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Trump and Harris will meet face-to-face for the first time on the debate stage

Trump and Harris didn't directly interact while he was in the White House and she was in the Senate. She debated fellow vice presidential candidate Mike Pence in 2020.

To get their summertime fix, sponge candy lovers on the shore of Lake Erie have to plan in advance.

In 'Sponge Candy Crescent,' Addicts Hoard 'Heaven'

During the long winter months on the eastern shore of Lake Erie, sponge candy is a mainstay. But the temperamental treat isn't available in hot weather, so to get their fix in the summer, fans have to plan in advance.

Something in the Water in 2019 was considered a widespread success, and Virginia Beach leaders are using many of the same logistical methods for the festival’s return. (Image: Craig McClure courtesy of the City of Virginia Beach)

Organizers expect to propose 2025 dates for Something in the Water

Festival organizer Robby Wells told Virginia Beach City Council that dates would be proposed by Oct. 19 for the rescheduled festival.

Former White House chief of staff John Kelly, seen here on a visit to the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial in Belleau in 2018, has criticized his former boss Donald Trump.

Trump's former chief of staff called him a 'fascist.' Harris is campaigning on that

John Kelly, a retired Marine general who was Donald Trump's chief of staff, said his former boss fits the definition of a fascist. Now Vice President Harris is running on it.

NPR listener Amanda Sauermann has never had horchata, but Vampire Weekend's song of the same name kept her warm during a rough winter.

Heating Up The Kitchen To Vampire Weekend's 'Horchata'

NPR listener Amanda Sauermann says the song transcended her "out of the cold and into the Caribbean."

A person waits to cross Lexington Avenue in Manhattan on Feb. 21. Newly passed legislation decriminalized jaywalking in New York City.

Enforcement was considered discriminatory. Now New Yorkers can jaywalk legally

The NYPD can no longer ticket jaywalkers, after years of protest that enforcement unfairly targeted Black and Hispanic New Yorkers.

2 passenger jets came dangerously close to each other in the skies over Phoenix

The Federal Aviation Administration is once again looking into a close call at a major U.S. airport, after two passenger jets narrowly avoided a mid-air collision as they attempted to land in Phoenix.

MEDITERRANEAN SEA - Sailors heave around a line during a replenishment-at-sea aboard the USS Cole.

The Navy is extending the life of 15 ships, including five based in Norfolk

The decision is part of a Navy effort to boost the number of ships on active duty.

The local soldier critically injured on the Army’s Gaza pier mission dies

Army Sgt. Quandarius Stanley is being laid to rest in South Carolina.

Florida lawmakers try to balance condo safety with cost

Florida lawmakers have sent the governor a bill that would provide financial relief to condo owners. The measure softens mandates passed after the deadly 2021 collapse of a condo tower in Surfside.

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