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NPR Politics Podcast: Super Tuesday Strategy

6:49pm March 01, 2016

There are contests in 13 states on Super Tuesday. The NPR politics podcast team looks at how that affects the campaigns' strategies, and if a day packed with primaries favors particular candidates.

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French, Spanish, German ... Java? Making Coding Count As A Foreign Language

6:47pm March 01, 2016

by Lynn Hatter

Florida is poised to become the first state to allow high school students to take computer coding as a way to meet a language requirement.

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Donald Trump's Rise Divides Lawmakers On Capitol Hill

6:40pm March 01, 2016

by Susan Davis

The realization that Donald Trump is the likely GOP nominee is dividing lawmakers on Capitol Hill into different camps: Republicans who think he will ruin the party; Republicans who think he can actually win; and Democrats who think he will put more races into play than originally forecast.

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Scott Kelly Reflects On His Year Off The Planet

6:40pm March 01, 2016

by Geoff Brumfiel

During his 340 days aboard the International Space Station, the astronaut documented his time there with hundreds of photos. Kelly says the perspective makes him feel like an environmentalist.

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The adaptive skiing techniques used by the students and coaches at Massachusetts Hospital School's recreational program in Canton, Mass.

At A School For Kids With Disabilities, The Ski Team Hits The Slopes

6:40pm March 01, 2016

by Gabrielle Emanuel

The Massachusetts Hospital School's 85 students have serious, long-term health conditions. But that doesn't keep them from sports like skiing.

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Starting out your life when you're straddled with student debt.

Strategies For When You're Starting Out Saddled With Student Debt

6:32pm March 01, 2016

by Yuki Noguchi

More people have more student loan debt than ever; last year, the average for a college graduate was more than $35,000. Here are some ways to set priorities for attacking that debt.

South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard vetoed a bill that would have required transgender students in public schools to use bathrooms based on their gender at birth.

National

South Dakota Governor Vetoes Bill Stipulating Transgender Students' Bathroom Use

6:28pm March 01, 2016

by Bill Chappell

The bill would have required transgender students to use the bathroom of their birth sex. Had Gov. Dennis Daugaard not vetoed it, the bill would have become law, even without his signature.

National

FBI, Apple Testify Before House Judiciary Committee In Encryption Hearing

6:13pm March 01, 2016

by Aarti Shahani

Apple and the FBI faced off Tuesday before members of the House Judiciary Committee as part of the showdown over whether Apple must develop a way to unlock the iPhone owned by of one of the San Bernardino shooters. Apple's general counsel, the FBI director and Manhattan's district attorney were among the powerful lineup giving testimony.

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Nearly A Dozen States Go To The Polls On Super Tuesday

6:11pm March 01, 2016

by Mara Liasson

There is more at stake Tuesday than at any other point of the presidential primary season. About a dozen states are voting, with Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton favored in many.

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Scott Kelly Reflects On His Year Off The Planet

6:11pm March 01, 2016

by Geoff Brumfiel

During his 340 days aboard the International Space Station, the astronaut documented his time there with hundreds of photos. Kelly says the perspective makes him feel like an environmentalist.