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The 2024 presidential election has taken a major turn after Biden dropped out of the race. WSJ’s Molly Ball charts how the 2024 political election has hit a reset and what Harris’s candidacy could mean for her party and the country. 



Further Listening:

- Takeaways from the RNC: Trump Is in Control 



Further Reading:

- Biden Withdrawal Caps Weeks of Epic Political Turbulence 



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USAntibiotics's plant in Tennessee is one of the last plants in the United States that makes amoxicillin, the crucial antibiotic that has been in shortage in some forms since 2022. But the plant isn’t breaking even, financially. WSJ’s Liz Essley Whyte reports on why it is so hard for American-made generic drugs manufacturers to survive.



Further Listening:

- Will Florida’s Plan to Get Cheap Drugs From Canada Work? 

- Trillion Dollar Shot 



Further Reading:

- Drug Shortages in America Reach a Record High 

- Drug Shortages Trigger FTC Probe 



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Democrats are rallying around Vice President Kamala Harris as she takes over President Biden’s campaign. WSJ’s Tarini Parti discusses some key moments in her political career and explores what they reveal about her as a candidate.



Further Listening:

- Biden Taps Out. Harris Taps In. 

- Takeaways from the RNC: Trump Is in Control 



Further Reading:

- Inside the Slow-Building Biden-Harris Relationship 

- How Kamala Harris Views Policy 





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Last Friday, 8.5 million computers around the world stopped working. All kinds of businesses were impacted, from airlines to banks to hospitals. The cause was a routine update sent out by a software company called CrowdStrike. WSJ’s Robert McMillan explains how the meltdown happened and why Microsoft’s software was especially vulnerable.



Further Reading:

- Blue Screens Everywhere Are Latest Tech Woe for Microsoft 

- CrowdStrike Made Its Name Fighting Technology Problems. Now It Has Caused One. 



Further Listening:

- The Computer Glitch That Caused Nearly 1,000 Convictions 

- Hacking the Hackers 



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On Sunday, President Joe Biden ended his bid for re-election and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris. Annie Linskey reports on Biden’s big decision and what lies ahead for Harris and the Democratic Party. 



Further Listening:

- Takeaways from the RNC: Trump Is in Control 

- Will Biden Stay in the Race? 



Further Reading:

- How the Bet on an 81-Year-Old Joe Biden Turned Into an Epic Miscalculation 

- Biden Drops Out of Presidential Race, Endorses Harris 



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The Republican National Convention came to a close Thursday night with a speech by presidential nominee Donald Trump that called for unity while also returning to familiar rhetoric. WSJ’s Molly Ball says it’s a remarkable turnaround for a candidate who was once an outsider, and has now remade the party in his image. Plus, Jessica Mendoza and Jacob Gallagher give the convention a fit check.



Further Reading:

- Trump Hasn’t Changed, but the GOP Has 

- Crypto Dads, Trump Suits and Four-Letter Words: Scenes from the Cultural Frenzy at the RNC 



Further Listening:

- Elon Musk and Silicon Valley Turn Towards Trump 

- Trump Courts the Union Vote 

- The Secret Service’s Failure to Protect Trump 



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