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At State Fair, Walz, Jensen try to make campaigns stick

At State Fair, Walz, Jensen try to make campaigns stick

With a little more than two months left before Election Day, the frontrunners in the race for Minnesota governor took different tacks to making their presence known at the annual end-of-summer event.
by Dana Ferguson

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Why the DOJ's photo of top secret documents held by Trump matters

Why the DOJ's photo of top secret documents held by Trump matters

One legal expert tells NPR that the "unusual response" by the Justice Department can only be expected in a case that pits the government against its former leader.
by Bill Chappell

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Reading, math scores fell sharply during pandemic, data show

Reading, math scores fell sharply during pandemic, data show

A new national study finds math and reading scores for America's 9-year-old students fell sharply during the pandemic, underscoring the impact of two years of learning disruptions.
by The Associated Press

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In TV ads and debates, education rises as campaign issue

In TV ads and debates, education rises as campaign issue

Test scores, school choice and district budgets are among the issues where candidates up and down the ballot are staking out differences.
by Brian Bakst

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Biden to deliver a prime-time speech about democracy in Philadelphia

Biden to deliver a prime-time speech about democracy in Philadelphia

President Joe Biden travels to Philadelphia to deliver a speech about what the White House calls the "battle for the soul of the nation" outside Independence Hall. The speech comes two months before the midterm elections and as his travel schedule, especially to the battleground state of Pennsylvania, has ramped up.
by NPR Staff and The Associated Press

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Peltola beats Palin, wins Alaska House special election

Peltola beats Palin, wins Alaska House special election

Democrat Mary Peltola has won the special election for Alaska’s only U.S. House seat, besting a field that included Republican Sarah Palin. Peltola, who is Yup’ik, will become the first Alaska Native to serve in the House and the first woman elected to Alaska’s House seat, which was held for 49 years by Republican Don Young.
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