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Paxton, who has been suspended, faced 16 articles of impeachment tied to allegations that he abused his office to protect a political donor. The Senate vote reinstates Paxton as attorney general.

So far there's been no evidence that President Biden benefited financially from his son's business dealings. And as prior impeachments have shown, Republicans risk a backlash from perceived overreach.

But that never stops NPR's Scott Simon, especially on International Talk Like a Pirate Day.

UNESCO World Heritage Sites are considered "outstanding works of human genius." There are now 25 in the U.S., including the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks, the Statue of Liberty and the Grand Canyon.

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You saw William Mulholland in the movie Chinatown, but that highly fictionalized film only scratched the surface of this controversial figure. In one of the greatest civil engineering feats in American history, William Mulholland designed and built the Los Angeles Aqueduct, which transported water 233 miles from the picturesque Owens Valley south to Los Angeles. Completed in 1913, the aqueduct made him a hero to Angelenos, but fifteen years later, the St. Francis Dam above Los Angeles burst, killing over 400 people and effectively ending his career. This event is free and open to the public, and there is no need to pre-register.  Recommended for adults.

A new city ordinance which tightens the use of surveillance technology was passed unanimously by the San Diego City Council Monday. Then, a KPBS review of nearly 500 use-of-force incidents shows it’s rare for local police officers to be fired or even suspended when they kill or severely injure people. Next, San Diego housing prices dropped in June for the first time this year, signaling what might be a cooling of the local housing market. Then, the National Park Sevice is employing a variety of strategies to protect California’s giant sequoia trees from wildfires and climate change. Next, an excerpt from the new podcast Imperfect Paradise: The Forgotten Revolutionary about the life of a Chicano student activist in the 1990s. Finally, what to expect at this week’s Comic-Con.

How to deal with burnout and ageism at work, and what to do when your boss treats you differently because of your political views.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is trying something new to introduce kids to the materials that make art.