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California State University Chancellor Raises Concerns About End Of DACA

4:58pm September 06, 2017

The California State University system is home to the highest number of undocumented Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals students in the country. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Chancellor Timothy White on how he plans to handle the Trump administration's announcement that it will rescind the program.

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Study Finds Potential Economic Upside To Starting School Later In The Day

4:58pm September 06, 2017

There's clear research that starting school at 8:30 a.m. or later has many benefits for teen health. But school districts aren't changing, citing the costs of making start times later. A new study from the RAND Corporation found the potential upside to a nationwide shift for the U.S. economy could be $83 billion over a decade.

Trump Pledges To Withdraw From U.S.-South Korea Trade Agreement

4:58pm September 06, 2017

by Jim Zarroli

President Trump says he wants to begin withdrawing from the U.S.-South Korea Free Trade Agreement. The pact was supposed to help U.S. companies sell more to Korea, but the trade gap is wider than it was when it took effect. The reasons have to do with regulations in Korea, the relatively weak economy in Korea and the U.S. consumer's love of spending.

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Erin Rehm receives the American flag from Vice Adm. Jan Tighe during the graveside service for her husband, U.S. Navy Fire Controlman 1st Class Gary Rehm Jr. at Arlington National Cemetery on Aug. 16. He was one of seven sailors killed on June 17 when the

A Hero's Story From The Scramble To Survive On The USS Fitzgerald

4:58pm September 06, 2017

by Greg Myre

On June 17, sailors were jolted awake as seawater surged in after a collision. They had minutes to escape. Seven didn't make it. One of them, Gary Rehm, saved a shipmate before he became trapped.

Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke talks to reporters in Kanab, Utah, after visiting the state to talk with officials about the status of their monuments.

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Hunters Sour On Trump's Interior Secretary Over Public Lands Review

4:30pm September 06, 2017

by Kirk Siegler

Though Ryan Zinke promised to bring a balanced vision to managing public lands, hunters and other sportsmen now feel that he's not listening to their concerns.

The Eagle Creek wildfire burns in the Columbia River Gorge east of Portland.

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Police Say Teenage Boy Suspected Of Starting Massive Oregon Wildfire

4:05pm September 06, 2017

by Amy Held

The flames stranded a group of more than 100 hikers. They were so focused on escaping the blaze that a "bear actually came into our area and no one stirred," one hiker told The Spokesman-Review.

White nationalists, neo-Nazis and members of the "alt-right" march during the United the Right rally in Charlottesville, Va., on Aug. 12.

'Ghost Skins' And Masculinity: Alt-Right Terms, Defined

3:39pm September 06, 2017

by Vanessa Romo

As a group of activists complete a March to Confront White Supremacy, here is a list of terms racist and misogynist groups use in defending their views.

In May 1962, the U.S. conducted its first and only test of a nuclear-tipped missile. Some worry North Korea could try something similar.

How North Korea's Nuclear Tests Could Get Even More Terrifying

3:37pm September 06, 2017

by Geoff Brumfiel

North Korea has so far tested its missiles and its nukes separately. But some experts worry Pyongyang may decide to put the two together into a single test.

The Washington National Cathedral decided to remove the Confederate battle flag from its windows last year. Its leaders decided this week to take down stained-glass windows portraying Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson.

National Cathedral Is Removing Stained-Glass Windows Honoring Confederate Leaders

3:06pm September 06, 2017

by Bill Chappell

"Are these windows, installed in 1953, an appropriate part of the sacred fabric of a spiritual home for the nation?" The answer, the cathedral's leadership decided Tuesday, is no.

The ineffable mysteries of attraction may be hard to measure with an algorithm.

When It Comes To Romantic Attraction, Real Life Beats Questionnaires

2:48pm September 06, 2017

by Angus Chen

Questionnaires of the sort used by dating apps don't come close to predicting initial attraction compared with meeting someone in real life, a study finds. The ineffable mystery of romance remains.