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Senate Republicans Raise Concerns About Lifting Iran Economic Sanctions

7:56pm July 29, 2015

by Tom Bowman

Senate Republicans expressed skepticism about the Iran nuclear deal Wednesday, including concern that the deal would allow Iran to acquire missiles and conventional arms in the coming years.

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Afghan Government Says Taliban Leader Mullah Omar Is Dead

7:56pm July 29, 2015

by Jackie Northam

The Afghan government said Wednesday that Taliban leader Mullah Omar "died in April 2013 in Pakistan." The news comes just as peace talks between Afghanistan and the Taliban are due to resume.

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Obama Administration Officials Take The 'Malign' Line On Iran

7:56pm July 29, 2015

by David Welna

'Malign' is the buzzword of the moment among administration officials to describe Iran's activities in the region. NPR takes a look at the use of the word.

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Johanna Fernández, co-curator of a new exhibition about the Young Lords, points to pages of the group's newspaper on display at the Bronx Museum of the Arts.

Once Outlaws, Young Lords Find A Museum Home For Radical Roots

7:56pm July 29, 2015

by Hansi Lo Wang

Inspired by the Black Panthers, the Young Lords were formed in New York City by a group of Puerto Rican youth in 1969. Their history is now on display in a new exhibition.

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Lake herring roe at the Dockside Fish Market in Grand Marais, Minn. Some workers at the market call it "Lake Superior Gold."

Europe's Taste For Caviar Is Putting Pressure On A Great Lakes Fish

7:56pm July 29, 2015

by Peter Payette

Scientists say lake herring, a key fish in Lake Superior's food web, is suffering because of mild winters and Europe's appetite for roe. Some say the species may be at risk of "collapse."

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After Boston Drops Olympic Bid, U.S. Committee Scrambles To Find New Choice

7:56pm July 29, 2015

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks to Andrew Zimbalist, author of Circus Maximus: The Economic Gamble Behind Hosting the Olympics and the World Cup, about cities' reluctance to host the Olympics.

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The teeth and mandibles of four male skeletons unearthed in Jamestown, Virginia, now reside in Washington, D.C., at the Smithsonian's museum of natural history. Researchers believe they've now puzzled out the identities of the men: high-status leaders fro

Bones In Church Ruins Likely The Remains Of Early Jamestown's Elite

7:22pm July 29, 2015

by Christopher Joyce

Scientists say remains of four men exhumed from what was once an Anglican church suggest they were well-nourished, "high-status" leaders in the early 17th century colony. And one was likely Catholic.

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Vice President Joe Biden addresses a progressive youth summit in Washington, D.C., earlier this month.

Could Joe Biden Get 'Ready For Biden'?

7:05pm July 29, 2015

by Jessica Taylor

It's unusual for a sitting vice president to not be a part of the campaign conversation. One group is urging Biden to run and holding out hope he hears the call.

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Star Trek's Mr. Spock and Captain Kirk never even lose pocket change when they use a transporter to get from TV's Starship Enterprise to distant worlds. What gives?

Beam Me Up? Teleporting Is Real, Even If Trekkie Transport Isn't

7:00pm July 29, 2015

by Geoff Brumfiel

Teleporting from one place to the next looks so fun on the big and little screen. But physicists who actually can do something like that with single atoms say teleporting people would be much messier.

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A photo released by Virgin Galactic shows a badly injured SpaceShipTwo pilot Peter Siebold drifting under his parachute after last October's accident that destroyed the spacecraft during a test flight.

SpaceShipTwo 'Pilot Was Thrown From The Vehicle' High In Atmosphere

5:50pm July 29, 2015

by Bill Chappell

SpaceShipTwo broke apart soon after it reached supersonic speeds and an altitude of around 50,000 feet. Its pilot says his parachute opened in a "gentlemanly" fashion, after he had fallen for a while.

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