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Alyssa Smith readjusts Desiree Andrews' hair as they cheer for the seventh grade basketball team at Lincoln Middle School on Monday in Kenosha, Wis. The gym has been dubbed

Athletes Help Cheerleader With Down Syndrome Defy Bullies

5:39pm March 13, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Desiree Andrews is a cheerleader at Lincoln Middle School in Wisconsin. She has Down syndrome — and as some hecklers learned last year, she also has the support of her school's basketball team.

President Obama is shown in the Oval Office in the White House March 3, where he spoke about yet another topic: Iran and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to Congress.

Obama 'Embarrassed' For Republicans Who Wrote Iran Letter

4:38pm March 13, 2015

by Scott Horsley

In two interviews, the president weighs in on controversies over the letter 47 Republicans wrote to the leaders of Iran and Hillary Clinton's use of a private email account.

In April 1994, Hillary Clinton took questions from reporters for more than an hour as first lady. By that point, she had a reputation for not being particularly transparent and for not spending enough time addressing the national media.

Hillary Clinton's Privacy Problem

4:21pm March 13, 2015

by Tamara Keith

"I've always believed in a zone of privacy," Clinton once said. Her use of a personal email account while secretary of state is just the latest example of trying to defend that zone.

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Architect Michael Graves Dies At 80

2:34pm March 13, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

He was celebrated for designing everything from grand hotels to teapots. Graves died at his home in Princeton, N.J., of natural causes, his firm said.

Anna Julia Cooper was the fourth African-American woman in the U.S. to earn a doctoral degree.

A Child Of Slavery Who Taught A Generation

1:15pm March 13, 2015

by Karen Grigsby Bates

Anna J. Cooper was a remarkable student and, later, a legendary teacher and principal of the first public high school for black students.

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An American who contracted Ebola while volunteering in Sierra Leone was admitted to the hospital at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda early Friday.

Patient With Ebola Is Admitted To NIH Hospital In Maryland

12:48pm March 13, 2015

by Bill Chappell

An American health care worker who contracted Ebola while volunteering in Sierra Leone is now receiving care at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center.

Demonstrators hold a prayer service near the Ferguson police station on Thursday. Prayers were said for both activists and the two police officers who had been shot earlier in the day.

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In Ferguson, The Shooting Of 2 Officers Stirs A Long-Simmering Anxiety

11:18am March 13, 2015

by Tim Lloyd

Ferguson, Mo., looked like a community that was moving forward this week, with key officials resigning. But then police officers monitoring a protest were shot. For many, the unease is back.

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Truvada can dramatically reduce the risk of HIV infection when taken as a preventative medicine — if taken every day. Studies are underway to determine if young people are likely to take the pill consistently.

Would A Pill To Protect Teens From HIV Make Them Feel Invincible?

11:08am March 13, 2015

by Rafael Johns

Trials are underway to see how effective a pill approved for HIV prevention in adults may be for teenagers. But some worry Truvada could end up encouraging reckless sexual behavior among young people.

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Mayweather, Pacquiao Will Brawl For Boxing's Richest Purse Ever

10:28am March 13, 2015

by Nate Rott

The upcoming bout between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao may or may not be the greatest of all time, but the two fighters are expected to take home at least $200 million combined.

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A King Speech You've Never Heard — Plus, Your Chance To Do Archive Sleuthing

9:54am March 13, 2015

by Linton Weeks

For 50 years, this little-known archive of civil rights activities has gone pretty much untouched and untapped.