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Lava Spills Onto Private Property In Hawaii, Closing In On Homes

8:12am October 29, 2014

Lava has been flowing toward the small town of Pahoa on Hawaii's Big Island since June and is oozing closer to dozens of homes. Renee Montagne speaks to Hawaii Public Radio's Molly Solomon about the eruption and how prepared residents are.

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World Series Moves To Game 7 After Royals Grab 10-0 Win

8:12am October 29, 2014

by Tom Goldman

The Kansas City Royals beat the San Francisco Giants 10-0 in Game 6 of the World Series, pushing the battle on to Wednesday for the final game. David Greene gets the news from NPR's Tom Goldman.

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Doctor Delivered Baby Who Grew Up To Be His Heart Surgeon

8:12am October 29, 2014

Forty-five years ago, a young obstetrician brought a baby boy into the world. Last month that baby — now a heart surgeon — gave the doctor who delivered him new life.

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Security Beefed Up At Federal Buildings Across U.S.

8:27pm October 28, 2014

by Carrie Johnson

The Department of Homeland Security is beefing up security at federal buildings as a precautionary measure after recent attacks in Canada and ongoing threats from the so-called Islamic State.

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Vincent Flewellen leads a lesson on Ferguson during his eighth-grade multicultural studies course at Ladue Middle School.

Some St. Louis Teachers Address Ferguson With Lessons On Race

8:21pm October 28, 2014

by Tim Lloyd

Educators in St. Louis are using events in Ferguson to spark discussions about race and class in a deeply segregated region. Others have found approaching the subject a difficult task.

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Constituent Services Give Voters Something To Remember

6:49pm October 28, 2014

by Juana Summers

If played just right, members of Congress can see a political payoff from simply doing their jobs and helping out voters who elected them. It's one reason incumbents fare well come Election Day.

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Giants Are Close To Winning The World Series — But It May Not Be That Easy

6:30pm October 28, 2014

by Tom Goldman

The San Francisco Giants need one more win over the Kansas City Royals to clinch their third World Series championship in the past five years. Sounds simple, but history says otherwise.

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Former Band Member On Trial In Florida A&M Hazing Death

6:30pm October 28, 2014

by Greg Allen

Three years after Florida A&M student Robert Champion died after a beating on a bus, a member of the university's marching band is on trial for manslaughter.

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Jonas Salk's Polio Vaccine Trials Would Be Hard To Repeat Today

6:30pm October 28, 2014

Robert Siegel talks with Dr. David Oshinsky about the historic polio vaccination trials. Tuesday is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Jonas Salk, who invented the vaccine.

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An Ebola health alert is displayed at the entrance to Bellevue Hospital in New York City, where Dr. Craig Spencer was quarantined after showing symptoms consistent with the virus.

American Volunteers In Liberia Are Anti-Quarantine

5:03pm October 28, 2014

by Michaeleen Doucleff

They fear that the threat of isolating a returning health worker for 21 days will cause a drop in the number of volunteers at a time when more medical staff is needed to quash the outbreak.