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A supporter at Gov. Chris Christie's announcement Tuesday.

Can The Candidate Move Beyond 'The Christie Show'?

7:06am July 02, 2015

by NPR Staff

This week the Christie Tracker podcast headed to Livingston High School for analysis of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's announcement that he's running for the Republican presidential nomination.

NOAA scientists estimate they saw about 10 billion sea scallops off Delaware and southern New Jersey this spring as part of an annual survey.

The Scallop Scoop: Survey Forecasts A Banner Year In Atlantic

7:08pm July 01, 2015

by Annie Ropeik

Federal fisheries researchers says their survey found about 10 billion scallops in waters off Delaware and southern New Jersey. They're predicting a boom for the nation's most valuable fishery.

The decrease in water usage comes from statewide mandatory water cuts that Gov. Jerry Brown put in place.

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Cities In California Conserved A Lot Of Water In May

6:49pm July 01, 2015

by Lucy Perkins

Felicia Marcus of the State Water Board said, "We need all Californians to step up — and keep it up — as if we don't know when it will rain and snow again, because we don't."

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Charleston, S.C., Residents Call On Each Other To Improve Race Relations

6:36pm July 01, 2015

by Sam Sanders

Two weeks after nine were killed in a church in Charleston, protesters and politicians are calling for a renewed focus on remedying racial disparities in the state and for discussions about race.

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Salvadorean Children Hope To Reunite With Parents Under U.S. Program

6:23pm July 01, 2015

by Carrie Kahn

Under a new program started this year, children from Central America who fear for their lives in their home country and have a relative living legally in the U.S. can petition for refugee status. In part two of NPR's look at one family's attempt to reunite under the program, a story of two children in El Salvador who haven't seen their father in more than 16 years.

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U.S., Cuba To Reopen Embassies In Step Toward Normal Relations

6:22pm July 01, 2015

by Michele Kelemen

The White House announced Wednesday the opening of a U.S. embassy in Havana, Cuba, which is seen as a key step toward more normal diplomatic ties with the Cold War foe.

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How Mississippi Defaulted On $7 Million Worth Of Bonds In 1841

6:22pm July 01, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Clifford Thies, a professor of economics and finance at Shenandoah University, about Mississippi's unpaid bonds from the 1840s and collecting on old state-owed debt.

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As The NBA's Free Agency Period Begins, LeBron James Has All The Power

6:22pm July 01, 2015

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to sportswriter Bob Ryan about the start of NBA free agency Wednesday, and the man with the most power in the NBA — LeBron James.

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Puerto Rico Says With Restructuring It Can Pay Off Debts

6:22pm July 01, 2015

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Luis Vega Ramos, representative of Puerto Rico, about the commonwealth's debt deadline Wednesday. The governor says the island's $73 billion debt is unpayable.

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First lady Michelle Obama announces the change in policy.

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It's Official: You Can Now Take Photos During White House Tours

5:53pm July 01, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

The lifting of the decades-old ban was announced on Instagram by Michelle Obama. The White House urged people to share their experience using the hashtag #WhiteHouseTour. Selfie sticks aren't allowed.