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For Floridians With Family In Cuba, Recovery From Irma Is Twice As Taxing

6:08pm September 16, 2017

by Kat Chow

Before Hurricane Irma hit the U.S., it devastated parts of Cuba. In extended families, Cuban-Americans are trying to put their lives back together and help their relatives in Cuba.

St. Louis Brace For More Protests Following Police Officer Acquittal

6:08pm September 16, 2017

Jason Stockley is a white, former St. Louis police officer who was acquitted in the 2011 shooting death of black driver Anthony Lamar Smith. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with St. Louis Post-Dispatch metro columnist Tony Messenger about what he's calling "two views of disrupting America."

Barbershop: Conservative Free Speech On College Campuses

6:08pm September 16, 2017

The Washington Examiner's Sarah Westwood, radio show host Charlie Sykes, and The Root editor-in-chief Danielle Belton weigh in on the controversy surrounding ESPN anchor Jemele Hill and the series of conservative-organized free speech events at University of California, Berkeley.

Students argue with school administrator during the Walkouts. Circa 1968.

'From The Mundane To The Magnificent': Photos From The Chicano Rights Movement

6:08pm September 16, 2017

by Karen Grigsby Bates

From 1967 until 1977, photographers from La Raza chronicled Chicanos in and around Los Angeles. This month, the Autry Museum of the American West is sharing some of the most powerful images.

Katy Tur is now an anchor for MSNBC and a reporter for NBC News.

Reporter Katy Tur Shares Her 'Front-Row' View Of The Trump Campaign

2:13pm September 16, 2017

by Terry Gross

Tur was at a rally in South Carolina when Trump called her name and pointed at her from the podium. Then, she says, "The entire place turns and they roar as one ... like a giant, unchained animal."

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Health care workers screen women for leprosy in Nyaung U, Myanmar. However, there is no simple diagnostic test for leprosy to catch it early.

Leprosy Is Not Quite Yet A Disease Of The Past

1:13pm September 16, 2017

by Susan Brink

In 2006, the World Health Organization issued a report on the "elimination of leprosy as a public health problem." A new report estimates there are still 200,000 new cases a year.

Friday's train explosion injured at least 30 people, police said Saturday.

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U.K. Police Make 'Significant Arrest' In Train Attack Case

12:29pm September 16, 2017

by James Doubek

Police in the U.K. said they arrested an 18-year-old man in southeast England on Saturday morning. The attack injured at least 30 people in London on Friday.

President Trump will attend the United Nations General Assembly in New York next week, but with a smaller diplomatic delegation than previous presidents brought.

Trump's Message For His 1st U.N. General Assembly: Strength, 'Reform'

12:10pm September 16, 2017

by Geoff Bennett

Next week, the president will make his debut at an institution he has often criticized for inaction. National security adviser H.R. McMaster says Trump will be pushing for change.

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Greg Gatscher, left, and his son, Evan, prepare the house for Hurricane Irma. Little did they know these metal shutters would later become a cooktop.

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Grilled Cheese Cooked On Shutters? After Irma, Floridians Got Creative With Food

7:00am September 16, 2017

by Wynne Davis

People get hungry during natural disasters, and processed, pre-packaged food can get old fast. But with a little imagination, some folks managed to make themselves some surprisingly good hot meals.

A young boy steps on his sister as he moves around the tight confines of a classroom-turned-shelter at Pizzo Elementary School in Tampa, Fla.

DeVos 'Rethinks' Education; Irma Shuts Down Florida Schools

6:09am September 16, 2017

by Anya Kamenetz

From hurricanes to pension battles, there is education news from Puerto Rico to Wyoming in our weekly roundup.