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ISIS Attack On Kobani Looms Over Turkish Elections

12:44pm June 06, 2015

by Peter Kenyon

Last year's battle for the Syrian town of Kobani and dissatisfaction with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's huge new palace are issues in Sunday's Turkish parliamentary elections.

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American Pharoah Makes A Run At History

12:44pm June 06, 2015

by Joel Rose

The Triple Crown hopeful could beat the odds and win at Belmont Park on Saturday, but like so many other Kentucky Derby and Preakness winners, he'll have to beat a field of better-rested rivals.

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NASA's RoboSimian is among the robots taking part in the Defense Department competition. The Space Agency may one day use it to explore caves on other planets.

The Pentagon Wants These Robots To Save The Day

7:13am June 06, 2015

by Geoff Brumfiel

A competition in California is trying to ready robots for disaster response. But the bots have a ways to go.

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The new lunch plates are made from recycled newsprint and are easier for kids to hold, says Eric Goldstein, chairman of the Urban School Food Alliance.

Schools Say Ciao To Plastic Lunch Trays, Hello To Compostable Plates

6:48am June 06, 2015

by Maanvi Singh

Six of the nation's largest school districts are ditching polystyrene lunch trays in favor of compostable plates. The hope is that they'll incentivize cities to build more composting facilities.

Hikers trapped on Borneo's Mt. Kinabalu on Friday after a magnitude-5.9 earthquake triggered avalanches that closed off the decent route.

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11 Dead, 8 Missing After Avalanche On Mountain In Borneo

2:12am June 06, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Many of the climbers, including an unknown number of foreign tourists, are said to have been descending Mt. Kinabalu after reaching the peak before sunrise.

In A First For Online Media, Gawker Writers Join Union

9:32pm June 05, 2015

by Brian Naylor

One of the site's writers says organizing the workers is a sign that digital media are growing up. The CEO says he's pleased with the vote.

After the quake of 2010, a man stands on a rooftop yelling for any sign of his missing relatives in a Port-au-Prince neighborhood.

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Behind The Story: What Made NPR Look Into Red Cross Efforts In Haiti?

9:01pm June 05, 2015

by Jason Beaubien

The agency ran into problems in its response to Superstorm Sandy. Then came the Haiti earthquake. The Red Cross spent nearly half a billion. Our reporter wanted to find out: What did it accomplish?

A quick staff-up and a fast-paced money grab are common to both startups and campaigns. Here, staffers work at computers during a tour of President Obama's re-election headquarters in Chicago on May 12, 2010.

Why Political Campaigns Are Raising Money Faster Than Tech Startups

8:01pm June 05, 2015

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Snapchat and Facebook's early fundraising efforts have nothing on presidential campaigns, a new report finds.

A Baltimore police officer attempts to secure a crime scene with tape at the scene of a shooting at the intersection of West North Avenue and Druid Hill Avenue in West Baltimore, Md., on May 30. Local media have reported more than 35 murders in the city s

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Baltimore Community Engagement Efforts Slowed By Crime Spike

6:47pm June 05, 2015

by Jennifer Ludden

Accusations against police of a slowdown has heightened longstanding mistrust of police. While steps are being taken to rebuild that trust, that's hard to do when police are out combating violence.

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Robbie Keane scored in Ireland's controversial World Cup qualifying match with France on Nov. 18, 2009 — but the country was eliminated by the aggregate score of 2-1. Ireland's soccer association says FIFA paid 5 million euros — $7 million at 2010 exc

Irish Soccer Details $7 Million FIFA Payment Over Handball

5:29pm June 05, 2015

by Bill Chappell

While earlier news has alleged hefty bribes over the awarding of the tournament, this case centers on a pivotal play in a World Cup playoff game that played in a key role in Ireland staying home.