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The competition theme was providing access to clean water. The robots had to gobble up and sort blue and orange plastic balls, representing clean water and contaminated water, respectively.

What Really Happened At That Robotics Competition You've Heard So Much About

12:28pm July 22, 2017

by Claudio Sanchez

The controversy surrounding a highly anticipated robotics competition for teens from around the globe sometimes overshadowed an otherwise upbeat event focused on kids, robots and changing the world.

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Week In Politics: Spicer Resigns, Trump Looks At Pardons, Health Care

8:08am July 22, 2017

by Ron Elving

It was another busy week in politics, with Sean Spicer's resignation as White House press secretary and reports that the president consulted with legal advisers about his power to pardon his staff.

Robert Graham On His Possible Primary Challenge To Sen. Jeff Flake

8:08am July 22, 2017

President Trump has been reportedly hunting for primary challengers for his Republican critics. Scott Simon talks with Robert Graham, a potential primary challenger for Sen. Jeff Flake in Arizona.

National

Minneapolis Police Chief Resigns After Shooting

8:08am July 22, 2017

by Tim Nelson

The police chief in Minneapolis has resigned amid continuing questions about the fatal shooting by a police officer of a woman who had called 911 to report a possible crime.

John McCain's 2008 Concession Speech

8:08am July 22, 2017

After John McCain's cancer was announced, many people heaped praise on the senator. McCain gave a moving concession speech the night he lost the presidency to Barack Obama in 2008.

A Look At Anthony Scaramucci

8:08am July 22, 2017

by Don Gonyea

Following a shake-up in the White House communications staff, the new boss is a combative New York financier, businessman and lawyer Anthony Scaramucci.

National

'Nobody Kill Anybody': Working For A Pause In Baltimore's Violence

8:08am July 22, 2017

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Erricka Bridgeford about the 72-hour "cease-fire" she is trying to organize for Baltimore in August. She hopes the city can go three days without violence.

Health Insurance CEO On Expanding Coverage

8:08am July 22, 2017

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Michael Neidorff, CEO of the health insurance company Centene Corporation, which has expanded coverage on the insurance marketplace even as other insurers have withdrawn.

Tessa Anklin says Covered California health plans are too expensive for her family.

Rural Californians Want Price Relief From GOP Health Bill, But Most Won't Get It

8:08am July 22, 2017

by April Dembosky

GOP efforts to repeal the ACA are still in flux, and there's more talk now of trying to work out bipartisan fixes for Obamacare. But most suggested remedies won't fix the problems in remote regions.

Mary Jo and Mike Picklo stand in their front yard in Somerset County, Pa. Behind them is the Acosta Deep Mine.

A Bother, A Brotherhood: Living Among The Mines In Coal Country

7:00am July 22, 2017

by Daniella Cheslow

When Mary Jo and Mike Picklo bought their house in 2003, they expected to retire in it — until a coal mine opened across the street. They don't want it there, but they are nearly alone in their view.