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Surrendered handguns are piled in a bin during a gun buyback event in Los Angeles on May 31, 2014.

National

To Counter Gun Violence, Researchers Seek Deeper Data

6:43pm September 28, 2014

by Kirk Siegler

For the first time in nearly 20 years, federal money is flowing into gun violence research. There's also growing momentum behind creating a reliable national database for firearm injuries and deaths.

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Clubgoers dance at a Stockholm club that forbade its patrons from drinking Friday night.

Sober And Sold-Out: Dance Club In Sweden Cuts Booze For A Night

4:49pm September 28, 2014

by Bill Chappell

Breathalyzers were placed in the doorway of a nightclub in Stockholm this weekend, with an unusual purpose: to ensure no guests had been drinking any booze.

In Sierra Leone, a burial team from the government carries the coffin of an Ebola doctor who succumbed to the virus. Funerals and other expressions of mourning are key moments for anthropologists to translate between native cultures and foreign aid effort

The Experts The Ebola Response May Need: Anthropologists

4:33pm September 28, 2014

by NPR Staff

The scientists who study humans and their cultures could help health care professionals treat people who are reasonably, desperately afraid, they argue.

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Mac OS and Linux operating systems are most at risk for the Shellshock bug.

Shellshock Bug's Impact Could Be Huge, But It's Unclear For Now

3:21pm September 28, 2014

by Elise Hu

More than 70 percent of the Internet is potentially threatened by a bug named Shellshock. But it may take months to see its impact on users.

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Five industrial wind turbines form part of the Gorona del Viento power plant on the island of El Hierro. By the end of this year, the power plant is set to generate 100 percent of the energy El Hierro needs, making it the world's first energy-independent

Tiny Spanish Island Nears Its Goal: 100 Percent Renewable Energy

3:21pm September 28, 2014

by Lauren Frayer

El Hierro, the most remote of Spain's Canary Islands, used to import thousands of tons of diesel each year. Now a new power plant will let the island run entirely on renewable energy.

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Some Democrats At Odds Over Obama's Claim To Airstrike Authority

3:21pm September 28, 2014

by David Welna

President Obama did not seek permission from Congress to launch airstrikes last week. Legal experts and some lawmakers question how valid his claims for action are.

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National

Detroit Salon Finds New Ways To Use Old Hair

3:21pm September 28, 2014

New businesses in Detroit are helping revitalize the economy. One of those new businesses is the Social Club Grooming Company, a barbershop/salon that promotes sustainability.

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World News

Refugees Find Afghanistan Less Than Hospitable

3:21pm September 28, 2014

by Sean Carberry

Currently, there are about 100 refugees living in Afghanistan. But the country has no asylum laws, and the refugees are fighting for legal status or resettlement elsewhere.

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U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, shown speaking at the Congressional Black Caucus legislative conference on Friday, will be stepping down from his position as soon as a replacement is appointed.

With The End In Sight, Holder Reflects On His Legacy

3:21pm September 28, 2014

by Carrie Johnson

Attorney General Eric Holder tells NPR's Carrie Johnson that he's sorry his parents couldn't see Obama's tribute to him on Thursday — and that his greatest regret hit home on a visit to Newtown.

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Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega celebrates with first lady Rosario Murillo a day before his re-inauguration in 2012.

World News

With Savvy And New-Age Speeches, A First Couple Runs Nicaragua

3:21pm September 28, 2014

by Carrie Kahn

Daniel Ortega is not the bombastic revolutionary of years past. He's toned down the rhetoric and his wife runs day-to-day operations. Critics say it's not unlike the regime he toppled 30 years ago.

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