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San Antonio Researcher Finds New Treatment For Ebola
tpr.org - Bonnie Petrie
While public health experts are working furiously to quell the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, researchers in San Antonio have …
Heads-Up For Sunday, A Super 'Blood Moon' Is On The Way
tpr.org - Ian Stewart
A special celestial event is on the calendar for this Sunday night and experts are already raving: "A full 62 luxurious minutes of totality," says Sky …
Palestinian School And Sewage Projects Unfinished As U.S. Cuts Final Bit Of Aid
tpr.org - Daniel Estrin
The White House has blocked an emergency effort to finish major U.S.-funded school, water and sewage projects in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, …
Composer And Pianist André Mehmari On The Possibilities Of Theme And Variation
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The Shutdown Is Testing Democrats' Promise To Work Across The Aisle
tpr.org - Kelsey Snell
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Michigan State President Steps Down After Insulting Comments About Abuse Survivors
tpr.org - Kate Wells
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Deadly Explosion At Bogota Police Academy Stokes Fears Of Return To Dark Past
tpr.org - Amy Held
At least nine people were killed and dozens injured in a car bomb blast at a police academy in Colombia's capital Bogota on Thursday morning, …
Plant China Mooned Over Dies, Couldn't Cotton To Lunar Environment
tpr.org - Amy Held
It turned out to be the little sprout that couldn't. The vaunted cotton seeds that on Tuesday China said had defied the odds to sprout on the moon — …
World Series of Poker
Playing The Gender Card: Overlooking And Overthrowing Sexist Stereotypes
tpr.org - Shankar Vedantam, Parth Shah, Tara Boyle, Maggie Penman, Brent Baughman
Annie Duke was about to win $2 million. It was 2004, and she was at the final hand of the World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions. Annie had …
Golf
Teenage Diver Finds Tons Of Golf Balls Rotting Off California
tpr.org - Christopher Joyce
A diver in California has stumbled on an unexpected source of plastic waste in the ocean: golf balls. As the balls degrade, they can emit toxic …
San Antonio, TX
San Antonio Adopts Principles for Public Participation
tpr.org - Lauren Terrazas
The San Antonio City Council approved 10 guiding principles Thursday intended to help increase civic engagement at public meetings, which will now be …
Voting
Federal Judge Strikes Down Lame-Duck Changes To Wisconsin Voting Laws
tpr.org - Laurel White
A federal judge has struck down controversial restrictions on early voting in Wisconsin that were passed during the state legislature's lame-duck …
Donald Trump
How Strong Is The Islamic State In Syria?
tpr.org - Greg Myre, Laurel Wamsley
The Islamic State has jumped back into the headlines by claiming responsibility for a suicide bombing that killed four Americans and more than a …
Steve King
GOP Rep. Steve King's Constituents Are Rethinking His Political Future
tpr.org - Katie Peikes
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Documentaries
Hulu And Netflix Release Documentaries To Shed Light On Failed Fyre Festival
tpr.org - Linda Holmes
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Civil Rights
'McJesus' Sculpture To Be Pulled From Israeli Museum After Violent Protests
tpr.org - Colin Dwyer
Less than a week after hundreds of Christian protesters descended on the Haifa Museum of Art, clashing with police in a demonstration against a …
NPR
Iran Says U.S. Has Detained 'Press TV' Journalist And Calls For Her Release
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Iran's foreign ministry is calling for the immediate release of an American-born journalist who works for an Iranian state broadcaster and who is …
Donald Trump
Trump Unveils Ambitious Missile Defense Plans
tpr.org - Geoff Brumfiel
President Trump unveiled a sweeping plan Thursday to defend the U.S. and its allies from missile attack. The plan is the first update to the nation's …
Northern Ireland
In A Chaotic Week For U.K. Politics, What's Next For Brexit?
tpr.org - Frank Langfitt, Sam Alwyine-Mosely
British Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit plan went down to an historic defeat in Parliament on Tuesday. The next day, she narrowly survived a vote …
Jesus
Christian Foster Care Reopens Debate On Religious Freedom And Government
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A South Carolina ministry’s Christian-only foster care policy is the latest flashpoint in the debate over religious freedom and government social …
Donald Trump
Trump Postpones Pelosi Trip To War Zone After She Postpones State Of The Union
tpr.org - Jessica Taylor
President Trump appears to be retaliating against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for postponing his State of the Union address amid the ongoing partial …
News
'In Bad Taste, Disrespectful': Photo Of Terrorist Attack In Kenya Sparks Controversy
tpr.org - Eyder Peralta
The photograph shows the aftermath of a terrorist attack at a luxury hotel in Nairobi, Kenya. Laptops and plates are still on the table, and four …
Hubble Space Telescope
Saturn Put A Ring On It Relatively Recently, Study Says
tpr.org - Nell Greenfieldboyce
Saturn is famous for its lovely rings, but a new study suggests the planet has spent most of its 4.5 billion years without them. That's because the …
Washington University in St. Louis
Scientists Find Brain Cells That Make Pain Hurt
tpr.org - Jonathan Lambert
Pain is a complicated experience. Our skin and muscles sense it, just like they sense softness or warmth. But unlike other sensations, the experience …
Great Britain
Breezy And Irreverent 'Brexit' Captures Big Truths About Today's Politics
tpr.org - John Powers
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Ted Kennedy
How Ted Kennedy's '80 Challenge To President Carter 'Broke The Democratic Party'
tpr.org - Dave Davies
Journalist Jon Ward talks about the chaos that led Kennedy to challenge Carter for the Democratic nomination — and the long-lasting damage it did to …
Trump Administration
Federal Immigration Agents Separated More Migrant Children Than Previously Thought
tpr.org - John Burnett
For nearly a year before family separation became an official and controversial policy of the Trump administration in the spring of 2018, federal …
Grand Rapids
ICE Tried To Deport This U.S. Citizen And Marine Veteran
tpr.org - Dustin Dwyer
Jilmar Ramos-Gomez served in the Marines and saw combat in Afghanistan. Born in Grand Rapids, Mich., he is a U.S. citizen. But last month, federal …
Martial Arts
In 'Why We Fight,' One Man Searches For Self-Knowledge Through Mixed Martial Arts
tpr.org - Nicholas Cannariato
Fighting doesn't have to be about survival. It doesn't even have to be about pride. At least, this is what Josh Rosenblatt contends in Why We Fight: …
Michael Cohen
Trump's Ex-Lawyer Cohen Acknowledges Scheme To Rig Polls In Presidential Race
tpr.org - Philip Ewing
President Trump's former personal attorney Michael Cohen acknowledged on Thursday that he schemed to rig online polls that sought to make Trump seem …