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Explaining The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Confusion

Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit SCOTT SIMON, HOST: On Monday morning, a couple of people could show up at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - both of them claiming to run it. Richard...

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Remembering John B. Anderson

Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit SCOTT SIMON, HOST: John B. Anderson was a silver-haired, middle-of-the-road Midwest Republican Congressman of the kind you don't see today. He disliked deficits,...

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In A New Novel, The 'Lost Prayers' Of A Gay Teen Bullied To Death

Social media platforms can connect people across the globe — and terrorize people next door. In a new novel, Ricky Graves is a young man coming to terms with his sexual orientation in a small New...

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The Foster Care System Is Flooded With Children Of The Opioid Epidemic

The U.S. foster care system is overwhelmed, in part because America's opioid crisis is overwhelming. Thousands of children have had to be taken out of the care of parents or a parent who is addicted....

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Browns Parade A 'Perfect Season'

Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit SCOTT SIMON, HOST: A parade in Cleveland today for the Cleveland Browns to celebrate what they call their perfect season, 0-16 - 16 losses and 0 wins. The Browns...

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Illinois Attorney General Candidate Robbed

Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit SCOTT SIMON, HOST: By the way, there are eight candidates running for the Democratic nomination for attorney general in Illinois, the highest legal officer in the...

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Crime Is Down In American Cities, And 'Uneasy Peace' Explains Why

Violent crime is down in America's big cities. It may not seem so if you watch crime dramas like CSI , NCIS or Chicago P.D. , but homicide, assault and rapes have decreased in big cities since the...

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A School Goes From Andrew Jackson To Mary Jackson

Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Jackson Elementary School in Salt Lake City will keep its name but change its namesake. Jackson Elementary will no longer be named for Andrew...

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10 Years After She Went Missing, A Black Lab Is Returned To Her Owners

A dog named Abby is back from the dead. Abby, a black Lab mix, wandered away from her home in Apollo, Pa., outside Pittsburgh, 10 years ago. Abby's owner, Debra Suierveld, and her children looked for...

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French Police Officer Who Traded Himself For A Hostage Has Died

Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit SCOTT SIMON, HOST: A hero died overnight. Lieutenant Colonel Arnaud Beltrame was 45 years old and a gendarme, a French police officer. Yesterday, a man who said...

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'The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind' Returns From Madness

One spring morning in 2015, Barbara Lipska got up as usual, dyed her hair and went for a jog in her suburban Virginia neighborhood. But when she returned from a much longer than expected run, her...

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Why Duke University Won't Honor Freshman Roommate Requests This Fall

Meeting your college roommate used to be one of the anxieties of the first week of school. But these days, many freshmen meet in advance online and arrange to room together. Now, some schools have...

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After Much Anticipation, Royal Wedding Day Arrives

Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Maybe you heard - Prince Harry wed Meghan Markle, an American, today inside the grounds of Windsor Castle outside of London. (SOUNDBITE OF...

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Laura Nyro And The Summer Of 1968

Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit SCOTT SIMON, HOST: We all have songs that bring memories. Fifty years ago, Laura Nyro wrote a song that put momentous and terrifying events into words. Martin...

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Domestic Violence Expert Resigns From NFL Players Association Commission

Deborah Epstein has spent her professional life fighting for victims of domestic violence. But protecting such victims is also what Epstein says led her to step down from a commission meant to tackle...

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Opinion: An Act Of Bravery At The World Cup

There was a conspicuous act of bravery in the second half of this week's World Cup championship game. The French team, which won 4-2, was bold and deft. Many of its players are immigrants, or children...

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'A River Of Stars' Is An Asian-American, 'Pregnant Thelma & Louise'

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Former Presidents Bush and Obama Eulogize John McCain

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Shadowed By Scandals, Coach Rick Pitino Pens His 'Story'

Rick Pitino has an amazing record in college basketball. He coached three different teams — at Providence College, the University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville — to the Final Four of the...

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The High Drama Of The Wrigley Rat

Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Cheers rolled through Wrigley Field Tuesday night. The Cubs lost that night to the Pittsburgh Pirates, though they've clinched a playoff spot....

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