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'Be Guardians, Not Warriors': Training A New Generation Of Police
NPR's Robert Siegel reports from John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York on how policing is being taught during this year filled with news of tensions between police and civilians.
Macedonians, Ethnic Albanians Unite Over Effort to Oust Prime Minister
by Joanna Kakissis
Macedonia escaped largely unscathed from the ethnic violence that defined the breakup of Yugoslavia. But the country's Slavs and Albanians live largely separate and unequal lives, until now.
Letters: Netanyahu Suspends Segregated Bus Program, Graphic Novels
NPR's Robert Siegel and Audie Cornish respond to listener letters about the origins of the graphic novel. Also a correction in an interview Wednesday about a scrapped plan to segregate Israeli buses.
Irish Voters Prepare To Decide On Same-Sex Marriage
by Ari Shapiro
Ireland could make history Friday when voters decide whether to legalize same-sex marriage. It would be a striking change for a country where abortion is still outlawed and divorce was only legalized in the mid-1990s.
Maryland Drops Parallel Parking From Driver's License Test
Maryland has dropped the requirement that drivers must take a parallel parking test, joining a handful of other states who have eliminated the test. People share their tricks to parallel parking.
Senate Advances Bill To Give Obama 'Fast-Track' Trade Authority
by Ailsa Chang
The Senate is trying to wrap up its business before leaving Washington, D.C., for a week-long recess. That includes considering a bill to give President Obama expanded authority on trade.
Bulk Collection Debate Highlights Need To Revise Patriot Act
NPR's Audie Cornish interviews Kim Zetter, a senior staff reporter at Wired magazine, who says the debate in Congress over the NSA's bulk collection program shows the Patriot Act needs to be revised.