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About two-dozen Muslim women attended a recent self-defense class in New York City.

Some Muslim Women Are Taking Self-Defense Into Their Own Hands

8:08am December 19, 2015

by Alexandra Starr

Anti-Muslim sentiment is on the rise, and Muslim women wearing hijabs can be particularly vulnerable. That has prompted two women in New York to organize an all-female class for observant Muslims.

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President Obama Talks Terrorism In Year-End Press Conference

8:05am December 19, 2015

by Scott Horsley

Terrorist attacks and the ongoing battle with the Islamic State cast a shadow over some of the accomplishments the president tried to highlight in his year-end news conference on Friday.

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Chicago HS Students Boycott Cafeteria Food, Calling It Unhealthy

8:04am December 19, 2015

Students at Roosevelt High School in Chicago are boycotting the free cafeteria food, which they say is unhealthy. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with reporter Monica Eng in Chicago.

DNC Restores Sanders Campaign's Access To Voter Files After Data Breach

2:41am December 19, 2015

by Jessica Taylor

A software glitch let Sanders staffers see data from rival Hillary Clinton's files. But Sanders said the retaliation went too far, and filed a lawsuit in federal court to regain access to the data.

The U.S. Marshals Service has joined the search for Couch, who was on probation for killing four people in a 2013 drunken-driving wreck. His defense was that he suffered from

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Manhunt Underway For 'Affluenza' Teen

9:43pm December 18, 2015

by Laura Wagner

Ethan Couch was sentenced to probation in 2013 for killing four people in a drunken-driving wreck when he was 16. Now 18, Couch is on the run, possibly with his mother, after violating parole.

Bernie Sanders Campaign Sues DNC After Breach Of Voter Database

7:40pm December 18, 2015

by Ron Elving

The Bernie Sanders campaign is suing the Democratic National Committee after it suspended access to a voter database. The DNC says the campaign inappropriately accessed Hillary Clinton's data.

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Veterans' Advocates Highlight Progress On Homelessness, Claims Backlog

7:06pm December 18, 2015

by Quil Lawrence

New Year's day 2016 is the deadline for two ambitious goals set at the Department of Veterans Affairs — ending the backlog of disability claims and reaching zero homeless veterans. Neither goal has been met, but veterans' advocates hope momentum on progress isn't lost.

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Preparing To Break Away From GOP Field, Ted Cruz Organizes In Tennessee

7:06pm December 18, 2015

by Chas Sisk

Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz believes the road to the GOP nomination runs through the South — especially the southern states voting on March 1st. NPR explores what he's up to in Tennessee.

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NPR's Code Switch Team Explores Political Correctness On College Campuses

7:05pm December 18, 2015

by Gene Demby

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Gene Demby of NPR's Code Switch team about his recent article, "The Long, Necessary History of 'Whiny' Black Protesters At College."

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The Graffiti Education and Mural Arts program in San Diego aims to keep kids off the streets — and maybe even make art like this, an example of the famous chicano artists murals found on a series of freeway overpasses, someday.

Preventing Juvenile Detention With A Blank Canvas And A Can Of Spray Paint

7:05pm December 18, 2015

by Quinn Owen

San Diego County is successfully revamping its juvenile justice system: The number of children in detention is down by nearly half from just six years ago. How are kids diverted from a life of crime?

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