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Air Date: Monday, July 24, 2017

Las Vegans Conquer 'The Toughest Foot Race In The World'

John L. Smith: OJ Still Making Excuses

Nevada Leads Nation In Unsheltered Homeless Youth

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  • Is Las Vegas real estate overheating? Could the city get an expansion soccer team? And for those new to the city or too young to remember, here's the story behind Yucca Mountain.

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Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., answers questions from reporters on Capitol Hill earlier this month. He makes his return to the Senate for the first time since being diagnosed with brain cancer last week.
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Politics

John McCain Set To Make A Dramatic Return Amid Political Storm

Jul 25, 2017
The Arizona senator, recently diagnosed with brain cancer, will be in the Senate Tuesday for what's expected to be a close health-care vote. But it's unclear what exactly senators will be voting on.
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The Salt
After World War II, Americans were ready to fill their lives — and kitchens — with cheerful colors and kitsch.

Does Your Family's Century-Old Pyrex Still Rule The Kitchen?

Jul 25, 2017
It wouldn't be surprising. The cheerful, vintage pieces are durable and able to help with almost any culinary task. And passionate collectors have devoted blogs, fan groups and social media to it.
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All Songs Considered
Jim James, a frequent performer at the Newport Folk Festival, returns again this year. He's seen here in a set from 2013.

Newport Folk 2017 Preview: Drive By Truckers, Jim James, John Prine And More

Jul 25, 2017
The festival's executive producer Jay Sweet explains how he picked this year's lineup and why the festival continues to resonate with people more than 50 years after it started.
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Politics
Donald Trump Jr. told Fox News' Sean Hannity on July 11 that he would be willing to testify under oath about the Trump Campaign's ties to Russia. He won't be under oath when he talks to the Senate Judiciary Committee this week.

Does It Matter If Trump Jr., Manafort Are Under Oath When They Talk To Congress?

Jul 25, 2017
The president's son and former campaign chairman are still legally required to tell the truth.
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Shots - Health News

What Are The Planet's Real 'Talking' Chimps And Gorillas Saying?

Jul 25, 2017
Movies are full of loquacious chimps, but could nonhuman apes really use language? NPR's Skunk Bear sorts through the disturbing history of research on ape language to sort fact from wishful thinking.
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The Two-Way
North Koreans enjoy beer and snacks last August during the Taedonggang Beer Festival in Pyongyang. The festival, the first of its kind in the country, was held as a promotional event for the locally brewed beer. Korean signs in the background read "Our country is the best."

North Korea Mysteriously Shuts Down Its Beer Festival

Jul 24, 2017
A China-based tour agency says North Korea informed them of the cancelation. "We don't expect information to be forthcoming," the agency writes.
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All Songs Considered

Sylvan Esso: 'Die Young,' From The Echo Mountain Recording Sessions

Jul 25, 2017
Watch Sylvan Esso perform a version of the the duo's song "Die Young" with members of Wye Oak, The Mountain Goats, Hiss Golden Messenger, Mountain Men and Megafaun.
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Joe's Big Idea
Mary Anderson's illustration of her 1903 patented "window cleaning device."

Alabama Woman Stuck In NYC Traffic In 1902 Invented The Windshield Wiper

Jul 25, 2017
Entrepreneur Mary Anderson thought it made no sense that New York streetcar drivers had to keep jumping off to clean snow from the windshield. She soon won a patent for her "window cleaning device."
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Around the Nation

Nashville's Police Department Makes Diversifying A Priority

Jul 25, 2017
The department, which is 85 percent white, is offering minority high school boys an inside look. It's hoped the boys will consider law enforcement or at least come away with respect for police work.

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