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Anti-Defamation League Steps Up Efforts To Combat Anti-Semitism Online

7:05pm September 21, 2016

by NPR Staff

The Anti-Defamation League is hiring a Silicon Valley representative to lead efforts to combat anti-Semitism and other hate speech online, says CEO Jonathan Greenblatt.

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Fed Keeps Benchmark Interest Rate, But Still Expects Increase

6:47pm September 21, 2016

by John Ydstie

Fed Chair Janet Yellen says that although job growth is rebounding, she sees no inflation threat and no hurry to raise rates. The Fed is not likely to do so before the presidential election.

An Iran Air Boeing 747 passenger plane sits on the tarmac of the domestic Mehrabad airport in the Iranian capital Tehran in 2013.

U.S. Approves Export Of Boeing And Airbus Planes To Iran

6:46pm September 21, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

It's a major step forward on a key portion of last year's nuclear deal with Iran, and is seen as a test case on doing business with that country. The planes will help modernize Iran's aging fleet.

The Anchorage Police Department captured video of a black bear roaming the city's streets.

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Bear Leads Police On Wild Chase Through The Streets Of Anchorage, Alaska

6:44pm September 21, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

"He was doing his bear thing, and before he knew it he was in the city," an official told a local newspaper. The animal wove through oncoming traffic and jogged past a Pizza Hut before it was caught.

Trump Says African-American Communities In 'Worst Shape' Ever; Data Disagree

6:13pm September 21, 2016

by Scott Detrow

A look at major indicators suggests that while African-Americans lag behind the rest of the country in many key areas, they've also experienced steady economic and socioeconomic gains.

A yellowish brown photograph of Sgt. Hiram White. Sgt. White is wearing a buttoned-up jacket and a kepi in the portrait. He is leaning to his right and his kepi is on the left side of his head. His name is inscribed below the photograph on the same page.

Family Heirloom, National Treasure: Rare Photos Show Black Civil War Soldiers

6:10pm September 21, 2016

by Cheryl Corley

Capt. William Prickitt commanded a company of black soldiers during the Civil War. When he took ill, they saved him. A photo album that he carried the rest of his life has preserved their identities.

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How A 'Sixth Sense' Helps Simone Biles Fly, And The Rest Of Us Walk

5:03pm September 21, 2016

by Jon Hamilton

Scientists are finally beginning to understand proprioception, a sense that tells us where our body is in space. Much of what they've learned comes from two girls with a rare genetic disorder.

A voter registration sign hangs near a table where residents fill out paperwork at a polling location during the presidential primary vote in Waukesha, Wis., on April 5.

Conservatives File Voter Registration Lawsuits That Liberals Say Are Blocking Votes

4:40pm September 21, 2016

by Pam Fessler

"This is an effort to make the voter rolls cleaner ... before the elections in November," says J. Christian Adams, president of the Public Interest Legal Foundation, the group behind the suits.

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Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Announces $3 Billion Investment To Cure All Disease

4:31pm September 21, 2016

by Eyder Peralta

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, promised to give away their $45 billion fortune during their lifetime. This is one of the biggest investments so far.

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Planet Money's Oil Ends Its Journey In A Gas Tank

4:30pm September 21, 2016

NPR's Planet Money team follows the oil they bought on the final part of its journey — into someone's gas tank.