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Sept. 11 Victims Compensation Fund Experiences Spike In Claims

6:43pm September 11, 2015

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Sheila Birnbaum, the special master of the Sept. 11 Victim Compensation Fund, about the looming deadline to submit a claim related to health problems after the attacks.

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Teens Who Grew Up After Sept. 11 Give Tours At Memorial Museum

6:43pm September 11, 2015

by Hansi Lo Wang

The National Sept. 11 Memorial Museum trains a small group of high school students to give tours to their families and friends. But all of these tour guides were children when the Twin Towers fell.

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Serena Williams reacts after losing a point to unseeded Italian Roberta Vinci during a semifinal match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament on Friday. Williams went on to lose the match in three sets.

The Quest Is Over: Serena Williams Upset By Roberta Vinci In U.S. Open Semifinal

5:13pm September 11, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Serena Williams lost to the unseeded Roberta Vinci of Italy in three sets, ending her history-making run for the first calendar Grand Slam since 1988.

Former Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Robert Menendez, D-N.J., is fighting back against corruption charges.

Menendez Lawyers Accuse Government Of 'Fixation On Sex,' 'Salacious Headlines'

5:08pm September 11, 2015

by Carrie Johnson

Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., is pushing back against Department of Justice charges of corruption. In filings Thursday night, his legal team tried to poke holes in the government's evidence.

Yellowtail jack (Seriola lalandi) at HSWRI in San Diego.

Huge Fish Farm Planned Near San Diego Aims To Fix Seafood Imbalance

4:13pm September 11, 2015

by Claire Trageser

The aquaculture project would be the same size as New York's Central Park and produce 11 million pounds of yellowtail and white sea bass each year. But some people see it as an aquatic "factory farm."

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Statements Show Nuclear Deal Did Not Change Iran's View Of Israel

3:37pm September 11, 2015

NPR's Audie Cornish interviews Thomas Erdbrink, Tehran bureau chief for The New York Times, about the Iran supreme leader's latest statement that Israel won't exist in 25 years.

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All-Male Combat Units Performed Better Than Mixed Units, Study Concludes

3:01pm September 11, 2015

by Tom Bowman

The Marine Corps released a study that raises questions about the effectiveness of women in combat conditions. The report found that all-male units out performed mixed-gender units across the board.

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A nasal spray version of the overdose-reversing drug naloxone demonstrated at police headquarters in Quincy, Mass., in 2014.

Price Soars For Key Weapon Against Heroin Overdoses

2:24pm September 11, 2015

Baltimore Health Commissioner Leana Wen is working to put the anti-overdose medication naloxone into the hands of as many heroin users as possible. But the price of the antidote has nearly doubled.

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Questions About Her Private Email Server Follow Hillary Clinton

2:19pm September 11, 2015

by Tamara Keith

Months have passed since we first learned Hillary Clinton used a private email server while she was secretary of State. The controversy has not gone away. We examine how Clinton explains the issue.

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Senate Democrats Block Measure To Reject Iran Nuclear Deal

2:15pm September 11, 2015

by Ailsa Chang

The Senate blocked a measure to reject the Iran nuclear deal Thursday. Meanwhile, the House is working on a parallel, but separate, legislative track to voice Republican opposition to the Iran deal.

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