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Minor-league hockey team in Athens, Ga., is christened the Rock Lobsters
The name is a nod to the hometown B-52s, whose debut single shares the same name. The moniker will be accompanied by a logo of a lobster holding a hockey stick doubling as an electric guitar.
Colleges look for new and legal ways to help build a diverse first-year class
by Elissa Nadworny
New research looks at ways admissions offices can evaluate students after the U.S. Supreme Court's affirmative action ruling. The high court banned race-conscious admissions policies.
European Union pressured to stop the flood of foreign investment in soccer clubs
by H.J. Mai
Money from oil-rich Gulf nations has distorted the balance of power among European soccer clubs. Now there's a push to regulate outside money coming into the sport.
Lost and found items at Pittsburgh's airport will be auctioned off for charity
Get your bid ready because items that have been lost or abandoned at the airport will go up for sale next month at the Allegheny County Airport Authority's twelfth annual auction.
Bombino's new album is out. How does his music reflect his region of Africa?
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Tuareg singer-songwriter and guitarist Bombino about his new album Sahel, and his nomadic people's struggles and joys.
A reptile named 'Tank' has escaped from a vet's office in Pennsylvania
Don't worry, he's not a threat to residents. Tank is a tortoise, and it's his third time on the loose. Tank made a break for it after finding a hole in his wired fenced pen.
U.S. Forest Service aims to build more affordable housing for staff in Colorado
by Andrew Kenney
The agency is in charge of millions of acres in Colorado's mountains, but staff can hardly afford to live there. That's the impetus for a housing project on land in resort communities of the Rockies.
School districts rush to stock Narcan, the best defense against fentanyl
by Sequoia Carrillo
Narcan is the best option schools have to save students from an overdose, but it's only readily available in a handful of the nation's districts.
The flow of migrants into New York City leads to protests and court challenges
by Jasmine Garsd
New York City has been housing migrants in makeshift shelters throughout the city. In some areas it's led to protests. Among the most outspoken community has been the borough of Staten Island.
Sen. Peters returns from the Armenian border, where he witnessed a refugee crisis
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic Sen. Gary Peters of Michigan about the influx of ethnic Armenian refugees into Armenia fleeing Nagorno-Karabakh after Azerbaijan seized the disputed region.
GOP candidates must close the gap as Trump campaigns like he's already the nominee
While seven GOP presidential candidates meet for another debate, former President Trump will hold a rally in Detroit with autoworkers. NPR's Michel Martin talks to GOP strategist Mary Anna Mancuso.
The small island nation of Cabo Verde was once a hub for slave trading
by Michel Martin
Cape Verde, with its fine sandy beaches and turquoise waters, conjures images of an idyllic island getaway, but its capital played a major role in the transatlantic slave trade.