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How To Make A Civics Education Stick

Aug 14, 2018

In the age of fake news, civics learning involves a lot more than reading the Constitution. One teacher says she encourages her students to "question everything."

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Air Date: Monday, August 13, 2018

Coming up on Monday's program ...
Checking in with Ralston; back to school in Nye County; UNR finds the number of doctors in the state is growing...

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Politics

Christine Hallquist, transgender candidate seeking the Democratic Party nomination to run for governor of Vermont, speaks with supporter Asfar Basha in Burlington, Vt.

What To Watch In Tuesday's Primaries: Wisconsin, Minnesota, Connecticut And Vermont

Aug 14, 2018

The 2018 midterms have been dominated by talk of Democratic gains, but today Republicans will pick nominees in several places they hope to flip House seats and even governors' mansions.

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Code Switch

Rachel (Constance Wu) and Nick (Henry Golding) share a moment in the Singapore moonlight in <em>Crazy Rich Asians</em>.

Opinion: Don't Sweat The #Repsweats And Let 'Crazy Rich Asians' Be What It Is

Aug 14, 2018

NPR Code Switch reporter Kat Chow writes about the burdens imposed on representations of Asians and Asian-Americans in pop culture — even on a fun, frothy rom-com.

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Europe

Police stand in the street after a car crashed outside the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London, Britain, on Tuesday.

Car Crashes Into Security Barriers At U.K. Parliament

Aug 14, 2018

Authorities say at least two people were injured in what London police say they are treating as a terrorist incident.

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Politics

Morning News Brief: Primaries, Taliban Attack And Turkey's Crisis

Aug 14, 2018

Four states hold primaries Tuesday ahead of November's midterms. Taliban fighters have attacked the Afghan city of Ghazni. As Turkey's economic troubles spread, a dispute with the U.S. plays a role.

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Business

Conyers looks at the back of a package of colored pencils. Her cart is split about half-and-half between American- and foreign-made products.

What's In Your Shopping Cart? A Battleground For Global Trade

Aug 14, 2018

As a trade war brews between the U.S. and its major trading partners, we looked into the carts of back-to-school shoppers to see how global trade might show up in their baskets

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World

Beer cans packed up and ready to go at Stone Brewing in Berlin. Cans are a daring choice in Germany, where customers prefer to drink beer out of glass bottles.

Uh Oh, Germany Is Rapidly Running Out Of Beer Bottles

Aug 14, 2018

In Germany, beer consumption is up as temperatures remain unusually high. This is good and bad news for the beer industry.

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Taliban Attack Key Provincial Capital In Central Afghanistan

Aug 14, 2018

The Taliban have taken over much of Ghazni Province and reports of casualties rise. Steve Inskeep talks to Pam Constable of The Washington Post about what that means for Afghan government control.

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National

Total Of 6 Firefighters Have Been Killed Battling Calif. Wildfires

Aug 14, 2018

State fire officials say another firefighter has died battling wildfires in Northern California. Monday's death occurred at the site of the Mendocino Complex Fire north of San Francisco.