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Inmates Barry Snider and Jared Jack hold their GEDs at the Montgomery County jail in southwestern Virginia.

With Switch From Pencils To Computers, GED Gets Tougher For Inmates

6:22pm October 25, 2015

by Robbie Harris

Formerly, the test to get a GED diploma was multiple-choice, and taken with a pencil. Not anymore: Now, it requires computer skills some inmates simply don't have.

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"You never quit trying and you never quit inventing ways to make your school safer," says former West Virginia guidance counselor Joni Greenberg.

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'You Never Quit Trying': Preventing Gun Violence In Schools

5:52pm October 25, 2015

by Rachel Martin

There have been more than 50 school shootings this year. Two people who train teachers to reach out to children at risk for committing violence share what's worked and what precautions they've taken.

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Minnesota Timberwolves announced Sunday its two-time coach Flip Saunders died. Shown here during the second half of a game against the Golden State Warriors in April.

Longtime NBA Coach Flip Saunders Dies At Age 60

5:39pm October 25, 2015

by Brakkton Booker

Saunders, who over his nearly two decades as a head coach hauled in more than 650 career victories, is best known as the head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves NBA franchise.

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Drug Giant Valeant Tries To Rebut Allegations Of Fraud

5:20pm October 25, 2015

by Jim Zarroli

With its stock price falling, Valeant Pharmaceuticals will hold a conference call Monday to try to reassure investors it's not doing anything wrong.

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A Glimpse Inside The Bid To Reduce The U.S. Incarceration Rate

5:13pm October 25, 2015

Miami prosecutor Melba Pearson — one of the 130 law enforcers who met with President Obama last week to talk about reducing incarceration rates — explains why she got involved in the movement.

Close-up illustration of a woman crying in the rear-view mirror of her car

Teachers Respond: Veteran Teachers Cry In Their Cars Too

4:28pm October 25, 2015

by Meg Anderson

Our story on the struggles of first-year teachers caught the attention of a lot of people. Teachers shared advice, personal experiences and encouragement.

Donald Trump speaks to guests at an Oct. 21 campaign rally in Burlington, Iowa. Trump leads most polls in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, but his retweets are — to some extent — still a mystery.

Donald Trump, Retweetin' Like It's 2008 — But How?

1:19pm October 25, 2015

by Scott Detrow

Who exactly is behind Trump's prodigious Twitter account — and how is he retweeting Trump supporters? The recent hubbub over a deleted tweet has merely deepened the mystery.

The Shanghai-listed Yantai Xinchao Industry Co. filed a security filing over the weekend announcing it would purchase Texas oil properties for 8.3 billion yuan.

Chinese Firm Plans $1.3 Billion Purchase Of Texas Oil Lands

12:12pm October 25, 2015

by Brakkton Booker

The Shanghai-listed investment firm Yantai Xinchao Industry Co., said in a securities filing over the weekend, it was a purchasing oil lands in the Texas counties of Howard and Borden.

The Unicode Consortium announced earlier this month that they are considering 67 new emojis to be released next summer.

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Who Decides Which Emojis Get The Thumbs Up?

9:58am October 25, 2015

by NPR Staff

The Unicode Consortium decides which emojis live or die. As they prepare to release the next batch of emojis, we ask the emoji gatekeeper's president about the approval process.

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Parsing The House Speakership Drama

9:58am October 25, 2015

Is the drama over the House Speakership over now that Paul Ryan appears to have widespread support? NPR's Rachel Martin speaks to Reihan Salam of National Review about whether Ryan can rule.

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