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Other Candidates Find Ways To Stand Out On Debate Night

12:52pm August 08, 2015

by Don Gonyea

Much of the focus in this week's Republican debate was on Donald Trump. But the debate was just important to a handful of underdog candidates, who have been struggling to get noticed.

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Haiti Elections Seen As A Test Of Stability

12:52pm August 08, 2015

by Peter Granitz

Haitians vote on Sunday in legislative elections. The nation has been without lawmakers since parliament was disbanded in January, and the vote is more than three years overdue.

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Housing Bounces Back In Most, But Not All, Of Atlanta

12:52pm August 08, 2015

by Molly Samuel

At the height of the housing bubble, Atlanta was adding tens of thousands of homes a year, but then the bottom fell out. Now, there's building once again, but some residents are feeling left out.

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James Holmes Sentenced To Life For Colorado Theater Shooting

12:52pm August 08, 2015

by Ben Markus

Jurors spared the death penalty for James Holmes, the man convicted of killing 12 and injuring 70 in the Aurora, Colo., theater shooting. Holmes will serve life without the possibility of parole.

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Maybe she goes to school in Wyoming, where no schools start after 8:30 a.m.

States Haven't Embraced Later School Start Times For Teens

12:51pm August 08, 2015

by Richard Harris

Last year the nation's pediatricians said middle and high schoolers shouldn't start school before 8:30 a.m., so they can get much-needed sleep. But almost all schools start before that, the CDC finds.

It's not just teens who engage in sexy texting. About 82 percent of adults recently surveyed say they've sexted, too.

Could Sexting Help Your Relationship?

8:03am August 08, 2015

by Nadia Whitehead

Sexting can be risky for teens, research suggests, but is it bad for consenting adults? Researchers are starting to think the behavior may have its perks — both in and out of bed.

Weaving is only the first step. From the weaver the hat passes through the hands of a series of artisans with Hemingway-esque titles: the rematador, the cortador, the apeleador and the planchador.

He's Just Woven The World's Finest Panama Hat. But Who Will Buy It?

7:03am August 08, 2015

by Roff Smith

We visit one of the last — and best — practitioners of this vanishing art. Like his predecessors, he lives in Ecuador, not Panama.

#NPRreads: Cecil's Zimbabwe And UCLA Tracks A Superbug

6:06pm August 07, 2015

by Carrie Johnson

Also this week, an in-depth look at Darren Wilson — the Ferguson, Mo., police officer who fatally shot Michael Brown.

Brenda Hummel and her 7-year-old daughter Andrea in their home near Des Moines, Iowa. Andrea was born with severe epilepsy and gets her health care through Medicaid.

Patients In Iowa Worry About Private Management Of Medicaid

5:37pm August 07, 2015

by Clay Masters

The way one fifth of Iowa's residents get health care is about to change. The governor is putting Medicaid in the hands of private insurance companies, and 11 firms are vying for that business.

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An image from Jon Stewart's first appearance as host of Comedy Central's The Daily Show.

Jon Stewart's 'Daily Show' Legacy: Changing How Americans See Satire

5:37pm August 07, 2015

by Eric Deggans

Jon Stewart hosts his last episode of The Daily Show tonight, after 16 years as TV's satirist supreme. NPR TV critic Eric Deggans says Stewart's barbs changed how people talk about politics and media.

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