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Sports Chatter: Let The 'Madness' Begin

8:18am March 19, 2016

It's time for the NCAA basketball playoffs, and they've earned their name, providing some genuine surprises. NPR sports correspondent Tom Goldman stops by to tell us what's worth our watch.

Amid EU Deal, Migrants In Greece Doubtful Macedonia Border Will Open

8:18am March 19, 2016

NPR's Melissa Block asks Jan van't Land of Doctors Without Borders about conditions in Idomeni, Greece, a small town where as many as 12,000 migrants are camping at the closed border with Macedonia.

Unbound Delegates Look To Narrow Their Republican Vote

8:18am March 19, 2016

NPR's Melissa Block talks to Matt Micheli, a GOP delegate who will go to his party's convention free to support any candidate. There is a fight now to win the loyalty of such unbound delegates.

National

D.C. Metro Closure A Symptom Of National Transit Funding Woes

8:18am March 19, 2016

by David Schaper

This week's Metrorail closure in the nation's capital is another example that mass transit systems across the country suffer years of neglect, delayed and deferred maintenance, and inadequate funding.

Waning Ways To Stop Trump; How Western Caucuses Will Affect Democrats

8:18am March 19, 2016

It's been a big week in primaries for both the Democrats and Republicans, with more to come. NPR's Ron Elving looks through the results and where the candidates might pick up more delegates.

'The Simpsons' 2000 Trump Presidency Prediction: 'A Warning To America'

8:18am March 19, 2016

"The Simpsons" likes to poke fun at everything, and sometimes the show makes a few predictions. We look back at an episode from 2000 that imagines what would happen under a Donald Trump presidency.

National

Retired Boeing Employee Stays On In Fighter Jet Command Voice

8:18am March 19, 2016

NPR's Melissa Block talks with recently retired Boeing company employee Leslie Shook whose voice is used as part of the greeting and warning system of the F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet.

National

Hulk Hogan Awarded $115 Million In Sex Tape Lawsuit Against Gawker

8:18am March 19, 2016

by David Folkenflik

A jury has decided the news and gossip site Gawker should pay $115 million and punitive damages to Terry Bollea, better known as Hulk Hogan. Gawker had posted excerpts of a video showing him having sex with a friend's wife.

World News

62 Dead In FlyDubai Plane Crash In Russia

7:54am March 19, 2016

by Emma Bowman

There are no survivors after the Boeing 737-800 crashed on landing in Rostov-on-Don early Saturday, Dubai and Russian officials say. Poor weather conditions are being considered as a possible cause.

Greg Kintzele, left, and Bill Taylor, right, watch as others play croquet at Graland Country Day School in Denver.

Making Sense Of Alzheimer's At School

7:00am March 19, 2016

by Jenny Brundin

This school in Denver teaches its seventh-graders about the disease, the science behind it and the patience needed to deal with it.