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The Tokyo Medical University has been accused of having discriminated against female applicants in entrance examinations.

World News

Report: Japanese Medical School Deducted Points From Exam Scores Of Female Applicants

6:20pm August 02, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

Tokyo Medical University says it is investigating the reports. The points deduction was apparently aimed at keeping the number of female students at about 30 percent of the class.

Brookstone's airport stores, like this one located in Miami International Airport, will remain open.

National

Brookstone Files For Bankruptcy, Plans To Close Mall Stores

6:19pm August 02, 2018

by Cameron Jenkins

The retailer known for massage chairs and other gadgets plans to keep its airport stores. It first filed for bankruptcy in April 2014.

New technologies and a changing climate are altering the way apples are grown in places like New York's Hudson Valley and across the country.

National

A Few More Bad Apples: As The Climate Changes, Fruit Growing Does, Too

4:57pm August 02, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

Apple growing is a ruthless business obsessed with good looks. Higher temperatures affect every part of of the fruit's life cycle, from more pests to changing color — and can even give them sunburn.

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A health worker monitors the temperature of a traveler from the Democratic Republic of the Congo during the Ebola outbreak that ended in July. The virus has now surfaced in another part of the country.

Health & Safety

Ebola In A Conflict Zone

4:42pm August 02, 2018

by Jason Beaubien

Only days after the Democratic Republic of Congo declared its Ebola outbreak was over, there's been a new eruption — in a dangerous part of the country.

Apple, the world's most valuable publicly traded company, became the first to reach the milestone $1 trillion market value.

National

Apple Becomes World's 1st Private-Sector Company Worth $1 Trillion

4:36pm August 02, 2018

The tech giant and the world's most valuable publicly traded company became first to reach the milestone market value. Amazon is also approaching $1 trillion in value, but Apple got there first.

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Brazilian lawmaker Jair Bolsonaro is greeted by supporters as he launches his campaign for October's presidential election, in Rio de Janeiro, on July 22.

World News

Dictatorship Was A 'Very Good' Period, Says Brazil's Aspiring President

4:36pm August 02, 2018

by Philip Reeves

NPR sat down with Jair Bolsonaro, who is in the lead ahead of other (eligible) candidates for the Brazilian presidency.

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Ronald Gainer, the Roman Catholic bishop of the diocese of Harrisburg, Pa., discusses child sexual abuse by clergy during a press conference on Wednesday in Harrisburg, Pa. A partially redacted, roughly 900-page grand jury report about abuse by priests in

In Pennsylvania, Shadow Of Secrecy Lifting From Decades Of Abuse By Priests

4:33pm August 02, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

Accused predators have been named. Confidentiality agreements with abuse survivors have been waived. And soon Pennsylvania courts will release a redacted report on more than 300 "predator priests."

A study has found that some bacteria are becoming "more tolerant" of the alcohol-based hand sanitizers used in hospitals.

Health & Safety

Some Bacteria Are Becoming 'More Tolerant' Of Hand Sanitizers, Study Finds

4:27pm August 02, 2018

by Melody Schreiber

Researchers wanted to know why certain infections were increasing in hospitals. They were surprised by what they found.

National security adviser John Bolton (from left), Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, FBI Director Christopher Wray, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and chief of U.S. Cyber Command Gen. Paul M. Nakasone attend a press briefing on el

Stung By Criticism, Trump Administration Emphasizes Election Security Response

4:25pm August 02, 2018

by Brett Neely

Top national security officials made a surprise appearance at a White House briefing to argue that the Trump administration takes interference in U.S. elections from foreign powers seriously.

Senate intelligence committee chairman Richard Burr warned about complacency over ongoing Russian attacks on the U.S. political system, at a hearing on Wednesday.

This Is 'Not Fine': New Evidence Of Russian Interference Meets Inaction, Frustration

4:07pm August 02, 2018

by Tim Mak

The past week has been filled with news of Russian efforts to hack U.S. political offices and sow chaos through social media. But there has been little action in Washington to address the threat.