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Npr: Week of 6 27 16: A Victory for Affirmative Action, a Sigh of Relief

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The nation's colleges and universities have been on pins and needles waiting for the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether race can be a factor in their admissions policies.
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Npr: Marines Confirm Mistaken Identity in Iwo Jima Photo

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The photograph has been ingrained in American culture since almost the moment it was taken - a steadfast presence in high school textbooks and an enduring symbol of U.S. perseverance. But it appears we've been wrong about Joe Rosenthal's...
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Npr: Angry Venezuelans Recall Vote President Maduro

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Fed up with a collapsing economy, Venezuelans have been turning out in huge numbers this week to support a referendum that could potentially end the rule of President Nicolas Maduro and his Socialist Party.
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Npr: Pentagon Says Transgender Troops Can Now Serve Openly

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter says the military is lifting a ban on transgender service members.
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Npr: Bombers in Istanbul Attack Are Russian, Uzbek, Kyrgyz

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The three suicide bombers who carried out Tuesday's deadly attack on an international airport in Istanbul were Russian, Uzbek and Kyrgyz, a senior Turkish official says, according to a report by the Dogan News Agency.
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Npr: Brazil's President Suspended From Office by Senate

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Article reports on the political upheaval currently taking place in Brazil.
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Npr: Effort to Deport Central American Families

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Article reports on efforts of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to deport families who were part of the surge of Central Americans who crossed into the U.S. illegally over the past two years.
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Npr: What Administration Is Saying About Trans Students

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Information about the Obama administration's directive to public schools on how to be inclusive and non-discrimitative to transgender students.
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Npr: 6 6 16: Paul Ryan Endorses Trump

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House Speaker Paul Ryan is ending his delicate dance around his party's presumptive presidential nominee, writing in an op-ed that he will vote for Donald Trump this fall.The Wisconsin Republican has voiced reservations over Trump's tone...
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Npr: Trump University Profit Off Foreclosure Crisis

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Arizona had one of the nation's highest foreclosure rates during the 2008 recession. That year, Trump University tempted Phoenix residents to make money off those foreclosures.
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Npr: Week of July 18th 2016: 5 Things to Know About Mike Pence

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Donald Trump is expected to choose Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as his running mate, a source confirmed to NPR. Trump had planned to make an official announcement Friday morning in New York, but the candidate tweeted late Thursday that he...
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Npr: Week of June 18th 2016: u.s., Russia Working to Coordinate Bombing in Syria

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The U.S. and Russia are working on a controversial plan for greater military cooperation in Syria, where both powers are bombing the Islamic State but have starkly different views of the country's future.The Washington Post on Thursday...
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Npr: Week of July 25th 2016: Clinton's Fundraising Outpaces Trump's

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Donald Trump's presidential fundraising produced its first strong numbers for a big-budget fall campaign last month, but the financial powerhouse backing Hillary Clinton continued to hold a strong lead.
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Npr: Week of July 25th 2016: A Culmination of Trump's Decades in the Limelight

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When Donald Trump takes the stage in Cleveland to accept the Republican nomination Thursday, it will be the culmination of decades in the limelight. From his early days as a New York real estate developer to his entertainment career to...
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Npr: Week of August 1 2016: Hinckley, States Tightened Use of the Insanity Plea

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The insanity ruling that sent President Ronald Reagan's would-be assassin John Hinckley, Jr., to a government psychiatric hospital rather than prison was handed down 34 years ago, but its repercussions still affect hundreds, if not...
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Npr: Week of August 1 2016: Panetta Calls Trump's Russia Comment 'Inconceivable'

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Former CIA Director Leon Panetta blasted Donald Trump Wednesday night from the stage of the Democratic National Convention, calling his recent comment that Russia should "find" Hillary Clinton's emails "irresponsible" and "inconceivable."
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Npr: Week of August 1 2016: Trump Says He Was Being 'Sarcastic' in Asking Russia

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A day after shocking the political and foreign policy establishments on both sides of the aisle with a call for Russia to hack into Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's email, Republican nominee Donald Trump now says he was...
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Npr: Week of 8 8 16: Donald Trump Might Be in Real Trouble This Time

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Let's take a step back from the news of the past few days and ask a fundamental question: Why does everything suddenly seem different? Donald Trump, the unsinkable candidate who seemed immune to political consequences while winning...
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Npr: Week of 8 8 16: Has My Child Been Exposed to Lead? When and How to Test

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Connie Hill of Columbus, Ohio, got some unsettling news after her son's 12-month checkup .A nurse called to say that the 1-year-old's blood lead level test had come back as slightly elevated, which would put him in the top 2.5 percent of...
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Npr: Hospitals Rethink Mom's Role

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Article reports on how doctors and nurses in some hospitals are responding differently to women who deliver opiate addicted babies.
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Npr: Japan's Fake Food Is a Real Art

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Learn about the fake food industry in Japan.
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Npr: Deal to Raise California's Minimum Wage to $15

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Article reports on a recent deal that will raise California's minimum wage to $15 per hour.
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Npr: Immigrant Felons and Deportation

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a case study of a 63 year-old woman who was almost deported recently because of a felony she committed in 1998. An audio version of this story is also available.
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Npr: Week of 4 11 16: Springsteen Cancels Show in Nc to Protest 'Bathroom Bill'

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about Bruce Springsteen's recent decision to cancel a show in North Carolina in protest of the state's HB2 law and its effect on transgender people.