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Around The World, When It Comes To Health Advice Mom Knows Best

7:32am June 19, 2016

by Wendy Wolfson

In the U.S., VapoRub goes on a sick child's chest. In Russia, it might go on the soles of the feet. Cultural norms have a big effect on how we diagnose and treat illnesses, especially at home.

Investigators Say Orlando Shooter Showed Few Warning Signs Of Radicalization

5:10pm June 18, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

After interviewing dozens of people who knew Omar Mateen, investigators say his profile is more like that of a "typical mass shooter" than an individual radicalized by ISIS.

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Love And Mourning Hang Over Orlando

5:04pm June 18, 2016

Vigils, memorials and funerals are now happening several times a day around central Florida after last weekend's shooting. Nineteen of the 53 people injured remain hospitalized.

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Orlandoans Reach Out To LGBT Center

5:04pm June 18, 2016

by Jeff Brady

After the mass shooting at a gay nightclub some Orlando residents looked for ways to help families of the injured. An LGBT center has become inundated with donations of food and other items.

Many Voters Frustrated With Their Party's Nominating Process

5:04pm June 18, 2016

In a recent poll, both Democrats and Republicans expressed low levels of trust in their party's nominating process for presidential candidates. We hear from voters around the country.

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Barbershop: Taking Stock Of Orlando With Members Of The LGBTQ Community

5:04pm June 18, 2016

Queer 2.0 host Jacob Tobia, pediatric nurse Alexis Joy Agsaulio, and etiquette writer Steven Petrow talk about how the LGBTQ community is processing the shooting in Orlando, and social media reaction.

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Orthodox Rabbi Reaches Out To Gay Community

5:04pm June 18, 2016

When Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld of the Ohev Sholom synagogue heard about the massacre at a gay nightclub in Orlando, he decided to show solidarity by taking his congregation to a gay bar in D.C.

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Going There: 50 Years After The Chicago Freedom Movement

5:04pm June 18, 2016

In 1966, Martin Luther King Jr. visited Chicago to fight for fair and open housing. NPR's Michel Martin and WBEZ examined the state of activism in Chicago around fair housing and other issues today.

Is It OK For Boys To Cry?

11:11am June 18, 2016

by Hanna Rosin

We may be more accepting of boys who cry, but only if they cry in the right way, Hanna Rosin suggests. The norm for male behavior may be stuck in a place that isn't doing boys much good.

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Bearing Witness To The Shootings In Orlando: How The Events Unfolded

10:51am June 18, 2016

The attack at a Florida nightclub played out for more than three dramatic hours. Survivors, doctors and law enforcement officials recap the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.

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