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Republicans Face Backlash Over Indiana, Arkansas 'Religious Freedom' Laws

8:10pm April 01, 2015

by Mara Liasson

The Republican Party is facing backlash over religious freedom laws passed this week in Indiana and Arkansas. The governor of Arkansas asked legislators Wednesday to reconsider its bill.

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Verdict Reached In Atlanta School Cheating Case

8:00pm April 01, 2015

by Jim Burress

Eleven of 12 former public school employees in Atlanta were found guilty Wednesday in one of the biggest cheating scandals in American education.

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Arkansas Governor Asks Legislators To Revisit 'Religious Freedom' Bill

8:00pm April 01, 2015

by Michael Hibblen

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson told state lawmakers Wednesday they should either amend or recall a bill that's dubbed a "religious freedom" measure.

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Indiana's 'Religious Freedom' Law Differs From Other States

8:00pm April 01, 2015

Nineteen other states have religious freedom laws, and there's even a federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act.

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Sen. Robert Menendez Indicted On Corruption Charges

8:00pm April 01, 2015

by Hansi Lo Wang

Sen. Menendez of New Jersey has been indicted on corruption charges. These are the first criminal charges brought against a sitting U.S. Senator in seven years.

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When combined with results of other neurological tests, and in the context of a thorough medical history, atrophy of the brain (shown here in an MRI scan) sometimes indicates Alzheimer's.

Many Doctors Who Diagnose Alzheimer's Fail To Tell The Patient

7:58pm April 01, 2015

by Jon Hamilton

Only about half of Medicare patients are told of the diagnosis by their doctor, a study finds. That compares to 90 percent of patients diagnosed with cancer.

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Acids, alcohol and pancreatic tissue were separated, bathed and mixed in this laboratory of a 1946 insulin factory in Bielefeld, Germany.

Why Is Insulin So Expensive In The U.S.?

7:57pm April 01, 2015

by Anders Kelto

The hormone that controls blood sugar among diabetics is one of the oldest medicines used today. But more than 90 years after its discovery, a low-cost version is no longer available in the U.S.

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Board Games That Bored Gamers

7:51pm April 01, 2015

by Linton Weeks

Strolling through the board games of yesteryear we find some that succeeded and some that faded away.

Oakland Kids Get A Raise From The New Minimum Wage

7:21pm April 01, 2015

by Savannah Robinson

The highest minimum wage in the nation just went into effect in Oakland, Calif. But what does that mean for young people and how are businesses making it work?

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For her trigonometry class, Sarah Hagan (center) uses everything but the kitchen sink: a flower pot, garbage basket, rolls of tape, rubber balls, even loose spaghetti.

The Teacher Who Believes Math Equals Love

7:19pm April 01, 2015

by Cory Turner

NPR Ed is celebrating 50 Great Teachers. Today: The story of a young algebra teacher in Oklahoma oil country, who has taken an unorthodox approach to classroom math.

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