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Acts range from family-friendly slapstick to edgy stand-up at the four-day comedy festival put on by The National Comedy Center in Jamestown, N.Y. — that's the birthplace of <em>I Love Lucy </em>star Lucille Ball, who was born Aug. 6, 1911.

Lucille Ball's hometown is a comedy destination. No joke

Acts range from family-friendly slapstick to edgy standup at the four-day comedy event held in Jamestown, N.Y., home of the I Love Lucy star.

Economists say creating a 2% tax minimum for the extremely wealthy would unlock an extra $250 billion per year.

Meet the man with the plan to tax the world's wealthiest 3,000 people

The Brazilian government has proposed a 2% global wealth tax on the uber-rich. It would impact the 3,000 wealthiest people in the world.

Vice President Harris steps off Air Force 2 upon arrival at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Aug. 1.

Poll: Arizona's Kelly is most liked as Harris' VP pick, but the field isn't well known

Of the top three potential running mates, Mark Kelly has the highest favorability rating overall and is particularly strong with independents. Harris is set to make her announcement Tuesday.

These chocolate chip cookies from America's Test Kitchen are yummy. But can they top a cookie created by AI?

Can AI make better chocolate chip cookie recipes than humans? We taste tested 2

NPR's Morning Edition asked America's Test Kitchen for help in testing chocolate chip cookie recipes generated by ChatGPT and DishGen.

U.S. Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., speaks during a campaign event on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024, in Northwoods, Mo.. Voting in the Democratic House primary race closes Tuesday.

Missouri Rep. Cori Bush is ousted by a primary challenger backed by pro-Israel groups

Incumbent Missouri U.S. Rep. Cori Bush has lost a Democratic primary to St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell, who was backed by pro-Israel groups.

Nancy Pelosi talks to NPR about wielding power — and her role as Biden stepped aside

Nancy Pelosi opens up about wielding power — and what she was doing in the days leading up to President Joe Biden announcing he was abandoning his race for a second term

Google suffered a defeat in a major antitrust lawsuit that was first brought by the Department of Justice in 2020.

Google is defiant after losing antitrust lawsuit and being called a 'monopolist'

A federal judge rules that Google illegally abused its monopoly power to maintain its control over the search engine business. Google says it's appealing.

Lee Kiefer of Team United States (L) fought her way to a gold medal in the individual women's foil competition and helped lead her team to a first-ever gold medal against Italy, one of the best fencing teams in the world.

U.S. women fencers won big at the Olympics. Will it bring more respect and attention?

Olympic fencing had a big moment in Paris. For the first time ever American women won both individual and team golds in the foil competition. Will this boost a sport that often draws tiny crowds?

Vice President Harris speaks during a campaign rally in Atlanta on July 30, 2024.

A Virginia man has been arrested for allegedly threatening to kill Kamala Harris

Harris was mentioned 19 times on the account, according to the complaint, including several times in the days after announcing she was running for president in place of Biden.

The U.N. announced on Monday that it fired nine staff members from its agency for Palestinian refugees, known as UNRWA, after an internal investigation found they may have been involved in the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, attack against Israel.

U.N. fires 9 more staffers over potential involvement in Oct. 7 attack on Israel

The secretary-general's office did not elaborate on the UNRWA staffers' likely role in the attack or on the evidence that prompted its decision.

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