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Proposed Muslim Cemetery Rattles North Texas Town

2:04pm July 27, 2015

by Lauren Silverman

A plan for a cemetery in Farmersville, north of Dallas, sparked a debate among residents. The mayor of the mostly white community says it will likely be approved, but some are pushing for a no vote.

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5 Airlines Investigated For Post-Derailment Price-Gouging

2:03pm July 27, 2015

The Transportation Department is examining airline ticket prices before and after the Philadelphia Amtrak derailment in May. NPR's Scott Simon talks to the AP's Scott Mayerowitz.

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On ADA Anniversary, Some Blame The Law For Low Employment

2:03pm July 27, 2015

by Pam Fessler

Signed into law 25 years ago, the Americans With Disabilities Act was supposed to open the doors to employment for many. But only a small percentage of disabled Americans are working today.

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Clinton knows you're mad as hell, and she's appealing to that sense.

Brace Yourself: The Presidential Election Is Going To Be All About Anger

2:02pm July 27, 2015

by Danielle Kurtzleben

It's the (frustration about the) economy, stupid. Democrats and Republicans are trying to channel that, but offer very different solutions — so much so, it seems they live in two different realities.

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee at the Family Leadership Summit in Iowa earlier this month.

'Offensive,' 'Sad': Reaction To Huckabee's Holocaust 'Oven' Reference

1:43pm July 27, 2015

by Amita Kelly

Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee said over the weekend that President Obama's Iran deal is so bad it will "take the Israelis and march them to the door of the oven."

A supporter waves a Cuban flag in front of the country's embassy after it reopened for the first time in 54 years on July 20 in Washington, D.C. The embassy was closed in 1961 when U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower severed diplomatic ties with the island n

Republicans Stand Against Cuba Change Despite Public Opinion Shift

11:51am July 27, 2015

by Lauren Leatherby

When it comes to normalizing relations between the two nations, Cuban-Americans aren't as opposed as they used to be. That's partly because of the community's changing demographics.

Singer Whitney Houston and daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, arrive at a 2011 event in Beverly Hills, Calif.

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Bobbi Kristina Brown, 22-Year-Old Daughter Of Whitney Houston, Dies

10:32am July 27, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

Brown, who grew up in the shadow of fame and dysfunction, had spent six months at a hospital after being found unresponsive in a bathtub at her home.

What's In A Namaste? Depends If You Live In India Or The U.S.

9:26am July 27, 2015

by Deepak Singh

The author grew up in India, where namaste was a way of saying hello — respectfully — to his elders. In America's yoga culture, he's found, it has a very different vibe.

In the video "Does Islam Encourage Violence?" Imam Omar Atia (left) and Zac Parsons discuss modern perceptions of Islam.

Moderate Muslims Counter ISIS Propaganda With Their Own Media Strategy

8:51am July 27, 2015

by Paola Marizan

The Indiana-based group Reclamation Studios is hosting conversations online and posting a series of videos refuting the Islamic State ideology that they say has hijacked their faith.

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Survivors of the sinking of the Indianapolis are taken to a hospital on Guam after their rescue in August, 1945.

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Cost Of War: Veterans Remember USS Indianapolis, Shark Attacks

6:59am July 27, 2015

by Sarah Adams

After delivering the atomic bomb for the U.S. attack on Hiroshima 70 years ago, the Indianapolis was torpedoed and sank. Its story has been all but forgotten, but 32 survivors are having a reunion.

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