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Pushing U.S. Gymnasts To The Summit, Marta Karolyi Leaves On Top

7:55pm August 12, 2016

Marta Karolyi and her husband, Bela, have helped develop the top women gymnasts in the world since the '70s, first in Romania and now the U.S. At 73, she's now ready to join her husband in retirement.

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3 Reasons We Care About Politicians' Taxes

7:43pm August 12, 2016

by Domenico Montanaro

Knowing everything there is to know about someone's financials is intrusive. So how did the tradition start — and why do we care?

Platform Check: Trump, Clinton Deliver Competing Economic Policy Speeches

7:18pm August 12, 2016

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to economist Diane Swonk about the economic plans of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.

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Fox News Names Roger Ailes' Replacements

7:12pm August 12, 2016

by Richard Gonzales

Rupert Murdoch has selected a new leadership team of longtime network executives. Bill Shine and Jack Abernethy will be co-presidents. Ailes was forced out amid sexual harassment charges.

Wealthy Candidates Struggle To Connect With Working Class Voters

7:02pm August 12, 2016

by Sarah McCammon

Hillary Clinton's release of her tax returns and the pressure on Donald Trump to follow suit draws attention to the candidates' wealth. On the trail, they try hard to connect with working class voters.

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More Women Step Forward To Accuse Roger Ailes Of Sexual Harassment

7:02pm August 12, 2016

by David Folkenflik

Roger Ailes lost his job as chairman and CEO of the Fox News Channel amid allegations of sexual harassment, and since his resignation, the scandal has grown in scope. On Friday, Fox also announced changes to the network's leadership.

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The Justice Department released a report Wednesday morning that was highly critical of the Baltimore Police Department for systematically stopping, searching and arresting the city's black residents, frequently without grounds for doing so.

DOJ's Withering Baltimore Report Says 'What Black Folks Have Been Saying For Decades'

6:45pm August 12, 2016

by Leah Donnella

"I don't know people who weren't aware of the stats that were just published. ... We already know the score," says D. Watkins, an author and journalist who grew up in the city.

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Class-Action Lawsuit Accuses 13 Missouri Cities Of Running 'Debtors Prisons'

6:25pm August 12, 2016

A recently filed class-action lawsuit alleges 13 municipalities in Missouri have been abusing their poorer citizens by ticketing minor infractions and then imposing irrational fines and jail time when they can't pay the tickets. NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Thomas Harvey, executive director of Arch City Defenders, the group leading the suit.

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In The Pacific Northwest, Oil Train Derailment Highlights Potential Dangers

6:25pm August 12, 2016

by Conrad Wilson

The number of trains carrying oil along the Columbia River between Oregon and Washington could dramatically increase. There's a plan to ship more oil from the Bakken region of North Dakota to a proposed oil terminal in southwest Washington state. An oil train derailment earlier this year has shown the potential danger faced by the region.

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Want To Address Teachers' Biases? First, Talk About Race

6:25pm August 12, 2016

by Peter Balonon-Rosen

One teacher in Indiana leads conversions with her fellow teachers and students about race and bias. She's never thought it was more important than she does now.

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