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NPR News: 07-20-2026 12AM EDT

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Peru Earthquake Kills 6

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The bulletin pauses from geopolitical conflict to note a natural disaster: at least six people have died in an earthquake in Peru. The report is brief — a single sentence — but the human toll underscores the breadth of catastrophe the four-minute newscast is tasked with covering. No additional details on the earthquake's magnitude, location within Peru, or rescue operations are provided in this segment.

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Trump's Election Security Claims vs. Georgia's Own Data

NPR News: 07-20-2026 12AM EDT · Jul 20, 2026 Government

Trump released declassified documents at a White House speech claiming U.S. elections are vulnerable — but offered no new evidence of fraudulent votes. Georgia's own election chief fired back with a data point so stark it stops the argument cold: exactly one noncitizen vote found going all the way back to 1996.

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