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Air Date: Monday, July 24, 2017

Coming up on Friday's program ...
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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Female Athletes Are Closing The Gender Gap When It Comes To Concussions

Jul 24, 2017

Gina "Danger" Mazany is a professional mixed martial arts athlete, and she's helping researchers learn more about head injuries and the female brain.

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Chris Gard and Connie Yates, the parents of critically ill infant Charlie Gard, as they arrived at a court session in London on Monday.

Parents Of Terminally Ill British Baby Charlie Gard End Legal Fight

Jul 24, 2017

The couple's lawyer told the London High Court that new medical tests have shown that an experimental treatment would not help at this point, ending their legal fight to transport him to the U.S.

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USS Constitution Sails Into Boston Harbor Once Again

Jul 24, 2017

The wooden warship nicknamed "Old Ironsides" returned to the water after more than two years of restoration.

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Goats and Soda

Pat Wilkins didn't plan to live in Ghana. But the former New Yorker is now so much a part of the society that, as one Ghanaian puts it, "We don't even see her as an American. She is family to us."

New Yorker Redesigns Her Life To Help Kids In Ghana

Jul 24, 2017

Pat Wilkins had a "high maintenance life" with expensive vacations and a BMW. Then she decided to diverge from that path.

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Suicide Bomber Kills At Least 24 In Afghanistan's Capital

Jul 24, 2017

The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the latest attack in a wave of recent violence in Kabul.

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A man holds a sign that says "Constitution" at a demonstration Monday in front of the presidential palace in Warsaw, Poland.

Poland's President Says He Will Veto Controversial Legislation, Defying His Party

Jul 24, 2017

Critics say the two controversial measures would have undermined the independence of the judiciary. Poland has seen days of demonstrations across the country against the legislation.

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Jared Kushner Says 'I Did Not Collude' Ahead Of Senate Committee Appearance

Jul 24, 2017

Kushner states that during the presidential campaign he had "hardly any" contact with Russia representatives. He is set to participate in a closed-door meeting with the Senate Intelligence Committee.

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