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Police Departments Pressured To Release Video Of Shootings

4:43pm September 23, 2016

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with former police officer Seth Stoughton, now a professor at the University of South Carolina, about whether police departments should release videos of police shootings.

First-Time Voters In Iowa Process Unusual Presidential Election

4:43pm September 23, 2016

by Don Gonyea

For many voters, 2016 seems like an unusual election compared to what they've seen in past years. For the youngest voters this year, it's the only one they've participated in.

Ed Temple, Track Coach Who Led Wilma Rudolph To Olympic Gold, Dies

4:43pm September 23, 2016

by Blake Farmer

One of the few coaches in the Olympic Hall of Fame has died. Ed Temple coached sprinter Wilma Rudolph and the legendary Tigerbelles of Tennessee State University.

Syrian Regime Conducts Airstrikes In Effort To Reclaim Aleppo

4:43pm September 23, 2016

by Michele Kelemen

Warplanes blasted the rebel-held section of the Syrian city of Aleppo, marking a clear failure of Secretary of State John Kerry's efforts to resurrect a cease-fire. Syria declared plans to fully recapture the city.

University Of Chicago Freshmen React To Letter Denouncing Trigger Warnings

4:43pm September 23, 2016

Classes begin next week at the University of Chicago, which sent out a letter last month to incoming freshmen criticizing safe spaces and trigger warnings. NPR talks to two of these freshmen.

Sen. Ted Cruz spoke at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland in July and was booed off the stage.

After Bitter Primary Fight, Ted Cruz Backs Donald Trump

4:20pm September 23, 2016

One Cruz supporter said the move "just cements Trump as the unopposed alpha in the GOP and hangs Cruz's conservative resistance out to dry."

Idella Hansen and Sandi Talbott, at an annual trucking convention in Dallas.

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On The Road For Decades — And Not Stopping Anytime Soon

12:58pm September 23, 2016

by NPR Staff

When Idella Hansen and Sandi Talbott got started in trucking, women were a rarity in big rigs. Now they've got nearly 9 million miles in the rearview mirror, and they won't hear of retirement.

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Hillary Clinton speaks to and meets voters at Temple University in Philadelphia on September 19.

4 Questions Hillary Clinton Faces Heading Into The First Debate

12:45pm September 23, 2016

by Mara Liasson

Expectations are high for the Democratic nominee, but she needs to come across as authentic and relatable instead of just a policy wonk.

Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally on Sept. 19 in Estero, Fla.

4 Questions Donald Trump Faces Heading Into The First Debate

12:45pm September 23, 2016

by Mara Liasson

The Republican nominee proved adept in the primary debates, but a one-on-one debate could expose weaknesses in policy. And he'll have delicately approach how he debates with the first female nominee.

Changing habits and better health care have vastly reduced the risk of death by heart disease.

Are We Reaching The End Of The Trend For Longer, Healthier Lives?

11:52am September 23, 2016

by Richard Harris

In the past 50 years, better medical care and healthier habits have greatly reduced the risk of dying young from heart disease. But the obesity epidemic threatens to reverse that happy trend.

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