Winklevoss twins and crypto ties seek to shape Arizona Democratic primary race The Winklevoss twins, crypto money and other interests are seeking to shape the Phoenix-area Democratic primary on Tuesday for a U.S. House seat. Read more on NPR

Morning news brief Israel blames Hezbollah for deadly rocket strike. Venezuela’s electoral authority declares President Maduro the winner of Sunday’s election. Donald Trump escalates his attacks against VP Harris. Read more on NPR

A protein called Reelin keeps popping up in brains that resist aging and Alzheimer’s Early in life, the protein Reelin helps assemble the brain. Later on, it appears to protect the organ from Alzheimer’s and other threats to memory and thinking. Read more on NPR

Biden’s withdrawal from the race has echoes of LBJ Both men brought an end to their presidencies by declining the nomination of their party for another term. Read more on NPR

Undefeated at the Olympics since 1992, USA women’s basketball seeks 8th straight gold As the U.S. women’s basketball team plays its Olympic opener against Japan, expectations are high. The U.S. has won the last 7 gold medals, and hasn’t lost at the Olympics in most players’ lifetimes. Read more on NPR

Boys gymnastics programs are hard to find. That affects the U.S. Olympic pipeline. Every four years, the Olympics puts a spotlight on gymnastics. But for boys in many parts of the U.S., it’s hard to even find a place to learn the sport. Read more on NPR

JD Vance and the Republican vets who think American should do less, not more, abroad JD Vance is the first veteran of Iraq or Afghanistan to appear on a presidential ballot. But he isn’t a hawk; he leads a contingent of war veterans in the GOP who oppose U.S. military intervention overseas. Read more on…

Amid outcries of fraud, Nicolás Maduro is reelected as Venezuela’s president Electoral authorities claimed Maduro won a third term in Sunday’s election, sparking accusations his authoritarian regime had committed massive fraud to steal victory from the opposition candidate. Read more on NPR

Firefighters are working around the clock to contain Northern California’s Park Fire About 4,000 personnel are fighting the Park Fire, the biggest active blaze in the nation. With slightly cooler weather over the weekend, they were able to increase containment. Read more on NPR

Emergency Rooms for geriatrics are helping older patients get diagnosed accurately Older adults are more likely to be misdiagnosed than other adults. Multiple conditions and medications can make it tricky. Geriatric ERs are an answer to this problem and they are catching on. Read more on NPR