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In Twitter Rant, Tinder Blasts 'Vanity Fair' Article On New York Dating Culture

6:55pm August 13, 2015

In an outburst on Twitter, the dating app Tinder criticized a recent Vanity Fair article describing the hookup culture in New York City. Tinder said it was unfairly portrayed in the article, and reporter Nancy Jo Sales failed to seek the company's comment for the story.

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Poet Richard Blanco On U.S., Cuba: 'We All Belong To The Sea Between Us'

6:55pm August 13, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Blanco, who was born to a Cuban exile family and read at President Obama's second inauguration, about the poem he will read at the reopening of the U.S. Embassy in Cuba.

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Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon On Ferguson: 'We've Listened, We've Learned'

6:55pm August 13, 2015

It has been a trying year for Missouri after the shooting death of Michael Brown last August led to a period of unrest. NPR's Robert Siegel interviews Gov. Nixon on how the state is making progress.

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The late Norma Lyon, who sculpted butter for the fair for 46 years, created a bust of then-Sen. Barack Obama in 2007. The bust was made from 23 pounds of butter.

Eat, Speak And Stumble: Candidates Visit The Iowa State Fair

6:18pm August 13, 2015

by Don Gonyea

For years the fair, which begins Thursday, has provided a platform for presidential candidates vying in the all-important Iowa caucuses. But they haven't always held on to their pork chops.

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Former Texas Gov. and Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry's campaign has stopped paying some of its staff as funds are drying up.

Can A SuperPAC Rescue Rick Perry?

5:53pm August 13, 2015

by Peter Overby

Even as former Gov. Perry's campaign is cutting its payroll, his political committee may be able to help. If it works, it's likely to set a new standard for how presidential campaigns are financed.

Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis as she goes into the U.S. District Court in July with her lawyer. Davis says that issuing same-sex marriage licenses violates her religious beliefs.

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Kentucky Clerk Denies Marriage License To Two Couples, Despite Judge's Order

5:32pm August 13, 2015

by Lucy Perkins

Kim Davis, a clerk in Rowan County, has said that issuing the licenses would violate her Christian faith. A federal judge says she must begin issuing licenses.

Tom Brady's Courtroom Sketch Spawns Internet Gold

5:20pm August 13, 2015

by Brakkton Booker

Veteran sketch artist Jane Rosenberg has been blasted online for her less-than-flattering depiction of the NFL quarterback during his appearance in a federal court Wednesday.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to the media Aug. 6 in the spin room after the first Republican presidential debate, at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland.

Donald Trump's Policy Positions Lack Specifics ... So Far

4:01pm August 13, 2015

by Jessica Taylor

The billionaire businessman and GOP presidential front-runner wants to "Make America Great Again!" But much of how he plans to do that is still a mystery.

We all get by better with a little help from our tunes.

Sutures With A Soundtrack: Music Can Ease Pain, Anxiety Of Surgery

3:52pm August 13, 2015

by Richard Harris

Most studies of music's ability to ease pain have been small. But an analysis pooling the best research builds a strong case, doctors say, that a dose of music reduces the need for painkilling pills.

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Greg Gianforte is distributing a brochure urging workers to "come home to Montana" and telework from there.

Tired Of The Big City? Consider Telecommuting From Montana

3:51pm August 13, 2015

by Eric Whitney

Greg Gianforte, a successful high-tech entrepreneur, is recruiting — not for his company, but for telecommuters to move to rural Montana and bring their high-paying jobs with them.

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