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Unitarian Universalists Denounce White Supremacy, Make Leadership Changes

6:03pm June 24, 2017

by Tom Gjelten

The Unitarian Universalists are among the most liberal of all religious denominations in America. Activists have denounced what they see as white supremacy in the church and are changing leadership.

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Federal Medicaid Funding Cuts Under Senate Health Care Bill Puts Pressure On States

6:03pm June 24, 2017

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Julie Rovner, Chief Washington Correspondent at Kaiser Health News, about the Senate GOP health bill and what it could mean for programs funded by Medicaid.

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What Medicaid Cuts Could Mean For The Opioid Epidemic

6:03pm June 24, 2017

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Lynn Cooper, director of the Drug and Alcohol Division at Pennsylvania's Rehabilitation and Community Providers Association, about the Senate GOP healthcare bill.

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Dr. Vanessa Grubbs and Robert Phillips at their wedding in August 2005. Just a few months earlier, when his kidneys were failing, she gave him one of hers.

'Interlaced Fingers' Traces Roots Of Racial Disparity In Kidney Transplants

6:03pm June 24, 2017

by Michel Martin

When Dr. Vanessa Grubbs fell in love with a man whose kidneys were failing, he'd been waiting for a transplant for years. Her book explores the ways racial inequity is embedded in the system.

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U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos appointed current student loan company CEO Wayne Johnson to head the federal student loan agency this week.

DeVos Appoints CEO Of A Student Loan Company To Head Federal Aid Agency

5:54pm June 24, 2017

Plus school district secession, student borrower complaints and more.

An oil derrick stands out on the bitter, icebound terrain near Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, in 1974.

Alaska's 40 Years Of Oil Riches Almost Never Was

3:35pm June 24, 2017

by Elizabeth Harball

Oil began flowing down the trans-Alaska pipeline in 1977, transforming Alaska into a wealthy state. But if it wasn't for one man, the Prudhoe Bay oil field may not have never been found.

Zindler expresses shock at her pup's confident plop — in the middle of the competition.

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PHOTOS: Meet Martha, World's Ugliest Dog

3:05pm June 24, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

At least that's the assessment of judges in Petaluma, Calif., where the mastiff took the crown at this year's World's Ugliest Dog Contest. And she defeated some formidable pupposition (also pictured).

The cladding used in a 2016 refurbishing of Grenfell Tower in London helped last week's fatal fire spread. The combustible material is permitted in some parts of the U.S.

Some U.S. States Relax Restrictions On Cladding Suspected In Grenfell Tower Fire

12:30pm June 24, 2017

by Jeff Brady

Changes to building codes in some U.S. jurisdictions may allow the use of siding similar to that of Grenfell Tower in London. A fire at the apartment building killed at least 79 people last week.

Some lawmakers are raising concerns that the Senate health care bill could aggravate the problem of healthy people going without insurance, driving up costs for everyone else.

How The Senate Health Care Bill Could Disrupt The Insurance Market

12:10pm June 24, 2017

by Scott Horsley

In their Affordable Care Act repeal bill, Senate Republicans dropped the requirement that all Americans get health insurance. But they also kept the mandate that insurance companies cover everyone.

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The confluence of the St. Croix, top, and Mississippi Rivers, bottom, is seen from the air on May 31, 2012.

Environmentalists Rejoice: Court Says Land Regulation Doesn't Go 'Too Far'

10:48am June 24, 2017

by Nina Totenberg

The court upheld a regulation preventing a Wisconsin family from developing part of their land, denying them government compensation. The decision is a huge win for regulators and environmentalists.

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