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Air Date: Friday, July 21, 2017

Erotic Art Show Organizer: 'This Is Art, Not Porn'

Will Big Ideas From New Higher Ed Chief Work?

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  • Thom Reilly is now in charge of the Nevada System of Higher Education, the body that oversees Nevada's colleges and universities. What are his plans? We'll also talk to art curator Laura Henkel about her boundary-pushing show, 12 Inches of Sin.

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Cecil the Lion, photographed in 2013, was killed by a trophy hunter in Zimbabwe in 2015. Two years later, his son, Xanda, came to the same end nearby.
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Xanda, Son Of Cecil The Lion, Also Killed

Jul 21, 2017
A trophy hunter shot and killed the six-year-old lion near Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park, near where his father was killed two years ago.
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Salvador Dali in 1971.

Salvador Dalí's Remains Exhumed, Revealing A Perfectly Arranged Mustache

Jul 21, 2017
When the late Spanish painter was exhumed for a paternity suit, experts discovered his distinctive mustache kept its shape. "Checking it was a very exciting moment," says the head of his estate.
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White House press secretary Sean Spicer listens to a reporter's question during a briefing at the White House in June.

Sean Spicer Resigns As White House Press Secretary

Jul 21, 2017
Spicer, who has had an embattled tenure as President Trump's lead spokesperson, confirms departure in tweet.
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Canvasser Ana Mejia gathers her supplies at the offices of the National Council of La Raza in Miami in 2016. The NCLR renamed itself UnidosUS this month, causing a rift in the U.S. Latino community. Some see it as shedding a dated name, but others see it as leaving a legacy behind.

The Largest U.S. Latino Advocacy Group Changes Its Name, Sparking Debate

Jul 21, 2017
The National Council of La Raza renamed itself UnidosUS this month, causing a rift in the U.S. Latino community. Some see it as shedding a dated name, but others see it as leaving a legacy behind.
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Is Inflammation Bad For You Or Good For You?

Jul 21, 2017
It depends what's causing the inflammation and how long it lasts. But the habits that keep you healthy overall also help prevent the bad inflammation that increases the risk of chronic disease.
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An empty coffee mug, left forlorn on the table. Federal regulators found that "New of Kopi Jantan Tradisional Natural Herbs Coffee" had an ingredient similar to the active ingredient in Viagra.

A Wake-Up Call: Coffee Recalled By FDA For Having Viagra-Like Ingredient

Jul 21, 2017
Regulators took issue with the tortuously named "New of Kopi Jantan Tradisional Natural Herbs Coffee," which didn't declare a chemical akin to the erectile dysfunction drug's active ingredient.
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Dozens of people stand in the offices of Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., protesting against the Republican health care plan on Capitol Hill on Thursday. Uncertainty about the future of the health care system has shaken insurers.

Even Talking About Weakening Obamacare Provisions Weakens The Exchanges

Jul 21, 2017
The future of the Affordable Care Act pillars like subsidies and the individual mandate is uncertain, and that is causing higher premiums and fewer insurers in the marketplaces, experts say.
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A man walks near a damaged building after an earthquake struck near the Greek island of Kos early Friday.

Deadly Earthquake Strikes Greece And Turkey

Jul 21, 2017
The powerful quake left at least two people dead on the Greek resort island of Kos during peak tourist season.
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Manal Idrees, a former resident of west Mosul, returns to the Old City on a grim mission to try to find the body of her son. She says he was beheaded by ISIS because his uncles were police officers.

In Mosul, Grim Homecomings And A Struggle To Survive In A City Now Free From ISIS

Jul 21, 2017
Civil defense workers have recovered more than 1,400 bodies of civilians in west Mosul. Relatives are searching for the bodies of loved ones in a landscape so devastated they can barely recognize it.

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