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Obama Challenges U.N. To Confront World's Conflicts

1:31pm September 24, 2014

President Obama told the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday that the world stands at a crossroads between war and peace. NPR's Scott Horsley speaks with Audie Cornish from New York City.

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Big Sponsors May Find It Hard To Break Up With The NFL

12:44pm September 24, 2014

by John Ydstie

Companies like Anheuser-Busch pay hundreds of millions to be identified with the NFL's aura. The last thing they want is to be associated with scandal, but it might be financially tough to walk away.

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President Obama addresses the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly, at U.N. headquarters in New York on Wednesday.

Obama At U.N.: World Risks Being Caught In 'Undertow Of Instability'

11:54am September 24, 2014

by Scott Neuman

The president, in an address to the General Assembly, says nations are at a crossroads and that the international system must meet challenges ranging from terrorism to disease.

At 'World Routes,' Airports Court Airlines To Bring In More Flights

9:44am September 24, 2014

by David Schaper

Some describe World Routes as speed dating for the aviation industry, as airports try to court airlines and convince them to offer international flights in and out of their destinations.

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No amount of training can undo the violence someone experienced at home as a child, but it can help break the cycle.

NFL Looks To Training To Prevent Domestic Violence By Players

9:14am September 24, 2014

by Laura Starecheski

It's not violence on the job that makes some pro football players beat their wives or children, psychologists say. It's often childhood experience, fanned by a culture that accepts such behavior.

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Lt. Gen. William C. Mayville Jr., Joint Staff Director of Operations, speaks about airstrikes in Syria during a briefing at the Pentagon yesterday.

Al-Qaida's Khorasan Group Led By Hard-Core Fighters

7:28am September 24, 2014

by Dina Temple-Raston

The group, which was targeted by U.S. airstrikes in Syria last night, has been on the U.S. radar for a while. Intelligence officials say they have tracked its individual members for years.

David Combs, an insurance broker in Kentucky, wound up benefiting from the Affordable Care Act, even though early on he had figured the law would put brokers out of business.

Insurance Brokers Key To Kentucky's Obamacare Success

6:33pm September 23, 2014

by Jenny Gold

Many brokers feared the new federal health law would make them obsolete. But more than 40 percent of people who signed up for insurance via Kentucky's state exchange used a broker.

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In the past year, the U.S. prison population fell by roughly 4,800, the first time in decades the number has gone down, according to the Justice Department. Attorney General Eric Holder discussed the findings in New York on Tuesday.

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Crime Falls As U.S. Locks Up Fewer People, Attorney General Holder Says

6:20pm September 23, 2014

by Bill Chappell

For the first time in more than 40 years, both the overall crime rate and the overall incarceration rate have fallen by around 10 percent in a roughly five-year span, the attorney general says.

President Obama closes his eyes as a prayer is offered at the National Prayer Breakfast in February in Washington, D.C.

More Americans Favor Mixing Religion And Politics, Survey Says

6:14pm September 23, 2014

by Scott Neuman

The poll by Pew's Religion & Public Life Project also shows that three-quarters of survey participants believe religion's influence on American life is waning.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew has announced rules aimed at discouraging U.S. companies from moving their headquarters overseas to cut their tax bills.

Move To Curb U.S. Corporate Tax Dodges Could Delay Reform

5:48pm September 23, 2014

by Marilyn Geewax

Business and consumer groups say Congress needs to reform taxes, but few expect change soon. In fact, Treasury's tweaks to tax law may diminish the political will to address broader tax reform.