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Games & Humor

Bride And Groom's Vintage Car Ride Ends Early

Nov 15, 2018
Jake and Amber Garcia planned to ride to their reception in a vintage car. After it broke down, the wedding party came to their rescue. The photographer snapped shots of them on the side of the road.
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National

Wildfire: Spending A Day In Paradise Isn't All It's Cracked Up To Be

Nov 15, 2018
David Greene joins one of the many search-and-rescue teams in Paradise, Calif., looking for those still unaccounted for in the Camp Fire in the northern part of the state.
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Global Health

It's Feared Congo's Ebola Outbreak Will Get Even Worse

Nov 15, 2018
Global health experts warn the Ebola epidemic in Democratic Republic of the Congo could soon enter a new phase. Ongoing conflict there prevents health workers from wiping out the disease.
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Politics

Trump Supports Changes To Criminal Justice System

Nov 15, 2018
David Greene talks to Holly Harris of the Justice Action Network about Trump endorsing legislation that could shorten sentences for some drug offenders and help inmates adjust to life after prison.
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Business

Airline Pilots Raise Training Concerns About Boeing's 737 Max

Nov 15, 2018
Pilots accuse Boeing of downplaying changes to a critical system made in the newest version of the popular 737, which may have played a role in last month's fatal crash in Indonesia.
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Politics

Deadline Nears For Florida Recounts To Be Completed

Nov 15, 2018
Counties face a deadline for machine recounts in three statewide races. The U.S. Senate race between Democrat Bill Nelson and Republican Rick Scott is likely to go to a hand recount into the weekend.
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World
Mir, a Pakistani man who used to live in Xinjiang, China, clutches the hands of his two daughters. Since Chinese authorities detained his wife, he's been raising their two girls alone. "My mind just won't work," he says. "I sound incoherent, I can't thin

'My Family Has Been Broken': Pakistanis Fear For Uighur Wives Held In China

Nov 15, 2018
Rights groups estimate as many as 1 million Uighurs are detained in Chinese camps, with the aim of stripping away their ethnic identity, suppressing their Muslim faith and ensuring loyalty to China.
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Asia

Bangladesh To Begin Repatriating Rohingya Refugees To Myanmar

Nov 15, 2018
Bangladesh's long-planned repatriation of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar is in motion. Many refugees say they fear for their lives if they return to Myanmar.
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Europe

Romanian Man Returns Euro Notes Found In Secondhand Cupboard

Nov 15, 2018
Inside the cupboard, he found a metal box stuffed with notes worth $107,000. Rather than keep it, he insisted on finding the owner, who gratefully gave a reward.
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Politics
Mira Ricardel speaks during a 2017 Senate Banking confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C.

Deputy National Security Adviser Leaves Post After Criticism From Melania Trump

Nov 15, 2018
The First Lady's office said on Tuesday Ricardel "no longer deserves the honor of serving in this White House." She is headed to an unspecified role in the administration, the White House says.
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Politics
Rep. Maxine Waters, seated next to Rep. Jeb Hensarling of Texas, at a hearing in July, is set to become chair of the House Financial Services Committee.

'Auntie Maxine' Waters Gets Ready To Take On The Banks As House Panel Chair

Nov 15, 2018
California Rep. Maxine Waters has been a favorite target of President Trump and his supporters. Now she's in line to chair the House Financial Services Committee, where she could slow his agenda.
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Books

Book Awards Honor Translated Literature For The First Time Since 1983

Nov 15, 2018
The U.S. publishing industry honored its stars Wednesday night in New York City at the National Book Awards. The lifetime achievement award went to Isabel Allende.
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Tentative Brexit Deal Clears First Hurdle With U.K. Cabinet Support

Nov 15, 2018
Steve Inskeep talks to Lotta Nymann-Lindegren, a former Finnish diplomat who was involved in Brexit negations, about British Prime Minister Theresa May securing her Cabinet's backing of a draft deal.
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Politics
Election workers recount votes during the Florida midterm election recount on Tuesday at the Broward Supervisor of Elections office.

Federal Judge Weighs Delay As Deadline Looms For Florida Recounts

Nov 15, 2018
Florida statute requires machine recounts to be completed by Thursday, unless a federal judge says otherwise.
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Pop Culture Happy Hour
Viola Davis stars as Veronica, a woman who loses her husband and gains a heist gang in <em>Widows</em>.

A Heist, And A Whole Lot More, As Viola Davis Delivers In 'Widows'

Nov 15, 2018
The exciting, engaging, entertaining Widows is the rare fun heist film that also functions as a solid drama, thanks largely to the lead performance from Viola Davis.
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Law
The Senate has confirmed a number of judges nominated by President Trump to the federal bench, including two additions to the Supreme Court.

Trump Is Reshaping The Judiciary. A Breakdown By Race, Gender And Qualification

Nov 15, 2018
President Trump, the GOP-controlled Senate and the Federalist Society are putting their stamp on the federal judiciary for a generation with a corps of conservative appointments.
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Law
CNN's Jim Acosta walks into federal court in Washington, on Wednesday to attend a hearing on a legal challenge against the Trump administration.

Decision Expected Today In CNN Suit Over White House Revoking Acosta's Press Pass

Nov 14, 2018
CNN is calling the action unconstitutional. However, the White House argues that a president gets to select chose who interviews him and that a news conference is just "an interview with 100 people."
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National
Attorney Michael Avenatti after participating in a city-sponsored panel discussion in July in West Hollywood, Cal.

Michael Avenatti, Stormy Daniels' Lawyer, Arrested On Allegations Of Domestic Violence

Nov 14, 2018
Avenatti was booked Wednesday on felony domestic violence charges a day after police took a report of the alleged incident. He was released on $50,000 bail and has vehemently denied the allegations.
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Pop Culture
Toxic gases rise from cracks in the Leilani Estates subdivision near Pahoa, Hawaii, during this year's eruption of the Kilauea volcano.

'Toxic' Is Oxford Dictionaries' Word Of 2018

Nov 14, 2018
The publisher's research found "the sheer scope of its application" made "toxic" stand out this year.
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Starting Your Podcast: A Guide For Students

Nov 14, 2018
New to podcasting? Don't panic.
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Education

Teaching Podcasting: A Curriculum Guide for Educators

Nov 14, 2018
Guidance on planning classroom instruction.
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How To Enter The NPR Student Podcast Challenge

Nov 14, 2018
All the details you need to work on an entry.
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NPR Student Podcast Challenge: Official Rules

Nov 14, 2018
Read the rules before submitting an entry to the NPR Student Podcast Challenge.
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Education

NPR Student Podcast Challenge: Turn An Idea Into Sound — And Win

Nov 14, 2018
Teachers and students in grades five through 12 will have the opportunity to turn their classrooms into production studios and their ideas into sound. Contest entries open on Jan. 1., 2019.
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Book News & Features

Sigrid Nunez, Elizabeth Acevedo Among 2018 National Book Award Winners

Nov 14, 2018
Nunez and Acevedo won for fiction and young people's literature, respectively. The prestigious literary prize also honored Jeffrey C. Stewart, Justin Phillip Reed, Yoko Tawada and Margaret Mitsutani.

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