Money for medals: Countries give their Olympians cash bonuses for winning For most countries, many medal-winning athletes receive a hefty financial bonus. The amount depends — but can reaches upwards of $200,000 for some nations. Read more on NPR

Venezuelans protest Sunday’s contested presidential election results for a second day As Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro claims an unverifiable victory, anti-government protests there grow. Read more on NPR

Kamala Harris’ campaign is reaching out to specific types of male voters Campaigns don’t often reach out to male voters as men. At least on the Democratic side, that changed when Kamala Harris became the party’s likely nominee. Read more on NPR

They left their countries behind. But not their Olympic aspirations Thirty-seven refugees are competing in Paris as the Refugee Olympic Team. NPR’s Juana Summers talks with kayaker Saman Soltani, who fled Iran, and judoka Muna Dahouk, who left Syria during the war. Read more on NPR

What is Hezbollah and why did Israel launch an airstrike into Beirut? Israel and Hezbollah have been trading fire for months now. Tuesday’s strike in Beirut will further stir international fears of a wider regional war. Read more on NPR

Salmon are struggling to migrate in hot waters along their route. So they’re driving In the Pacific Northwest, some tributaries salmon travel through to spawn are so hot that it’s threatening their migration. In some places, biologists have trucked the fish to cooler water. Read more on NPR

Social media account with extremist comments could be tied to Trump gunman, FBI says The social media account had antisemitic and anti-immigrant comments that could be linked to the shooter, though officials are still working to verify the account’s authenticity, FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate said. Read more on NPR

Russia’s Wagner mercenaries suffer heavy loss fighting separatist rebels In the West African country of Mali, the Russian-backed Wagner mercenary group suffered one of its deadliest losses in the region. Read more on NPR

Blast rocks Beirut after Israel vows to strike at Hezbollah for rocket attack A large blast rocked southern Beirut after Israel vowed to strike at Hezbollah for a rocket attack in Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on the Lebanon Border. Read more on NPR

J.D. Vance is unrecognizable to his former friend NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with Sofia Nelson, a former close friend of vice presidential hopeful J.D. Vance, about how he’s changed from the person she knew for more than a decade. Read more on NPR