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Debbie Wasserman Schultz To Step Down As Democratic Chair After Convention

7:23pm July 24, 2016

by Amita Kelly

President Obama praised Wassserman Schultz's service saying that "her leadership of the DNC has meant that we had someone who brought Democrats together."

NBA Moves Its All-Star Game Out Of Charlotte. Here's A Former Player's Take

6:53pm July 24, 2016

The NBA will move the 2017 All-Star Game over a controversial North Carolina law that affects LGBT people. John Amaechi, the first pro basketball player to come out as gay, talks about the move.

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You Can Watch A Rare, Stinky 'Corpse Flower' Bloom On Live Video

6:24pm July 24, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

And this way, you don't have to smell its famous, disgusting odor, which has been compared to rotting meat. The strange "horticultural jewel" is at the New York Botanical Garden.

A chronic shortage of donor hearts places doctors in an ethical dilemma.

Should Doctors Game The Transplant Wait List To Help Their Patients?

6:13pm July 24, 2016

by Matthew Movsesian

A cardiologist knows how to game the system to get his patients bumped up the list for a heart transplant by giving them care they don't need. Is that being a good doctor — or a moral failure?

Bernie Sanders Supporters Rally Amid Controversy Over DNC's Role

5:08pm July 24, 2016

Supporters of Bernie Sanders rallied in Philadelphia Sunday, a day before the Democratic convention begins. They are upset after leaked emails appear to show the DNC favored Clinton in the primaries.

Debbie Wasserman Schultz Announces Resignation With Convention Set To Begin

5:08pm July 24, 2016

The Democratic National Convention starts Monday with party chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz under fire after a leak of emails showing bias toward Hillary Clinton during the primaries.

A Brief History Of Spousal Speeches At Political Conventions

5:08pm July 24, 2016

by Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi

Following the controversy surrounding Melania Trump's speech at the RNC, NPR looks at a history of speeches given by the spouses of those running for president, starting with Eleanor Roosevelt.

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Philadelphia Muslims Hope New Mosque Brings Revitalization

5:08pm July 24, 2016

by Michel Martin

A Muslim community that has been in Philadelphia since the 1920s is finally building its own mosque, which it hopes will help revitalize the neighborhood.

In North Philadelphia, 'The Best And Worst Of The City'

5:08pm July 24, 2016

by Michel Martin

Community activist and Clinton delegate Malcolm Kenyatta gives Michel Martin a tour of his neighborhood in North Philadelphia, where he was born and where he sees lessons for the Democratic Party.

The Case Against The Shirley Temple (The Drink)

5:08pm July 24, 2016

Author and cocktail enthusiast Wayne Curtis wrote an article called "Shirley Temples Are Destroying America's Youth." He talks about why he hates Shirley Temples — the drink, not the person.