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With Budgets Tight, Small Towns Go Without Courthouses

6:06am August 06, 2013

by Emily Green

Across the country, courthouses are closing in response to financial woes. California is in the process of shuttering almost 80 courts, many in remote locations. Litigants must now travel long distances to handle small claims, criminal cases and other legal matters.

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The U.S. Trade Representative has overturned a ban on the import of the iPhone 4 and the iPad 2.

Trade Case Puts Apple In Washington's Sights

7:08pm August 05, 2013

by Laura Sydell

Apple has been notoriously disinterested in Washington politics. But two recent decisions coming from the Obama administration — one involving iPhones, the other dealing with e-books — indicate that Washington is increasingly interested in Apple.

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The Risiera di San Sabba in Trieste was used during World War II as the only death camp on Italian soil. In the building's courtyard, the outline on the brick wall is where the crematorium was located.

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World War II Researchers Say 'Italian Schindler' Was A Myth

6:24pm August 05, 2013

by Sylvia Poggioli

There's no proof that Giovanni Palatucci saved the lives of 5,000 Jews, say historians who studied a trove of wartime documents. Supporters of Palatucci are fighting back, as Holocaust museums pull exhibits on the Italian policeman who had been on the track to sainthood.

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Tuba City, Ariz., corrections supervisor Robbin Preston in front of the new jail on the Navajo Nation. The recidivism rate was so high, Preston couldn't keep track of it.

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From Cops To Lawyers, Indian Country Copes With High Crime

6:24pm August 05, 2013

by Laurel Morales

The Navajo Nation is one of the most violent reservations in the country. The U.S. attorney's office tries to take on the most violent crimes, but it often lacks enough evidence to prosecute. And because of antiquated tribal codes, the maximum Navajo court sentence is one year.

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Concept art of the suit the Special Operations Command is trying to build.

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Special Ops Envisions 'Iron Man'-Like Suit To Protect Troops

6:24pm August 05, 2013

by Tom Bowman

The Special Operations Command, which runs the Green Berets and Navy SEALs, is teaming up with scientists and engineers to build a suit with more protection, a wearable antenna and computers that monitor wounds. They hope to have working prototypes within a few years.

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A researcher at Johns Hopkins University says there are serious setbacks for children without summer educational opportunities, known as the "summer slide."

Missed Summer Learning Spells Out Long-Term Struggles

7:52pm August 04, 2013

by NPR Staff

While children attending academically enriching summer camps can improve their education over the summer, kids without the same opportunities might stagnate. Little slips can compound over time, research shows, widening the achievement gap later in life.

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Snowden Case Illustrates Decline In U.S.-Russia Relations

6:38pm August 04, 2013

by Michele Kelemen

Russia has become a relations nightmare for the United States, and its offer of temporary asylum to the NSA leaker and fugitive is only the tip of the iceberg.

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Museum Tries To Save The Plant Where Rosie Riveted

6:38pm August 04, 2013

by Tracy Samilton

The Yankee Air Museum must raise $3.5 million to buy a portion of the former Willow Run bomber plant in Michigan, where Rosie the Riveter worked during World War II. Otherwise, the factory is due for demolition.

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John Ryan, CEO of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, speaks during a press conference about a child sex trafficking operation on Monday in Washington.

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Online And Anonymous: New Challenges To Prosecuting Sex Trafficking

1:50pm August 04, 2013

by NPR Staff

The Internet is changing the tactics used by both pimps and law enforcement. While sex traffickers can conduct business anonymously online, investigators can mine Internet data to try and catch them.

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A nematode worm glows as it nears death in this screenshot from a YouTube video showing the work of researchers in London.

Worms' Bright Blue Death Could Shed Light On Human Aging

7:50pm August 03, 2013

by NPR Staff

Researchers are getting clues about the human life cycle from studying the death of tiny worms, which internally release a blue fluorescent dye in the waning hours of their lives. The glowing chemical travels from one end of the creature to the other. One researcher calls it "reminiscent of the soul departing the worm."

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