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A railroad crossing is flooded with water from the Platte River in Plattsmouth, Neb., after record high floodwaters inundated regions of the Midwest following an intense winter storm and rapid snowmelt.

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National

Nebraska Floods: 74 Cities, 65 Counties Declare A State of Emergency

Mar 19, 2019

Vice President Pence will visit Nebraska on Tuesday to survey damage caused by Midwest floods that have killed at least four people and displaced hundreds.

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Air Date: Tuesday, March 19, 2019

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The Huntridge Theater is a part of Las Vegas history and it holds a special place in many longtime residents' hearts, but it has sat in disrepair for years. Now, the owners and the state going to court over the theater's continued disintegration.

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Shots - Health News

Dr. Hillary Tamar, who's in the second year of her family medicine residency in Phoenix, is part of a new generation of doctors who are committed to treating addiction.

Aspiring Doctors Seek Advanced Training In Addiction Medicine

Mar 19, 2019

Once a tiny specialty that drew mostly psychiatrists, addiction medicine is expanding its accredited training to include primary care residents and "social justice warriors" who see it as a calling.

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Shots - Health News

A chimpanzee hugs her newborn at Burgers' Zoo in Arnhem, Netherlands, in 2010. Over the course of his long career, primatologist Frans de Waal has become convinced that primates and other animals express emotions similar to humans.

Sex, Empathy, Jealousy: How Emotions And Behavior Of Other Primates Mirror Our Own

Mar 19, 2019

Primatologist Frans de Waal believes that the way humans experience emotion is not unique: "That's a spectrum of behavior that we have, and the same thing is true for many other species."

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World Cafe

Robert Ellis Twists The Clichés Of The Traditional Saloon Player

Mar 19, 2019

Ellis has embraced his dangerous side to a deliciously fun effect with his latest project, Texas Piano Man.

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Sports

Japan's Olympic Committee President Tsunekazu Takeda said Tuesday that he will step down in June, as French authorities probe his involvement in payments made before Tokyo was awarded the 2020 Summer Games.

Head Of Japan's Olympic Committee Steps Down Amid Tokyo 2020 Corruption Probe

Mar 19, 2019

French prosecutors suspect the Tokyo bid committee of paying bribes to host the 2020 Games. Tsunekazu Takeda, who also chairs the IOC's Marketing Commission, maintains his innocence.

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All Songs Considered

Clockwise from upper left: KOKOKO!, Indigo Sparke, Yola Carter, Tamino, Cimafunk, Silvina Moreno

2019 SXSW Wrap-Up: Our Favorite Discoveries And Memorable Moments

Mar 19, 2019

Hear the shredded noise rock of Rev Rev Rev, the thundering soul of Yola Carter, Afro-Cuban grooves from Cimafunk, the warped and woozy pop of Rose Droll and much more in our 2019 SXSW wrap-up.

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National

White Nationalist Groups Increase Recruiting And Propaganda Across The West

Mar 19, 2019

The Anti-Defamation League says white supremacist propaganda has increased by more than 180 percent in the past year, as the groups seek to recruit disaffected white kids looking for community.

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Europe

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev says he will leave his post after nearly 30 years in office. He's seen here at the Akkorda Palace in Astana, Kazakhstan, in 2016.

Nazarbayev Resigns As Kazakhstan's President; Was First Elected In 1991

Mar 19, 2019

Nazarbayev is the only president Kazakhstan has ever known. He first rose to authority as a Communist Party official — and he's been accused of human rights abuses.

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World Cafe