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In this July 10, 1945, photo provided by U.S. Navy media content operations, USS Indianapolis (CA 35) is shown off the Mare Island Navy Yard, in Northern California, 20 days before she was sunk by Japanese torpedoes.

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Wreckage Of USS Indianapolis, Sunk By Japanese In WWII, Found In Pacific

Aug 20, 2017

The cruiser was returning from a secret mission to deliver atomic bomb components when she was sunk by a Japanese submarine. The ensuing loss of life is the large in the history of the U.S. Navy.

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Air Date: Friday, August 18, 2017

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Because of a dispute over distribution, Nevada's newly opened recreational marijuana industry has been in a "weed emergency" for months. However, that dispute might finally be resolved.

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The Two-Way

Spain's King Felipe and Queen Letizia and other dignitaries attend a solemn Mass at Barcelona's Sagrada Familia Basilica on Sunday for the victims of the terror attacks that killed 14 people and wounded over 120 in Barcelona, Spain.

Mass Held In Barcelona To Honor Victims Of Terror Attacks

Aug 20, 2017

The service was held as authorities continue a manhunt for the 22-year-old Moroccan believed to be the driver of a van that plowed into pedestrians on a popular promenade.

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Politics

Crews worked to remove the statue of Supreme Court judge and segregationist Roger Taney from the front lawn of the Maryland State House late Thursday night. Taney wrote the 1857 <em>Dred Scott</em> decision that defended slavery and said black Americans could never be citizens.

Confederate Statues Were Built To Further A 'White Supremacist Future'

Aug 20, 2017

President Trump hasn't mentioned it as he's defended the memorabilia over the past week, but historians say the statues were originally built to send a clear message to black Americans.

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Around the Nation

President Trump poses with Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr., during commencement at Liberty University May 13 in Lynchburg, Va.

Some Liberty University Grads Are Returning Their Diplomas To Protest Trump

Aug 20, 2017

A group of alumni from one of the nation's most influential evangelical Christian universities is condemning their school's president for his continued alignment with President Trump.

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Parallels

Suat Keceli, left, a retired stockroom worker, and his barber Yasar Ayhan pose in Ayhan's barber shop in Kasimpasa, the Istanbul neighborhood where President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan grew up. Keceli is a conservative Muslim who kept his daughter out of school when headscarves were banned in the classroom.

In Turkey, Schools Will Stop Teaching Evolution This Fall

Aug 20, 2017

When Turkish children head back to school, something will be missing from their textbooks: any mention of evolution. The government is phasing in what it calls a values-based curriculum.

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Goats and Soda

Modu Churi, who fled his village to escape Boko Haram last year, now earns a living by charging cellphones for displaced persons in northeast Nigeria.

How To Succeed In Business After Fleeing For Your Life

Aug 20, 2017

A father of seven had to start over after his family was forced from home by Boko Haram. He found safety and a new job in a camp for displaced persons.

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Shots - Health News

Vanessa Wauchope begins abdominal exercises in Leah Keller's class in San Francisco, Calif. Keller teaches an exercise, called "drawing in," to help strengthen abdominal muscles that tend to spread apart a bit during pregnancy.

Getting To The Core Of Exercises Said To Strengthen 'Mum Tum'

Aug 20, 2017

NPR listeners had lots of questions after our story about diastasis recti, a medical condition of abdominal muscles that's common among new moms. Many wanted to know more about how to fix the problem.

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Code Switch

How To Talk Race With Your Family: Ask Code Switch

Aug 20, 2017

We asked you to send us your racial conundrums. And in the first 'Ask Code Switch,' we take on a big one: How do you talk to family members whose racial views seem stuck in the Stone Age?

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U.S.

Lana Lokteff, pictured, runs an alt-right media company to promote her white nationalist ideologies. But<em> </em>critics say that kind of outspokenness from a growing number of female allies is at odds with how men in the movement view women's roles.

The Women Behind The 'Alt-Right'

Aug 20, 2017

Women in the movement have built Internet presences around boosting white nationalist ideologies. But journalist Seyward Darby says that outspokenness is at odds with male white nationalists' ideas.