Links to three reports from National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll up for today’s IRAN, LEBANON, UKRAINE and GAZA, and down for MEDIA 7-29-26.) — MCM

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Truth Social launches paid early access to Trump posts. Reported by Bobby Allyn | NPR  The latest offering from President Trump’s social media platform, Truth Social, stands out. Trump Media & Technology Group is now shopping to traders and investors . . . Click HERE to listen and read more. 

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FROM JULY 29 ‘Odyssey’ translator Emily Wilson says Nolan shouldn’t have written the movie himself. Reported by Dave Davies | NPR  Christopher Nolan‘s new film, “ The Odyssey,” is a box-office hit. But University of Pennsylvania classics scholar Emily Wilson, who published her own translation of Homer’s epic in 2017, says Nolan’s script . . . Click HERE to read more and listen.

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FROM JULY 31  Small bookstores are popping up across the country. What’s behind the boom. Reported by Reagan Jones | NPR  Small bookstores are opening up around the country and finding new ways to bring people in. Click HERE to listen and read.

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