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#NPRWormWeek: Worms Are Bottled Up In The Smithsonian's Crawl Space

Tapeworms, hookworms, leeches. Millions of specimens. This collection has it all — except legs.

Donald Trump, gives his acceptance speech during the final day of the Republican National Convention, July 21, in Cleveland.

Questioning If An Election Will Be 'Rigged' Strikes At The Heart Of Democracy

The stage appears to be set for many Americans to question the legitimacy of this year's election results. The consequences of that are unknowable and potentially dangerous.

U.S. women's soccer player Crystal Dunn (in white) contends with Amel Majri of France during their match at Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The U.S. earned a 1-0 victory in the the Group G first-round meeting in the Rio Summer Olympics tournament.

U.S. Women Edge France, Passing A Tough Test In Olympic Soccer

A tense tone dominated with both offenses repeatedly getting the ball into the penalty area. All shots were turned away but one, by American Carli Lloyd.

A woman makes her way to a voting station in Zithobeni during the 2016 local government elections on Wednesday in Gauteng, South Africa.

Nelson Mandela's Party Faces Big Setback In South African Elections

The African National Congress has lost key races in municipal elections following a series of corruption scandals. It has governed South Africa since the country's first post-apartheid vote in 1994.

A supporter of Green Party candidate Jill Stein holds a doctored Bernie Sanders sign at a rally at City Hall in Philadelphia during the Democratic National Convention last month.

Some Bernie Sanders Supporters Finding A New Home Within The Green Party

The former Democratic candidate may have been mentioned more than the Green Party's own presumptive nominee, Jill Stein, at the third party's convention this weekend in Houston.

U.S. Is On Target To Accept And Resettle 10,000 Syrian Refugees

A State Department official says the U.S. will admit even more Syrians next year. The program continues despite complaints that Islamist militants could slip in amid the legitimate refugees.

San Diego Opera's General Director David Bennett looking at one of the word clouds created from data polled at the Chula Vista stop of the "listening tour," June 16, 2016.

San Diego Opera's 'Listening Tour' Asked What Opera Means To People

General Director David Bennett talks about the results of the tour

Five of the eight D.C. high school students participating in <em>Portraits Alive!</em> at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery. The students lead visitors on an interactive tour of the museum and perform original monologues. (From left) Daja Moorer as Jane Addams, Adjane Embrey as Eleanor Roosevelt, Kyla-Mechelle Petty as Malcolm X, and Daniel James as Albert Einstein.

At The Portrait Gallery, Students Tell The Stories That Pictures Can't

Washington, D.C., teens get into the spirit of historical figures and tell visitors what the portraits miss. In one instance, a student imagines a private talk between Richard Nixon and his wife.

San Diego Fire-Rescue Department and La Mesa Fire Department personnel salute as the procession for slain San Diego police Officer Jonathan De Guzman passes through eastbound Interstate 8, Aug. 5, 2016.

Memorial Honors 'Courageous, Selfless' Slain San Diego Police Officer

Chief Zimmerman says De Guzman was "the best of us"

A woman carries a boy to a hospital in Taiz, Yemen. He was injured in an attack by the Houthi rebel group.

A Yemeni Mother's Plea: Don't Forget Our Children

Millions of children in Yemen are being killed, injured or traumatized. A mom and activist outlines how the world can help them.

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