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The Biology Of Altruism: Good Deeds May Be Rooted In The Brain

10:55am September 22, 2014

by Michelle Trudeau

Angela Stimpson donated a kidney to a complete stranger. Why did she do it? Researchers found that the brains of Stimpson and other altruists are sensitive to fear and distress in a stranger's face.

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Artist concept of MAVEN spacecraft in orbit around Mars.

NASA: MAVEN Spacecraft Safely Circling Mars

10:44am September 22, 2014

by Scott Neuman

The orbital probe will study how the solar wind interacts with the red planet's thin atmosphere.

Chief Brita Horn of the Rock Creek Volunteer Fire Department in Colorado says the department is "always short-handed."

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Shrinking Pool Of Volunteer Firefighters Leaves Communities At Risk

10:03am September 22, 2014

by Bente Birkland

Busy schedules and long hours of training are partly to blame for the ever-shrinking volunteer pool.

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Cyberstalking victims often don't know they're being tracked through their own phone because spyware apps like mSpy use misleading labels (labeled "android.sys.process" here) and don't take up much data.

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Smartphones Are Used To Stalk, Control Domestic Abuse Victims

9:27am September 22, 2014

by Aarti Shahani

Cyberstalking has transformed domestic abuse in the U.S. Tracking tools called spyware make it cheap and easy for someone to monitor a partner secretly, 24 hours a day.

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How To Get Children To Behave Without Hitting Them

8:13am September 22, 2014

by Nancy Shute

Most parents say they have used corporal punishment. But there's abundant evidence that it doesn't improve behavior over time. Changing how parents talk to children does work, but it takes practice.

Demonstrators gather near Columbus Circle before the start of the People's Climate March in New York Sunday. Organizers are hoping 100,000 people worldwide might participate in the rally.

Large Protests In Hundreds Of Cities Vent Ire Over Climate Change

8:07am September 22, 2014

by Bill Chappell

The People's Climate March was timed to draw the notice of world leaders gathering for this week's U.N. Climate Summit in New York.

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For This Job, You Need A Creepy Voice And A Fabulous Scream

8:13pm September 21, 2014

by Lucy Perkins

Halloween may seem like it's a long ways away, but haunted houses around the country are already getting ready, and they are looking for aspiring actors who can make the hair on your neck stand up.

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Man Caught At White House Is An Army Veteran

5:10pm September 21, 2014

by Bill Chappell

Omar J. Gonzales, the 42-year-old man who the Secret Service says ran onto the White House grounds and entered a door Friday night, is an Army veteran who served in Iraq.

U.S. Launches Media Campaign To Counter ISIS Videos

11:43am September 21, 2014

The Islamic State is posting graphic violent images on social media to recruit fighters. NPR's Wade Goodwyn speaks with the State Department's Alberto Fernandez about the U.S.'s aggressive response.

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Frostburg State University police officer Derrick Pirolozzi conducts a "knock and talk" at a house near campus, reminding students of laws on underage drinking and open containers.

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Colleges Brainstorm Ways To Cut Back On Binge Drinking

11:38am September 21, 2014

by Jennifer Ludden

With 40 percent of college students binge drinking, efforts to get students to drink less may seem futile. But something as simple as encouraging beer stores to quit selling pingpong balls can help.

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