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Grapes make for more than just a juicy snack. Try chef Kathy Gunst's recipe for a flatbread loaded with grapes, bacon and cheese.

The groundbreaking research makes a "phantom" hand seem real.

Lawmakers have been critical of how the FBI mishandled the investigation of Larry Nassar. Several prominent gymnasts abused by Nassar are testifying about the case to the Senate Judiciary Committee.

In India, Hindu nationalists have passed laws making it harder for interfaith couples to marry. The laws have increased a stigma and emboldened extremists to interrupt weddings.

Commentator Patt Morrison says it's time to dismantle a few of the myths about Los Angeles.

The speeches at the Democratic National Convention may last until nearly midnight for many of the nation's TV viewers, but in L.A. the nightly sessions are ending before 9 p.m. That gives the party plenty of time to party, and you get the feeling that's where most of the popular will is being expressed. NPR's Don Gonyea reports from inside the Conga, a popular local club that was rented out for a fundraiser for Democratic candidates.

NPR's Gerry Hadden reports that another election defeat for the party that for years ruled Mexico has re-ignited hopes that the government can reach a peace agreement with guerrillas in the south. The Institutional Revolutionary Party or PRI yesterday lost the gubernatorial election in the state of Chiapas. Only six weeks ago, the PRI lost the presidential election to opposition candidate Vicente Fox . Both Fox and the opposition winner in the governor's race yesterday have pledged to resolve the bloody conflict in Chiapas between government forces and the indigenous Zapatista rebels.

NPR's Julie McCarthy reports from Camp Zeist in the Netherlands that the prosecution appears to have suffered a setback today in the trial of two Libyans accused of blowing up Pan Am Flight 103. The defense and the prosecution wrangled over CIA documents. The defense objected to being given expurgated versions of intelligence documents, while the prosecution was allowed to see a fuller version of the texts. The court ruled in favor of the defense.

NPR's Don Gonyea reports Texas governor George W. Bush's campaign for president as he heads toward this weeks GOP convention in Philadelphia. The prospective Republican nominee has been appearing at rallies in states where his party has struggled in recent presidential elections. Yesterday's tour stop found Bush in Louisville, Ky.

NPR's Peter Kenyon reports on today's opening of the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia. Several tense confrontations erupted between police and smaller groups of protesters but they were negotiated with no arrests.