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Human Interest

Mississippi reflects on Civil Rights leader Medgar Evers on his 100th birthday

8:21am July 02, 2025

People in Mississippi remember and reflect on the contributions of the slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers on what would have been his 100th birthday.

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World News

United Nations Launches Review Of Peacekeeping Efforts

U.N. peacekeepers are in some of the world's most violent places. Linda Wertheimer talks to Herve Ladsous, U.N. under-secretary-general for Peacekeeping Operations about the changing mission.

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Politics & Government

Speechwriters Deliberately Use Rhythm To Help Make Their Point

by Ari Shapiro

President Obama's biggest speeches have a musicality to them. That's not an accident. His speechwriters obsess over rhythm and cadence.

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With Loyal Customers In Mind, Amazon Unveils Fire Phone

by Martin Kaste

At a gala party on Wednesday, Amazon launched its first smartphone. It is distinguished from other phones by the ease with which you can use it to buy things from Amazon.

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U.S. Program Hopes To Inspire Young Africans To Be Tomorrow's Leaders

by Michele Kelemen

President Obama is organizing the first of its kind African summit in Washington. In the run-up to that high-level gathering, young African leaders are in the U.S. for a leadership training program.

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When It Comes To Dating, Some People Have A Type

Match.com is partnering with another service to offer facial-recognition technology. It will compare photos of clients' exes with database photos in the hopes of finding faces with similar features.

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American Apparel Fires Its Controversial CEO

Dov Charney was the founder of the sweatshop-free clothing company. He's been forced out amid an investigation into alleged misconduct

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Hikers Trapped In Dense Rhododendron Forest

It took five hours to rescue the couple from the Irish mountainside. One of the rescuers to the BBC it was "like an impenetrable jungle."

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96 Years Later, Va. Woman Gets Honorary Diploma

In 1918, schools were shut down in Norfolk because of the deadly Spanish flu pandemic. When they re-opened, then 15-year-old Lela Burden was holding down two jobs and didn't return.

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In Japan, A KitKat Bar May Be A Ticket To Ride

People traveling on the Sanriku Railway Network can now use special KitKat candy wrappers as train tickets. It's part of a campaign to revive tourism after the tsunami in 2011.

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International Space Station Gets Espresso Machine

An Italian aerospace firm, in conjunction with coffee company Lavazza and the Italian space agency, have jointly developed a system for producing zero-G espresso.

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World News

Bitter, Incomplete Divorce Blamed For South Sudan's Fighting

What happened after Africa's biggest country split in two? Renee Montagne talks to James Copnall about his book, A Poisonous Thorn in Our Hearts: Sudan and South Sudan's Bitter and Incomplete Divorce.

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Troubles Put Aside, Brazilians Embrace World Cup

by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

In World Cup action Tuesday, Brazil and Mexico played to a draw. Despite the dashed hopes of the home team, Brazilians are feeling more buoyant generally about hosting soccer's biggest tournament.

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