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Summer Vacation Extended In Seattle As Public School Teachers Strike

2:27pm September 10, 2015

by Ann Dornfeld

Seattle students were supposed to start school Wednesday, but teachers voted to strike in a dispute over pay raises. More than 50,000 public school students and about 5,000 teachers aren't in class.

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Gold prospectors in El Dorado, Calif., circa 1848-1853.

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1840s: Hunger For Gold And Galapagos Tortoises

2:25pm September 10, 2015

by Linton Weeks

When the precious metal was discovered in California in the late 1840s, hordes of fortune seekers headed there from all over the world — some taking large amounts of tortoises with them.

House Begins Series Of Hearings On Defunding Planned Parenthood

1:55pm September 10, 2015

by Jennifer Ludden

The House Judiciary Committee held the first hearing Wednesday to investigate whether Planned Parenthood is breaking any laws, but it quickly focused instead on whether abortion should be legal.

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Week In Politics: Iran Nuclear Deal, Trump's Loyalty Pledge

1:42pm September 10, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with political commentators, E.J. Dionne of the Washington Post and Brookings Institution and Yuval Levin, editor for National Affairs.

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Marine Lance Cpls. Julia Carroll (left) and Paula Pineda lift "Carl" — a 220-pound test dummy — during training in March in California. Female Marines have completed months of training and are now waiting to hear whether they will be allowed to serve

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Marine Corps Study: All-Male Combat Units Performed Better Than Mixed Units

1:31pm September 10, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

The yearlong study found that all-male squads did better than mixed groups in 69 percent of the tasks evaluated. It's unclear what this will mean for the future of women in ground combat jobs.

America's Forgotten History Of Mexican-American 'Repatriation'

1:11pm September 10, 2015

With a scarcity of jobs during the Depression, more than a million people of Mexican descent were sent to Mexico. Author Francisco Balderrama estimates that 60 percent were American citizens.

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Democrat Hillary Clinton has been dealing with her ongoing email saga. It has gone on for months and has stuck. Compare that with Republican Donald Trump. All of his controversies have seemed to roll off him.

The 'Teflon Don' And The Haunted Hill: A Contrast Of Media Narratives

11:24am September 10, 2015

by Ron Elving

For Trump, every instant of limelight is a chance to shine, even his apparent gaffes. But accusations against Clinton seem to attach themselves and cling to her for months — even years.

Smoke billows from a British Airways jetliner that caught fire at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas on Tuesday. The pilot of the craft is due to retire next week.

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Pilot Of Burning British Airways Jet Says 'I'm Finished Flying'

9:19am September 10, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Chris Henkey, 63, was down to his last flights as a British Airways pilot before an engine caught fire on the runway in Las Vegas on Tuesday.

Time Versus Debt: Why These Students Chose Community College

9:13am September 10, 2015

by Robert Siegel

How do families decide what kind of college to attend: Private? Public? Community college? Three college students explain why they went for the local community college: Montgomery College.

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In this Aug. 27 photo, retired tennis player James Blake looks on during a "legends" match against Andy Roddick.

Former Tennis Star James Blake Says He Was Tackled By NYPD

7:33am September 10, 2015

by Laura Wagner

On his way to the U.S. Open, James Blake was misidentified as a suspect in an investigation by police. Blake says undercover officers used "blatantly unnecessary" force in detaining him.