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Georgetown professor Daniel Byman discusses Ukraine’s daring offensive into Russian territory. And he reflects on the future of Gaza, after Israel’s military operation ends.

A week of rallying will end with a speech from the presidential nominee herself, Kamala Harris.

A descendant of Elizabeth Freeman visited the Berkshires this week. Freeman, was a once-enslaved woman who sued for her freedom and won in 1781. Lisa Shepperson from Richmond, Virginia, didn't know anything about Freeman before a nonprofit genealogical society called her this spring.

Strong human emotions — love and pride — shone on the national political stage, as 17-year-old Gus and Tim Walz shared a heart-warming moment.

At the Democratic National Convention, Gov. Tim Walz had an enthusiastic rooting section in the Connecticut delegation from U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney, a classmate from the watershed election of 2006, and Gov. Ned Lamont, who was elected governor in Connecticut in 2018, the same year as Walz in Minnesota.

The residents of Thulasendrapuram in southern India are rooting for Kamala Harris, whose maternal grandfather lived in the village a century ago. They've organized prayers for her in the local temple.

This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, we talk about the life, music, and legacy of Connie Converse and what her example teaches us about how we think about the role of art and artists in our society.

As Democrats wrap their third night in Chicago, the Democratic National Convention continues its message of freedom and readies itself for its final night: the speech from Vice President Harris.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Ali Krieger, former U.S. Women's National Team star, about the new collective bargaining agreement between players and the National Women's Soccer League.

The possibility of a Canadian company buying 7-Eleven is sure to attract the attention of the government, investors and consumers in Japan, where the convenience chain is a staple of everyday life.