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Kurdish Militias Appear To Be Sidelined By U.S.-Turkey Military Deal

4:04pm August 02, 2015

The military deal reached by the United States and Turkey is an attempt to refocus the fight against ISIS. NPR's Scott Simon talks to former U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Frank Ricciardone.

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Demonstrators protested the death of Michael Brown on last summer in Ferguson, Mo., even as police sprayed pepper spray, shot smoke, gas and flash grenades.

Black Lives Matter: Coming To A Museum Near You?

4:04pm August 02, 2015

by NPR Staff

How do you curate a museum exhibit about the protests in Ferguson, Mo.? NPR's Scott Simon speaks with the director National Museum of African American History and Culture, which will open next fall.

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Nusra Front Attacks U.S.-Backed Syrian Fighters

8:28am August 02, 2015

The Syrian insurgent group affiliated with al-Qaeda has attacked U.S.-backed Syrian fighters. NPR's Rachel Martin gets the details from Anne Barnard of the New York Times.

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B.E.A.R.D. PAC is a nonpartisan superPAC that supports bearded candidates nationwide.

Empire Strikes PAC And Other Punny SuperPAC Names

6:57pm August 01, 2015

by Lauren Leatherby

My Cat Xavier For a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow superPAC backed Hank the Cat in the 2012 Virginia Senate election. Xavier also cared about naps, treats, and prison reform.

SuperPACs Report Their Funds — And The Numbers Are Staggering

6:55pm August 01, 2015

by Danielle Kurtzleben

SuperPACs released their latest funding numbers Friday, and already it's clear that the committees' roles in 2016 will be gargantuan.

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ISIS Is No Weaker Than A Year Ago, Officials Say

6:55pm August 01, 2015

U.S. officials believe the recent bombing campaign has done little to dislodge the self-declared Islamic State from Iraq and Syria, says an Associated Press report. AP reporter Ken Dilanian explains.

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Demonstrators hold up a placard of a man with his hands up during the "Justice For All" march in Washington, DC last December. Numerous protests have brought attention to police violence against people of color. One lawyer, while emphasizing that police a

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A Lawyer's Advice For Black Men At Traffic Stops: 'Comply Now, Contest Later'

6:55pm August 01, 2015

by NPR Staff

Attorney Eric Broyles teamed up with a police officer to pen a handbook for African-American men dealing with police encounters. Above all, he recommends clarity, empathy — and getting badge numbers.

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Flames from the Rocky Fire approach a house in Lower Lake, Calif., Friday. More than 5,000 firefighters are now battling large blazes in California; hundreds of residents are under evacuation orders in affected areas.

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Wildfires In California Spur Emergency Declaration; 1 Firefighter Dead

3:02pm August 01, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Nine of the largest fires cover areas of at least 1,000 acres each; a firefighter from Rapid City, S.D., was killed while battling one large blaze in Northern California.

Police-Community Collaboration Has Helped Kept Peace In Cincinnati

11:31am August 01, 2015

by Ann Thompson

A 2001 agreement between Cincinnati police, the police union and community groups is credited with keeping protests peaceful there after the killing of an unarmed black motorist by a police officer.

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Using a digital device that displays Braille characters, Haben Girma talks with President Obama at a White House ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

She Owes Her Activism To A Brave Mom, The ADA And Chocolate Cake

11:20am August 01, 2015

by Joseph Shapiro

Born deaf and blind to a refugee mother, Haben Girma has had opportunities in the U.S. she'd never have had in Eritrea. But it was an urge for dessert that led her to advocate for the disabled.