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Phoenix Prepares For Protests As Trump Holds Downtown Rally

4:39pm August 22, 2017

by Kirk Siegler

President Trump speaks in Phoenix Tuesday evening, amid tensions over his handling of the violence in Charlottesville, Va., and the potential pardon of Sheriff Joe Arpaio.

Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego Raises Concerns About Trump's Visit To Phoenix

4:39pm August 22, 2017

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Arizona Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego about President Trump's rally in Phoenix Tuesday.

Trump Fails To Define His Concept Of Victory In Afghanistan

4:39pm August 22, 2017

by Greg Myre

President Trump spoke of winning in Afghanistan without defining what victory there would look like. The enemy is a hard-to-define collection of competing extremist groups.

In Alaska, One Man Fights To Save Oil Fund As Reserves Dry Up

4:39pm August 22, 2017

by Jennifer Pemberton

For 40 years, Alaska has been putting its oil money into a giant savings account. But now the oil — and the money — are drying up.

Wade Dooley, in Albion, Iowa, uses less fertilizer than most farmers because he grows rye and alfalfa, along with corn and soybeans. "This field [of rye] has not been fertilized at all," he says.

Does 'Sustainability' Help The Environment Or Just Agriculture's Public Image?

4:39pm August 22, 2017

by Dan Charles

Big food companies like Walmart want farmers to reduce greenhouse emissions from nitrogen fertilizer. But the best-known program to accomplish this may not be having much effect.

Much of Albert Einstein's best-known work, including his famous formula, was conducted in Europe, but when the Nazis came to power, he and other famous scientists brought their talent to the U.S.

American Science And The Nazis

4:32pm August 22, 2017

by Adam Frank

By standing strong against the Nazis, America became a beacon of hope to some of the world's greatest scientists — whose positive effects on American science we still feel today, says Adam Frank.

President Trump speaking at Phoenix's Convention Center in October 2016.

National

Heavy Police Presence, Large Crowds Expected As Trump Visits Phoenix

2:46pm August 22, 2017

by Kirk Siegler

The president will hold a rally downtown Tuesday night after visiting a Marine Corps base in Yuma, Ariz., along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Hospital emergency departments are tasked with saving the lives of people who overdose on opioids. Clinicians and researchers hope that more can be done during the hospital encounter to connect people with treatment.

Hospitals Could Do More For Survivors Of Opioid Overdoses, Study Suggests

2:15pm August 22, 2017

by Andrea Hsu

Researchers say hospitals are missing an opportunity to help people with opioid addiction get into treatment by not doing enough when they show up in emergency rooms after an overdose.

Police tape blocks off a train track at the 69th Street Terminal in Upper Darby, Pa., after a train crash early Tuesday.

National

More Than 40 People Injured In Train Crash Near Philadelphia

12:26pm August 22, 2017

by Scott Neuman

A commuter train smashed into an unoccupied train car at the 69th Street Terminal station, 10 miles west of the city. Officials say none of the injuries were life-threatening.

U.S. troops walk outside their base in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on July 7. President Trump has presented a new approach to the conflict there.

Trump Inherits The Afghanistan Albatross — And Commits For The Long Term

12:22pm August 22, 2017

by Philip Ewing

The president went against what he called his own instincts by agreeing to an open-ended extension of America's longest war.