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Arabic signs have replaced Turkish ones in Istanbul's Fatih neighborhood, where many Syrian refugees have settled. Turkey has absorbed some 3 million Syrian refugees since the Syrian war began.

World News

For Syrian Refugees In Turkey, A Long Road To Regular Employment

4:56pm August 14, 2017

by Lauren Frayer

Many of the Syrians in Turkey are educated professionals who are under-employed, working off the books for low pay. A government program is trying to change that, but things are moving slowly.

A new study is adding to evidence that a popular class of pesticides can harm wild bees, like bumblebees.

Popular Pesticides Keep Bumblebees From Laying Eggs

3:59pm August 14, 2017

by Dan Charles

A new study is adding to evidence that a popular class of pesticides can harm wild bees, like bumblebees.

Hundreds of people gather for a vigil on the spot where 32-year-old Heather Heyer was killed when a car plowed into a crowd of people protesting against the white supremacist "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Va.

National

Making Sense Of Charlottesville: A Reader's Guide

3:44pm August 14, 2017

by Kat Chow

The tragedy in Virginia has sparked compelling writing around the country, and around the Internet. Here's our roundup.

National

What We Know About Driver Charged In Deadly Charlottesville Crash

3:35pm August 14, 2017

James Alex Fields Jr. is charged with second-degree murder after one woman died and at least 19 people were injured. Reporters from the Toledo Blade tracked down his mother and a former teacher.

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A quarter of Americans say they don't have enough time at work to do their jobs, and about half of them bring work home.

Work Can Be Stressful, Dangerous And Sometimes Great

3:28pm August 14, 2017

by April Fulton

America's workers are subject to more physical harm and emotional stress than you might think, but many of these challenges can be mitigated by a good boss and good friends.

In her book The Virginia State Colony For Epileptics And Feebleminded, poet Molly McCully Brown explores themes of disability, eugenics and faith.

Poet Imagines Life Inside A 1910 Institution That Eugenics Built

3:27pm August 14, 2017

by Terry Gross

Molly McCully Brown, who has cerebral palsy, says that if she'd been born in a different era, she might have been sent to the "Virginia State Colony," an early landmark of the U.S. eugenics movement.

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The Daily Stormer site had a story that claimed to be written by hackers and gave the site 24 hours before it would be deleted — the same deadline set by GoDaddy.

National

Neo-Nazi Site Daily Stormer Is Banned By Google After Attempted Move From GoDaddy

3:26pm August 14, 2017

by Bill Chappell

Both Google and GoDaddy have now banned the Daily Stormer site, after it published a story mocking protester Heather Heyer's death in Charlottesville, Va.

The statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee seen in Charlottesville, Virginia's Emancipation Park one day after a white nationalist rally organized to oppose its planned removal devolved into violence.

National

Sitting 26-Feet-High Atop A Horse, Gen. Lee Becomes A Lightning Rod For Discontent

2:42pm August 14, 2017

by Amita Kelly

The planned removal of Charlottesville's statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee stirred local controversy before fueling national flames.

Mark Heyer, in conversation with local newspaper Florida Today.

National

WATCH: Charlottesville Victim's Father Says 'People Need To Stop Hating'

2:40pm August 14, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Heather Heyer's father, Mark, told reporters he's proud of her courage — and that he's trying to follow her "fierceness of heart" and peaceful example. "We just need to forgive each other," he said.

People pose in front of Pakistan Independence Day signs in Lahore. The country, created in 1947 as a homeland for South Asia's Muslims, celebrated 70 years of independence on Aug. 14.

World News

As Pakistan Marks 70 Years Of Independence, Its Minorities Struggle For Space

2:25pm August 14, 2017

by Diaa Hadid

Seventy years after Pakistan's creation as a homeland for South Asia's Muslims, its minorities continue to suffer persecution — and the definition of who is considered a Muslim has narrowed.

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