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Court Puts A Hold On Order That Approved Undocumented Teen's Abortion

4:13pm October 19, 2017

by Bill Chappell

The minor, who is being referred to as Jane Doe, has obtained a judge's permission to have an abortion. But the Department of Health and Human Services has refused to allow her to visit a clinic.

Participants in a "Rolling Thunder" POW/MIA ceremony are reflected in a Vietnam War memorial at Lejeune Memorial Gardens in Jacksonville, N.C.

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Having Changed America, The League Of POW/MIA Families Fades

3:02pm October 19, 2017

by Jay Price

Almost 50 years ago, a small group of families started a movement to demand an accounting of the nation's POW/MIAs. They changed the way America thinks about its servicemen and women lost at war.

The teen protagonist in John Green's latest novel, Turtles All The Way Down, has a type of anxiety disorder that sends her into fearful "thought spirals" of bacterial infection and death.

For Novelist John Green, OCD Is Like An 'Invasive Weed' Inside His Mind

2:47pm October 19, 2017

by Terry Gross

"It starts out with one little thought, and then slowly that becomes the only thought that you're able to have," Green says. His new novel, Turtles All The Way Down, is about a teenage girl with OCD.

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Target has come close to opening a store in Vermont in the past. In one year, it will finally make that happen, operating in all 50 states.

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After 55 Years, Target Will Finally Open A Store In Vermont

2:36pm October 19, 2017

by Bill Chappell

The news prompted a "Breaking News" banner on the local paper's website. As they're saying over at Vermont Public Radio: "This is not a drill."

Together, José Ortíz (center left) and Ethan Leder (center right) — without the help of any major agency or aid organization — chartered a plane to Puerto Rico filled with donated medical supplies and get people with acute medical needs out of the i

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2 Strangers, A 6-Page List And A Plan Hatched To Help Puerto Rico

2:22pm October 19, 2017

by Marisa Peñaloza

They had never met, but quickly came up with a plan to get medical supplies to a town desperately in need.

Former President George W. Bush speaks at a forum in New York, where he criticized the kind of politics that gave rise to Trump.

George W. Bush Slams 'Bigotry,' Politics Of Populism That Led To Trump, Sanders

2:08pm October 19, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

The former president made the remarks at a forum put on by his namesake center. "To renew our country, we only need to remember our values," the 43rd president said.

The Love Letters Of A Young Barack Obama On View At Emory University Library

2:04pm October 19, 2017

by Brian Naylor

The musings of the future president at age 21 reveal familiar themes of alienation and lack of belonging that would arise again in his later writing.

The photo of LeRoy and Donna Halbur was taken Aug. 12 at the celebration of their 80th birthdays and 50th wedding anniversary.

Why Older People Didn't Fare Well In Northern California Wildfires

1:58pm October 19, 2017

by Ina Jaffe

More than 40 people have died in those fires, and that number could rise. Of those who perished, the vast majority who've been identified were over the age of 65.

Barbara J. King explores the use of personal technology in the classroom.

Should College Professors Give 'Tech Breaks' In Class?

1:35pm October 19, 2017

by Barbara J. King

Is it necessary coddling or just good science to give college students breaks to check their phones? Anthropologist Barbara J. King takes a look.

After the 45th Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in March, the race board says, several dogs from a single team tested positive for a banned substance.

Iditarod Sled Dogs Test Positive For Banned Substance

11:46am October 19, 2017

by Scott Neuman

At the end of this year's annual run to Nome, Alaska, several dogs from a single team tested positive for a banned painkiller, the race board says.