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Delavan, Wis., is home to giant circus animal statues that commemorate a quirky history as the place where circus companies wintered.

Now On The National Stage, Scott Walker Is Still A Guy From Delavan

11:42am July 22, 2015

by Don Gonyea

As he seeks the presidency, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker can claim a connection to three different battleground states, but it's in Wisconsin where he got the political bug.

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How The Big New Education Law Could Cut Testing Time

11:36am July 22, 2015

by Anya Kamenetz

Several Senate amendments aim a weed-whacker at the thicket of standardized tests.

Health Effects Of Transitioning In Teen Years Remain Unknown

11:18am July 22, 2015

by Angus Chen

Though endocrinologists have been treating trans youths with hormones for about a decade, it's not clear how starting that process in adolescence affects health. A study aims to find out.

In this colorized image of a brain cell from a person with Alzheimer's, the red tangle in the yellow cell body is a toxic tangle of misfolded "tau" proteins, adjacent to the cell's green nucleus.

Alzheimer's Drugs In The Works Might Treat Other Diseases, Too

10:28am July 22, 2015

by Jon Hamilton

By targeting the process that creates toxic clumps of protein in brain cells, scientists hope to help not just Alzheimer's patients, but perhaps also people with Lewy body dementia and Parkinson's.

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Sports

Once Immune To Cord-Cutting, 'King Of Live Sports' Finds Throne Shaken

10:28am July 22, 2015

by Becky Sullivan

Even as other channels tried to adapt to a new TV landscape, ESPN seemed to be impervious for one reason: People want to watch sports live. But ESPN has shed 3.2 million subscribers since May 2014.

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Its legal status and wide range of uses make marijuana a tough plant to regulate â or even to advise farmers about. Here, young marijuana plants are seen at a growing facility.

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Marijuana Growers Hit A Snag: Toxic Pesticides

10:27am July 22, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Attempts to regulate chemicals in marijuana production often hit another problem: The plant's wide range of uses sets it apart from many traditional food crops.

Susan Cahill, owner of All Families Healthcare, stands in front of the first building in Kalispell, Mont., where she offered abortion services. After vandalism closed her last clinic down, Missoula became the nearest place for women in the Flathead Valley

How Vandalism And Fear Ended Abortion In Northwest Montana

9:28am July 22, 2015

by Corin Cates-Carney

When Zachary Klundt broke into All Families Healthcare he destroyed the only clinic providing abortions in the Flathead Valley of Montana. More than a year later, the clinic remains closed.

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For 3-D food printers, chocolate is a good material to start with, because it's fairly simple to make it liquid inside the printer cartridge and solid once it drops out.

A 3-D Food Lab And Restaurant Wants To Turn Yuck Into Yum

8:59am July 22, 2015

by Rae Ellen Bichell

A group of top chefs, food scientists and tech geeks have set up a lab in Belgium to master 3-D food printing. Their goal: to create nutritionally enhanced foods that appeal to the pickiest palates.

Nigel Richards, seen here at a Scrabble tournament last winter, won the French-language Scrabble championships Monday. He began studying the French Scrabble dictionary in May.

World News

Winner Of French Scrabble Title Does Not Speak French

8:52am July 22, 2015

by Bill Chappell

It took about two months for Nigel Richards to memorize a French Scrabble dictionary. The New Zealand native has won many English-language Scrabble tournaments.

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Death Penalty Or Life In Prison? Aurora Shooting Trial Goes To Sentencing Phase

8:32am July 22, 2015

by Ben Markus

The sentencing phase of the Aurora Theater Shooting trial begins Wednesday. James Holmes, who was found guilty of murder last week, faces either the death penalty or life in prison without parole.

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