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Protests Galore In The Streets Of Philly: Here's What They're All About

4:07pm July 27, 2016

by Hansi Lo Wang

Thousands of protesters have descended on Philadelphia this week for demonstrations outside the Democratic National Convention. Here's a glimpse of the wide array of causes they're backing.

How Jupiter's Red Spot Makes Things High Above It Hot, Hot, Hot

4:07pm July 27, 2016

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Think summer's hot on Earth? Space physicists tracking weather on Jupiter say the roar of the raging storm we call the Great Red Spot heats the outer atmosphere above it by more than 1,000 degrees F.

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Boxer Claressa Shields, shown here in November 2015, wants to follow in Muhammad Ali's footsteps.

For Olympic Boxer Claressa Shields, Round 2 Brings New Expectations

4:07pm July 27, 2016

by Sue Jaye Johnson

At 17, boxer Claressa Shields won gold in the 2012 London Olympics. But it didn't change her life as much as she thought it would. After she returned home to Flint, Michigan, she thought: Now what?

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump holds a press conference at Trump National Doral on Wednesday in Doral, Florida.

Trump Calls On Russia To Hack Into Clinton's Emails

3:52pm July 27, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

A presidential candidate urging such a foreign breach is an unprecedented move. Clinton's campaign said it was a call for "espionage against his political opponent."

'Nose-y' Bacteria Could Yield A New Way To Fight Infection

3:38pm July 27, 2016

by Carolyn Beans

The search for lifesaving antibiotics is on. Scientists have turned up one promising candidate in an unlikely place — the human nose.

Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby, center, speaks during a news conference Wednesday after her office dropped remaining charges against the three Baltimore police officers who were still awaiting trial in Freddie Gray' death. Third from left, in a

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WATCH: Marilyn Mosby: 'The System Is In Need Of Reform'

2:50pm July 27, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

The Baltimore state's attorney has dropped all remaining charges related to the death of Freddie Gray, but she says she stands by the legitimacy of the criminal charges.

Between 1999 and 2014, the number of deaths in the U.S. from prescribed opioids quadrupled. Meanwhile medical students were getting very little training on how to spot patients who are at risk for addiction, or how to treat it.

As Opioid Epidemic Surges, Medical Schools Try To Keep Pace

2:00pm July 27, 2016

by Natalie Jacewicz

Most medical schools offer little teaching about opioid addiction, even though there is unmet demand for treatment in many areas. Stanford University's medical school is trying to change that.

Tank, a pet 75-pound tortoise, survived the Los Angeles Sand Fire after his owner were forced to leave him behind.

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Tortoise Wins Again: Slow And Steady Pace Outruns L.A. Fire

1:51pm July 27, 2016

by Bill Chappell

An animal control agency got a call from the sheriff's department about "a tortoise that was running down the street, and away from the fire zone."

People walk by a mural depicting Freddie Gray in Baltimore on June 23, at the intersection where Gray was arrested in 2015. Prosecutors in Baltimore have dropped all remaining charges against police officers related to Gray's death while in police custody

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Prosecutors Drop All Remaining Charges Against Officers In Freddie Gray's Death

1:41pm July 27, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

After four trials ended without convictions, prosecutors announced Wednesday that they were dropping all remaining charges. Gray died in 2015 after injuries sustained while in police custody.

Ethan Dean, a 6-year-old boy with cystic fibrosis, rode in a garbage truck on Tuesday as part of an event organized by the Make-a-Wish Foundation and local sponsors.

6-Year-Old Boy's Wish To Be A 'Garbage Man' Granted

1:11pm July 27, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

Ethan Dean spent a day riding in a garbage truck and wearing a hard-hat at an event in Sacramento, Calif., organized by the Make-a-Wish Foundation and local groups. Ethan has cystic fibrosis.