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Why Beyoncé's foray into country music with 'Cowboy Carter' has been polarizing
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Francesca Royster, author of Black Country Music: Listening for Revolutions, about how Black artists have contributed to country music and the barriers they've faced.
Early Recording Found Of King's 'I Have A Dream' Speech
Renee Montagne talks to Jason Miller, a North Carolina State University professor, who discovered the recording, and Herbert Tillman, who attended that speech as a high school student in 1962.
Politics In the News: Presidential Candidates Court Iowa
by Don Gonyea
Hillary Clinton has gotten more aggressive in defending herself in the controversy over her private e-mail server. Plus, Donald Trump has begun laying out specific policy proposals.
China Devaluates Currency; Multiple Effects On Global Economy
China's central bank surprised investors when it devalued its currency. David Greene talks to David Wessel, director of the Brookings Institution's Hutchins Center on Fiscal & Monetary Policy.
U.S. Steel To End Operations At Alabama's Fairfield Works Mill
by Andrew Yeager
U.S. Steel says it plans to close a major operation in Birmingham, Ala. More than 1,100 people are expected to lose their jobs in an area that has long been a center of the region's steel industry.
Firefighters' Families Demand Answers About Tianjin Chemical Explosion
David Greene talks to Emily Rauhala, the Beijing correspondent for The Washington Post, for the latest on the Tianjin blast, and the government's promises "not to cover anything up."
College Student Opts For Solar-Powered House Over Dorm Room
Rob Dunn, who is a senior at Green Mountain College in Vermont, told The Rutland Herald that it cost $3,000 to build the 96-square-foot house.
Police Dashboard Camera Records Officer Helping Woman In Labor
After Seattle police officer Anthony Reynolds pulled over a car, the driver shouted his wife was in labor. There was no time for an ambulance. The officer assisted in the delivery of a baby girl.