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10 Years After Hurricane Katrina, Randy Adams Still Counts His Blessings

10:37am August 29, 2015

To mark 10 years since Hurricane Katrina, NPR's Scott Simon checks back in with New Orleans resident Randy Adams who he first spoke with right after the hurricane hit.

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50 Percent Off A College Education? Not Such A Good Deal After All

10:02am August 29, 2015

by Anya Kamenetz

Why so many private colleges are giving out massive discounts.

Dartmouth Football's Brilliant Dummies

9:07pm August 28, 2015

by Laura Wagner

Two then-students at Dartmouth College built a game-changing mobile robotic football dummy that they say will decrease head injuries sustained from repeated tackling collisions.

There was good news along with the bad at the New York Stock Exchange this week.

On Wall Street: Not Much Fun, But It Sure Was Interesting

9:05pm August 28, 2015

by Marilyn Geewax

Markets have been seeing some of the biggest stock-price swings in years. And economists say the extreme volatility is starting to weigh down consumer confidence.

Lou Vales of Greenville, S.C., waits in line outside a Trump speech on Thursday, holding up a homemade sign he made boasting of the GOP front-runner's business acumen.

Is Donald Trump Nice Enough?

8:24pm August 28, 2015

by Jessica Taylor

The GOP front-runner is happy to pile on criticisms and jabs at his fellow rivals, but he gets testy if you criticize him.

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Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Reunite For War's 50th Anniversary

6:25pm August 28, 2015

by Tom Bowman

Pilots and their families plant a tree at Arlington National Cemetery and honor comrades who were killed in the war. The first U.S. combat troops arrived in Vietnam in 1965.

Boeing Case Is Latest Targeting 401(k) Plans With Excessive Fees

6:20pm August 28, 2015

by Chris Arnold

The aerospace giant is moving to settle a suit accusing it of mishandling its plan. The case is part of a legal assault by an attorney to stop firms from offering workers high-cost retirement plans.

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A bus with the Cuban and U.S. flags is seen on a beach in Havana earlier this month. The White House is exploring regulatory changes to provide new opportunities for American citizens and U.S. businesses in Cuba.

White House Explores Ways To Do Business With Cuba

6:20pm August 28, 2015

by Michele Kelemen

It will take an act of Congress to lift the trade embargo against Cuba. President Obama, however, does have ways to make it easier for Americans to go to Havana or to sell goods there.

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University Of Illinois Fires Football Coach Over Handling Of Player Injuries

5:10pm August 28, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Illini Director of Athletics Mike Thomas fired Tim Beckman on Friday. A school statement says the decision was made "in the best interests of student-athletes."

President Obama greets residents in New Orleans on Thursday while in town to mark 10 years since Hurricane Katrina.

Obama: Katrina A 'Man-Made' Disaster Caused By Government Failure

4:25pm August 28, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The president said that what started out as a natural disaster became something much worse when government didn't "look out for its own citizens."