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Chattanoogans Pray And Reflect After Shooting Tragedy

12:47pm July 18, 2015

by Emily Siner

People of different faiths gathered at a Chattanooga church last night to show unity after this week's attacks on two military facilities, and to remember four Marines killed in the shootings.

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Beef carcasses hang in the sales cooler at the JBS beef plant in Greeley, Colo.

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Inside The World's Largest Food Company You've Probably Never Heard Of

12:46pm July 18, 2015

by Luke Runyon

Executives at JBS, the world's largest meat producer, know consumers want to know more about how their food is sourced. But the very nature of their business is grisly and sometimes unpalatable.

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Details Emerge On Chattanooga Shooting, But Big Question Persists: Why?

12:46pm July 18, 2015

by Dina Temple-Raston

Law enforcement officials are still trying to piece together clues a day after a 24-year-old gunman killed four Marines during an attack on a recruitment office and a military training center in Chattanooga, Tenn. Investigators, who now have his computer and his phone, are trying to determine if he's had any contact with extremist groups.

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Remembering The 4 Marines Who Died In Chattanooga Shootings

12:45pm July 18, 2015

by Audie Cornish

Authorities announced the identities of the four Marines killed in the Chattanooga shootings: Gunnery Sgt. Thomas Sullivan, Staff Sgt. David Wyatt, Sgt. Carson Holmquist and Lance Cpl. Squire Wells.

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Professor: Iran Deal Is A Lot Like A Rube Goldberg Machine

12:39pm July 18, 2015

Yale professor and author Stephen Carter says the agreement is so complex, something is bound to go wrong — but that doesn't make it a bad deal. He speaks with NPR's Scott Simon.

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Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivers a sermon during morning prayers for the Eid al-Fitr holiday, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan. He signaled his approval of the nuclear agreement with Western powers but reiterated that Tehr

Iran's Khamenei Signals Approval Of Nuclear Deal With 'Arrogant' U.S.

12:39pm July 18, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The country's supreme religious leader says the deal won't change his country's support for the governments of Syria or Iraq, nor for the "oppressed" Palestinians.

Yusra Siddiqui, right, and Zoha Ahmad, who came with others from the Islamic Society of Greater Chattanooga to offer their support, pray during an interfaith vigil at Olivet Baptist Church held in remembrance of victims of Thursdays shootings.

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Sailor Wounded In Chattanooga Attack Dies From Injuries

12:34pm July 18, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The Navy says that a petty officer shot in Thursday's attack has died. Officials haven't formally identified him, but his identity has been confirmed as Petty Officer 2nd Class Randall Smith.

Interior view of a room with a rotunda ceiling during an auction of slaves, artwork and goods.

Remembering New Orleans' Overlooked Ties To Slavery

10:33am July 18, 2015

by Eve Abrams

The city has a reputation for music, food and fun. But it's also a land with an economic history rooted in the domestic slave trade that tore families apart. Now, its legacy sits below the surface.

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Sarah Shourd in 2011. Hostages, to Iran, are "like money in the bank that eventually gets cashed in — you just don't know when or how long it will take," she says.

Former Hostage: Under Deal, Iran Has Less Incentive To Hold Americans

10:33am July 18, 2015

by NPR Staff

Sarah Shourd, who was imprisoned by Iran in 2009, calls the nuclear deal a "win-win." It doesn't demand Americans' release, but she says it makes it less useful for Iran to keep hostages for leverage.

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Housing, Other Issues Missing From Conference On Aging Meeting

10:33am July 18, 2015

NPR's Ina Jaffe talks with Scott Simon about the White House Conference on Aging earlier this week. It's a one day conference held every 10 years.

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