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ESPN Site 'The Undefeated' To Explore Intersection Of Sports And Race

6:50pm May 16, 2016

by David Folkenflik

ESPN is set Tuesday to launch "The Undefeated," a digital site and news team focused on the intersection of race, sports, politics and culture. NPR profiles "The Undefeated" and its new editor, former Washington Post managing editor Kevin Merida.

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Native American Foster Parents Fight For Access To Federal Funding

6:50pm May 16, 2016

by Carrie Jung

Imagine trying to raise a child with just $159 a week. For foster parents on one Native American reservation in southern Arizona, that's all the money the tribe can afford. But leaders have plans to double that soon, if they can gain access to a large source of federal funding.

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Retired CIA Agent Confirms U.S. Role In Nelson Mandela's 1962 Arrest

6:50pm May 16, 2016

NPR's Kelly McEvers interviews Aislinn Laing of The Telegraph about reaction to an interview with retired CIA agent Donald Rickard, acknowledging that he helped the South African apartheid-era government arrest Nelson Mandela. She says many in South Africa suspected the CIA's involvement, but before now, there was no documentation.

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Doctors In Boston Perform World's Third Penis Transplant

6:50pm May 16, 2016

by Craig LeMoult

Boston doctors have performed the world's third penis transplant. Of the two previous ones, one has been successful and one did not work. But with more veterans having blast injuries to the groin, doctors say it's important to work on this kind of procedure.

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Obama Delivers Commencement Speech At Rutgers University

6:41pm May 16, 2016

Obama gave one of his last graduation speeches as a sitting president at Rutgers University Sunday. He was persuaded to come after receiving letters from the student body president's grandmother.

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Despite Dismal Odds, Bernie Sanders Supporters Keep On Fighting

6:40pm May 16, 2016

by Sam Sanders

Bernie Sanders supporters are pulling out all the stops in California, hoping a win there might take him further down what continues to be a very narrow path to the Democratic presidential nomination. But even some of his strongest supporters admit, he probably won't be the nominee. But that doesn't mean they won't keep fighting for Sanders, as long as they possibly can.

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National

New Jersey's Anti-Discrimination Law Is 'Just A Tool' To Protect Gender Identity

6:12pm May 16, 2016

by Joel Rose

Seventeen states have legal protections to prevent discrimination against transgender people in areas like housing and employment. But just having a law on the books doesn't change peoples' attitudes.

Astronaut Tim Peake of European Space Agency took this photograph on April 6, as the International Space Station flew over Madagascar.

100,000 Orbits Later, International Space Station Still Going Strong

5:34pm May 16, 2016

by Laura Wagner

"One-hundred-thousand orbits, the journey continues," NASA astronaut Jeffrey Williams said in a video from space.

Crowdfunding For Small Businesses Gets Kick-Start

5:07pm May 16, 2016

by Chris Arnold

Small companies now can raise up to $1 million from ordinary investors through what are called "crowdfunding portals."

Supreme Court Sends Obamacare Contraception Case Back To Lower Courts

4:24pm May 16, 2016

by Nina Totenberg

The Supreme Court Monday punted on the constitutional merits of a religious freedom challenge to the Affordable Care Act. The court said it was feasible to satisfy religious groups and women seeking contraception and sent the case back to the lower courts.