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Chants of "White lives matter!" "You will not replace us!" and "Jews will not replace us!" rang out on Aug. 11 as several hundred white nationalists and supremacists carried torches through the University of Virginia.
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U.N. Panel Urges U.S. Government To Reject Racial Hatred And Violence

Aug 23, 2017
An anti-racism panel denounced the U.S. response to "horrific events" in Charlottesville, Va. It did not mention President Trump by name but referred to "failure at the highest political level."

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Air Date: Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Back To School In Nye County

State Economic Conference Looks To Build On Nevada's Comeback

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  • Nevada's economy is making a comeback from the dark days of the Great Recession. But there is a lot more work to be done. Stakeholders from around Nevada's economy will talk about the best ways to build on the state's success during a conference in September.

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What You Should Know About The New Summer SAT

Aug 24, 2017
For the first time since the 1970s the SAT will be offered in the summer. As students get ready to sit for the test this Saturday, we ask: What does this new date mean for students?
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On Jan. 13, 2016, a cashier sells Powerball tickets in San Lorenzo, Calif. Later that day, three winning tickets split the record $1.6 billion jackpot. Wednesday's $758 million jackpot is the largest grand prize won by a single lottery ticket in U.S. history.

Convenience Store In Massachusetts Sells Winning Powerball Ticket

Aug 24, 2017
Handy Variety in Watertown, Mass., sold the winning ticket for the $758.7 million Powerball jackpot. It's the largest grand prize won by a single lottery ticket in U.S. history.
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Goats and Soda
Drones fly through the sky on a delivery in Rwanda.

Tanzania Gears Up To Become A Nation Of Medical Drones

Aug 23, 2017
Drones have delivered everything from pizza to condoms to hot dogs. In Tanzania, they have a bold new mission.
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Politics
President Trump speaks as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., looks on during a meeting with House and Senate leadership at the White House in June.

Trump's Fractured Relationship With Congress Causes GOP Dread

Aug 24, 2017
Republican leaders on Capitol Hill are trying to show unity, while Trump is sowing division that could doom the party's fall agenda.
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Voters wait in line in front of a polling station to cast their ballots in the presidential election in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Nov. 8, 2016.

Could Offering Spy Secrets To State Officials Help Safeguard Future Elections?

Aug 24, 2017
Congress could arrange for state elections officials to view high-level secrets about potential threats to their elections. First, they need security clearances.
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Kip Berman, frontman for The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart. The band's new album, <em>The Echo Of Pleasure, </em>is out Sep. 1.

First Listen: The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, 'The Echo Of Pleasure'

Aug 24, 2017
The band's latest album finds frontman Kip Berman entering a new chapter in his life with a growing family and the complicated feelings of growing older while staying in love.
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Planet Money

Episode 652: The Hydrox Resurrection

Aug 23, 2017
Hidden in the trash heap of commerce there is buried treasure. Abandoned brands--including trusted, beloved brands--are waiting to be claimed and reborn. Today on the show: A cookie comeback.
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City workers drape a tarp over the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee in Emancipation Park in Charlottesville, Va., on Wednesday. The city council voted to cover the statues to symbolize the city's mourning of Heather Heyer, who was killed while protesting a white nationalist rally earlier this month.

Charlottesville Shrouds Its Robert E. Lee And Stonewall Jackson Statues

Aug 23, 2017
The black tarps are a gesture of the city's mourning for Heather Heyer, who was struck and killed by a driver while she was protesting against a white supremacist rally on Aug. 12.
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