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Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julian Castro addresses the North American Building Trades Union National Legislative Conference on April 19, 2016 in Washington, D.C.

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Not My Job: We Quiz The Secretary Of Urban Development On Urban Dictionary

11:03am July 16, 2016

Julián Castro went from being the youngest member of San Antonio's city council, to mayor of San Antonio, to U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.

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'Missing, Presumed' Chronicles Ups And Downs Of Dating ... And Detective Work

8:28am July 16, 2016

by NPR Staff

At the beginning of Susie Steiner's new thriller, a detective is on a date with a man whose name she can't remember. Not long after, a well-connected university student goes missing.

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'Stars' Is A Sequel That Goes A Bit Askew

8:00am July 16, 2016

by Jason Sheehan

In The Stars Askew, Rjurik Davidson returns to the world of Caeli-Amur, now trying to put itself back together after a revolution. But the story bogs down in plural narratives and political minutiae.

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Poets Take Cues From Journalism In Recent Collections

4:42pm July 15, 2016

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with our poetry reviewer Tess Taylor about three recent collections that take their cues from nonfiction, including Admit One by Martha Collins, Look by Solmaz Sharif and Olio by Tyehimba Jess.

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Despite Its Charm, 'Ghostbusters' Remake Comes Up Short On Laughs

3:41pm July 15, 2016

by David Edelstein

Paul Feig's remake of the 1984 hit stars four actresses as the ghostbusters. Critic David Edelstein says while the concept for the movie is solid, the film itself "has no satirical ideas of its own."

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