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Andrew Ladd and Fumiko Chino at their wedding in 2006, after his cancer diagnosis. Ladd died the following year, leaving behind hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical debt.

Widowed Early, A Cancer Doctor Writes About The Harm Of Medical Debt

5:47pm August 10, 2017

by Alison Kodjak

A decade after the death of her husband, Fumiko Chino is studying the strain that uncovered medical costs put on cancer patients, even those who have insurance.

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NCAA Will Require Athletes And Coaches To Complete Sexual Violence Education

5:36pm August 10, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

In the wake of a series of sexual assault allegations, college athletes, coaches and athletics administrators at NCAA member schools must now complete annual training in preventing such attacks.

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For The First Time, NAACP Issues Travel Advisory For Missouri

4:27pm August 10, 2017

by Peggy Lowe

For the first time in its history, the NAACP has issued a travel advisory for a single state. The civil rights group issued the warning after incidents of racial discrimination and abuse in Missouri, where Gov. Eric Greitens recently signed a bill making it harder to win workplace discrimination lawsuits.

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United Automobile Workers Confront Renewed Resistance In The South

4:27pm August 10, 2017

by Blake Farmer

It's been nearly 30 years since the United Automobile Workers started trying to organize at foreign-owned plants in the southern U.S. After a third drubbing at a Nissan plant, the UAW faces as much resistance in the South as it did in the late 1980s.

Blackstone-Starwood Merger Creates Largest Rental Home Company In U.S.

4:27pm August 10, 2017

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Ryan Dezember, reporter for The Wall Street Journal, about the merger between rental-home businesses Blackstone and Starwood, which makes the company America's biggest home landlord.

The ACLU and three other plaintiffs have filed a lawsuit against the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, alleging its advertising guidelines are unconstitutional.

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ACLU Sues D.C. Metro After It Rejects Ad With Text Of 1st Amendment

4:04pm August 10, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

Conservative provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos, a health care group called Carafem that provides abortions and PETA are also suing. They say the advertising guidelines violate free-speech rights.

On this episode we interview the founder of a project that uses DNA tests to talk about race in America and a Native American anthropologist says why she thinks DNA tests don't really tell you anything about yourself.

When 'Where Are You From?' Takes You Someplace Unexpected

4:00pm August 10, 2017

by Leah Donnella

The "DNA Discussion Project" brings students, staff and faculty at West Chester University together to learn about their genetic heritage. For some people, the revelations are hard to digest.

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Carhenge lies in the path of totality for the Aug. 21 eclipse.

As Eclipse Madness Sweeps U.S., A Stonehenge Made Of Cars Prepares

3:49pm August 10, 2017

by Geoff Brumfiel

Carhenge in Alliance, Neb., will be prime viewing for this month's total solar eclipse. The town is preparing for thousands of visitors.

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Dwayne Boudreaux Jr., owner of the Circle Food Store in New Orleans, dumps out dirty water that was vacuumed up from the store on Monday, after severe flooding over the weekend. The city's pumps were not fully functional, officials now acknowledge. Boudre

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Hit By Flooding And Pumping System Crisis, New Orleans Braces For More Rain

3:37pm August 10, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

Despite public assurances that pumps were operational, the city saw severe flooding last weekend. Now there are concerns more flooding might be on the way.

Colin Kaepernick kneels for the national anthem before a game last October in Santa Clara, Calif.

He Took A Knee On The Field In Protest; And He Still Has No Team

3:03pm August 10, 2017

by Tom Goldman

Last season, quarterback Colin Kaepernick said he was protesting treatment of African-Americans. His supporters now say NFL owners are freezing him out.

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