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U.S. Energy Secretary: Deal Keeps Iran Further Away From A Nuclear Weapon

3:48pm July 16, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz about the Iran nuclear deal. Secretary Moniz was an important player in the negotiations.

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Pew: 'Smartphone-Dependents' Often Have No Backup Plan For Web Access

3:32pm July 16, 2015

by Emma Bowman

People who rely most on their smartphones to get online often deal more frequently with service interruptions because of financial hardship and data limits.

If you know what a bladder infection feels like, should you have to go to the doctor every time?

Should Women Be Able To Treat Bladder Infections Themselves?

3:29pm July 16, 2015

by Nancy Shute

It can be pretty miserable waiting to get the urine test when you're sure you've got a bladder infection and just need the antibiotics already. Some doctors think it's time for to let women prescribe.

Students learning to code at General Assembly in New York City.

New Student Loans For A New For-Profit Education Sector

2:53pm July 16, 2015

by Anya Kamenetz

Financing options are multiplying for "coder boot camps" — small, immersive schools that turn out software developers in weeks rather than years.

Top Official Says Inside Help Was Likely In 'El Chapo' Escape

2:50pm July 16, 2015

U.S. authorities had wanted Joaquin Guzman extradited, in part over fears that he would get out again. Mexican authorities refused. His escape likely will deepen distrust between the countries.

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The Cryptsporidium parasite emerges from the oocyst ready to infect.

Progress In The Fight Against A Parasite That Causes Diarrheal Disease

2:50pm July 16, 2015

by Joe Palca

Scientists have had a hard time finding the weak spots of Cryptosporidium parvum, but now that's changing. It's not a common killer in the U.S., but it's a different story in the developing world.

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Inmates at California's Chino State Prison exercise in the prison yard in 2010. A proposition that was passed in the state last year reclassified certain crimes, releasing thousands of inmates earlier than had been anticipated.

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Is It Possible To Let More People Out Of Prison, And Keep Crime Down?

2:42pm July 16, 2015

by Martin Kaste

California is trying to do just that, though police and advocates for ex-offenders are at odds over whether it will work. The debate is playing out as President Obama is calling for nationwide change.

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New Mexico: Dolores Ramos (right), 16, joins dozens of Highland High School students in Albuquerque, N.M., during a walkout to protest a new standardized test.

Testing Revolt In Washington State Brings Feds Into Uncharted Waters

2:26pm July 16, 2015

by Kyle Stokes

As Congress debates the future of No Child Left Behind, one state falls short of federal testing requirements.

Wisconsin's Supreme Court has found that Gov. Scott Walker's campaign had not illegally collaborated with outside conservative groups three years ago.

Wisconsin Supreme Court Ends A Political Headache For Walker

2:26pm July 16, 2015

by Jessica Taylor

The court found Gov. Scott Walker's campaign had not illegally collaborated with outside conservative groups three years ago, sparing him a political headache just as he launches his White House bid.

Pluto Discoverer's Hometown Throws Big Bash For (Non-Dwarf!) Planet

2:23pm July 16, 2015

by Jenna Dooley

Clyde Tombaugh, the man who discovered Pluto, grew up under the dark, open skies of the rural Midwest. Streator, Ill., where he once lived, has been full of celebration during NASA's flyby this week.

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