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Air Date: Friday, September 21, 2018

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The City of Las Vegas wants help to fund all kinds of programs it runs from homeless outreach to art projects. The city is turning to a new idea to raise that money - crowdfunding.

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Because of a recent court decision, the size of the financial incentive your employer offers you in hopes of motivating you to lower your cholesterol or lose weight may soon shrink.

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Shots - Health News

Workplace Wellness Plans Offer Big Incentives, But May Cost Your Privacy

Sep 22, 2018

Uncertainty over federal standards for these cost-saving programs could trigger different perks for employees, and change what they must do to qualify.

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Goats and Soda

Ali Nialy, pictured above, heads the team of tour guides that handwrite the messages for Postcards from Timbuktu.

Why It's Easy — And Hard — To Get A Postcard All The Way From Timbuktu

Sep 22, 2018

When tourism to the fabled city took a downturn, two guys came up with an idea to bring in a little income for the local tour guides.

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Pop Culture Happy Hour

The second season of Netflix's <em>American Vandal</em> uses several true-crime techniques, like this moody reenactment, to explore its fake-crime story.

How To Defend Season 2 Of 'American Vandal' Against Its Naysayers

Sep 22, 2018

Now that enough people have seen the second season of Netflix's comedy/drama/true crime parody, your weekend will be full of people comparing it unfavorably to season one. Here's why they're wrong.

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National Security

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein listens during a Supreme Court confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill September 4, 2018, in Washington, D,C.

The Russia Investigations: Rod Rosenstein On The Razor's Edge

Sep 22, 2018

The deputy attorney general is in a tight spot over the early phase of his tenure after a bombshell report by The New York Times. And the president has postponed the next shot in the document war.

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Education

New Findings On Loan Forgiveness; Puerto Rico Schools After Maria; DeVos Calls For Free-Speech

Sep 22, 2018

The Education Department offers new findings on student loan forgiveness; Enrollment in Puerto Rico's schools drops after Hurricane Maria; DeVos calls for more free and open speech on college campuses

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Asia

Cleanup workers arrive with trucks the next morning to haul away the remnants of the water-worn statues.

Indians Are Partying And Praying For Elephant-Headed God Ganesh

Sep 22, 2018

For 10 days, they sing, dance, chant and pray at the feet of Ganesh statues, then submerge them in water. The festival was once used to circumvent British rule.

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Elections

Democratic Rep. Beto O'Rourke makes a point as Republican Sen. Ted Cruz listens Friday during a debate at McFarlin Auditorium at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. O'Rourke is looking to unseat Cruz in November in what polls suggest has become a su

Surprisingly Close Texas Senate Race Sparks Testy Debate For Cruz, O'Rourke

Sep 21, 2018

Republican Sen. Ted Cruz and challenger Beto O'Rourke sparred on immigration, health care, gun control and national anthem protests. The race could tilt the balance of power in the Senate in November.

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Fresh Air Weekend

Maggie Gyllenhaal stars as a sex worker who gets off the streets by becoming an actress in — and then a director of — porn films in HBO's<em> The Deuce. </em>She's also a producer on the series.<em> </em>

Fresh Air Weekend: Maggie Gyllenhaal; Breaking Free From The Purity Movement

Sep 22, 2018

Gyllenhaal takes on the power imbalance of sex work in The Deuce. Critic Justin Chang reviews The Sisters Brothers. Linda Kay Klein reflects on the shame caused by the Evangelical purity movement.