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 What to know about Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz
flipboard.com · CBS News
Vice President Kamala Harris has chosen Walz as her running mate. Here’s what to know about the Midwestern Democrat.
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 Peggy Flanagan could become the first Native American woman governor
The 19th · Jessica Kutz
If Harris wins or if Walz steps down to campaign, Flanagan would take his spot as Minnesota governor.
 The inequity of heat
High Country News · Jonathan Thompson
Extreme heat doesn’t discriminate; the ability to escape it does.
 Stop panicking … this is what a soft landing should look like
theconversation.com · Christopher Decker
What a difference a job report makes.
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 What’s that thumping sound in Paris?
NPR · Emma Bowman
There’s a dramatic new pre-game Olympics custom.
 Why 1999’s best horror movie was ‘The Sixth Sense’
Paste Magazine · Jim Vorel
In a year that also saw “The Blair Witch Project,” “Audition” and “Ravenous,” here’s the case for why the Bruce Willis flick tops the charts.
 California’s little-known ancient society
BBC Travel · Amber Turpin
Tracing their ancestral home to the picture-perfect Channel Islands, the Chumash likely descend from some of the Americas’ earliest settlers.
 How to build an Altoids tin survival kit
Lifehacker · Beth Skwarecki
Focus on what you need, not just what would be fun to pack.
 Why do Hawaiian soda cans have ridges around the top?
mentalfloss.com · Michele Debczak
Until 1991, all soda cans in the U.S. looked like this.
 10 types of eggplant
FOOD & WINE · Audrey Morgan
From globe to graffiti, look out for these at the grocery store and farmers market.
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