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Proposals Aim To Combat Discrimination Based On Salary History

5:33pm May 30, 2017

by Yuki Noguchi

Several states and cities are considering measures that would bar employers from asking job candidates about their prior salary. The bills are seen helping narrow the pay gap for women and minorities.

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Frank Deford in 1991, holding a dummy copy of the final edition of The National Sports Daily, which he edited and published. It's hard to distill 37 years of Deford's sports commentaries down to a few "best of" pieces. But, before he retired, he shared so

The 'Best Of' Frank Deford, According To Frank Deford

5:20pm May 30, 2017

by Tanya Ballard Brown

It's hard to distill 37 years of Frank Deford's sports commentaries down to a few "best of" pieces. But before he retired, he shared some of his favorites with us and, here, we share them with you.

White House Communications Director Resigns Amid Rumors Of Staff Changes

5:14pm May 30, 2017

by Mara Liasson

The White House communications director has resigned. The move comes amid rumors of other possible staff changes, as the White House grapples with how to deal with the ongoing Russia investigations.

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National Security Experts Divided In Response To White House Leaks

5:14pm May 30, 2017

by David Welna

Washington has been springing more leaks during the nascent Trump presidency than it has for years. Some are coming from officials alarmed by Trump and his entourage. Trump and his supporters are demanding they be ferreted out and prosecuted. But other big leaks — ones that experts say truly could affect national security — appear to be coming from Trump himself, who can spill state secrets with judicial impunity.

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New Orleans Charter School Creates 'Trauma Informed' Discipline Model

5:14pm May 30, 2017

by Mallory Falk

Many students at Crocker College Prep, an elementary charter school in New Orleans, suffer from trauma. The school has changed it's discipline model from "no excuses" to "trauma informed" because the old way of doing things wasn't working in a place where children suffer from PTSD at three times the rate of children nationally.

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Dodd-Frank Replacement Bill Gives 'Free Pass' To Payday Lenders

5:14pm May 30, 2017

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks to David Lazarus of the Los Angeles Times about his column describing a section near the end of the Financial Choice Act — Dodd-Frank Act replacement — that would protect payday and car title lenders from federal oversight. The House may vote on the legislation within the next two weeks.

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College Access Index Shows Shrinking Levels Of Economic Diversity

5:14pm May 30, 2017

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with New York Times columnist David Leonhardt about how this year's college access index shows that economic diversity is shrinking at American colleges.

College Art Professor Challenges Students To Build Insect Motels

5:14pm May 30, 2017

by Susan Bence

A concerned University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee art instructor challenged her students to construct insect motels out of natural, untreated materials. Each motel must provide an appropriate habitat for a particular insect and attract human interest too, as each has a QR Code with information about why that bug or bee matters in nature and needs to be nurtured. Nearly 100 are installed in a state park overlooking Lake Michigan in downtown Milwaukee.

A 4-year-old regulation in New York state requires doctors and hospitals to treat sepsis using a protocol that some researchers now question.

Are State Rules For Treating Sepsis Really Saving Lives?

5:14pm May 30, 2017

by Richard Harris

Some states dictate how doctors must treat this life-threatening reaction to infection, and early intervention is helping. But scientific evidence may be changing too rapidly for the rules to keep up.

Fearless Girl, the statue installed in front of New York City's famous Charging Bull, got some unexpected company for a few hours Monday: the statue of a dog, with one leg raised as if urinating. Alex Gardega says his Sketchy Pug was intended to support t

For A Few Hours, A Sculpted Dog Was Urinating On The 'Fearless Girl'

4:45pm May 30, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The statue of a defiant girl has confronted Wall Street's Charging Bull for months, much to the chagrin of the bull's sculptor. Briefly Monday, another sculptor made clear which side he's on.