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Air Date: Wednesday, August 23, 2017

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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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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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NPR Ed

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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The Two-Way

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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National Security

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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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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The Two-Way

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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