 1975 documentary by that name explores the reclusive lives of Beale and her mother, living in their dilapidated house with over 50 cats. Tom Wargacki/WireImage hide caption

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Yolanda Hopkins, of Portugal, wipes out during the second round of the 2024 Summer Olympics surfing competition Sunday. Ben Thouard/POOL AFP hide caption

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DANGEROUS WAVE SURF OLYMPICS

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Team Great Britain's Thomas Daley and Helen Glover imitate the iconic "I'm flying!" scene from the film Titanic during the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics on Friday. Naomi Baker/Getty Images Europe hide caption

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Serbia's Novak Djokovic, right, shakes hands with Spain's Rafael Nadal after the two faced off in the Paris Olympics — their 60th matchup overall. Nadal has been battling injuries for years, but he rallied for a number of dramatic points in front of an appreciative crowd at Court Philippe-Chatrier at the Roland-Garros Stadium. Martin Mernetti/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Gold medalist, Torri Huske, right stands with silver medalist Gretchen Walsh, both of whom are on Team USA, after the women's 100-meter butterfly final at the Paris Olympics on Sunday. Martin Meissner/AP hide caption

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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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A key protein called Reelin may help stave off Alzheimer's disease, according to a growing body of research. GSO Images/The Image Bank/Getty Images hide caption

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Alzheimer's resilience

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Left: President Lyndon B. Johnson announcing he will not seek or accept the nomination for re-election and orders a halt to the bombing of North Vietnam, March 31, 1968. Image is a screen grab. Right: US President Joe Biden delivers a prime-time address to the nation in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, July 24, 2024.  CBS via Getty Images; Evan Vucci/AP Photo/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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United States' Diana Taurasi (right) drives around Germany's Leonie Fiebich during a women's exhibition basketball game between the United States and Germany in London on July 23, 2024. Alastair Grant/AP hide caption

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USA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL-OLYMPICS PREVIEW

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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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