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Having Other Teachers' Eyes Means Also Having Their Ideas

8:04am June 18, 2016

by Katrina Schwartz

Being a teacher sometimes means shutting the door to your classroom and cutting yourself off from colleagues all day. So, these teachers are opening the doors again to learn from one another.

Donald Trump holds a media conference announcing the establishment of Trump University on May 23, 2005, in New York City.

Trump University Is Like Other For-Profit Colleges But Without The Degree

6:00am June 18, 2016

by Meg Anderson

Trump had to drop "university" from his enterprise's name, but it used similar tactics to institutions in the for-profit college industry, where students incur high cost and debt with low results.

Jamie Shupe, 52, was born male, married a woman and had a child. But Shupe felt neither male nor fully female. Now, an Oregon judge has allowed Shupe to identify as non-binary, believed to be a first in the United States.

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Neither Male Nor Female: Oregon Resident Legally Recognized As Third Gender

5:10am June 18, 2016

by Kristian Foden-Vencil

A judge in Oregon has allowed 52-year-old Jamie Shupe, a retired Army tank mechanic, to identify as "non-binary" instead of male or female. It's widely believed to be the first such case in the U.S.

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Corsa posted this image of his bloodstained shoes on Facebook Monday morning after hours of caring for Orlando shooting victims.

A Surgeon's Bloodstained Shoes Have Become A Symbol Of Orlando's Defiance

10:23pm June 17, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Dr. Joshua Corsa says his shoes are a reminder that "after the worst of humanity reared its evil head, I saw the best of humanity ... come fighting right back."

A federal judge has agreed to end a trial of FedEx which started Monday in San Francisco. The firm had been accused of shipping packages from illegal online pharmacies. Prosecutors did not specify why they abruptly moved to drop the case.

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Justice Department Drops Charge That FedEx Shipped For Illegal Pharmacies

9:45pm June 17, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

A federal judge approved prosecutors' motion to end a trial of FedEx in San Francisco, but didn't specify a reason. A grand jury indicted the shipping company in 2014. The trial started Monday.

Sodas and energy drinks are stacked and line the shelves of a grocery store.

As More Cities Eye Soda Tax, Industry Vows To Fight New Tax in Philadelphia

8:10pm June 17, 2016

by Allison Aubrey

In November, the California cities of Oakland and San Francisco are expected to take up the issue of taxing sugary sodas. And voters in Boulder, Colo., may see a ballot initiative too.

A makeshift memorial for the victims of the Pulse Nightclub shooting near Orlando Regional Medical Center on June 14 in Florida.

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'We Didn't Want You To Feel Alone': NPR's Ari Shapiro Recalls Time In Orlando

7:44pm June 17, 2016

by Ari Shapiro

While covering the aftermath of the shooting at Pulse in Orlando, NPR's Ari Shapiro realizes he went there over a decade ago, and revisits his memory.

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Trump Considering Speaking Off Site During His Own Convention

7:42pm June 17, 2016

by Sarah McCammon

Normally, a presumptive presidential nominee doesn't address the gathered convention delegates until he or she is actually nominated. Trump is considering ways to change all that.

Sign that will be installed at the Walt Disney World Resort.

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Following Toddler's Death, New Disney Signs Warn of Alligators

7:35pm June 17, 2016

by Richard Gonzales

Disney installs signs warning of the danger posed by the reptilian predators days after a 2-year-old boy was snatched and drowned by one.

Why One Democratic Congresswoman Wants To Drug-Test The Rich

7:17pm June 17, 2016

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Rep. Gwen Moore's bill is unlikely to go anywhere in the GOP-controlled House, but it seems more designed to troll Republicans anyway.