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Mallyveen Teah relaxes in his Arlington, Va., apartment after work.

A Campaign To House The Homeless Reaches A Milestone

6:24pm June 11, 2014

by Pam Fessler

The campaign to find permanent homes for 100,000 homeless people, including the chronically homeless, was started four years ago. Now, the group behind the push says it has reached its goal.

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Defending Bergdahl Deal, Hagel Faces Critics On Both Sides Of Aisle

6:24pm June 11, 2014

by David Welna

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel testified before the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday, defending the prisoner swap that freed Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl.

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Clinton Sought 'Tougher Deal,' But Won't Second-Guess Bergdahl Swap

2:38pm June 11, 2014

by NPR Staff

NPR's Renee Montagne sat down for a conversation with Hillary Clinton. Clinton's new book, Hard Choices, will be published on Tuesday.

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Court OKs Universities' Quest To Turn To More Digital Copies Of Books

9:43am June 11, 2014

by Lynn Neary

An appeals court has ruled against a group of authors, deciding in favor of a consortium of universities in a case that hinged on copyright law and provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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Belmont Party Supply is Dayton, Ohio's destination for craft beer.

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Brewers Have Been All Bottled Up, But Now They're Canning It

8:31pm June 10, 2014

by Lewis Wallace

Cans are making a comeback in the beer world. They're cheaper and lighter, and have an old-school cachet. But those ubiquitous bottles aren't going away anytime soon, say brewers.

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Internal Affairs Chief Fired At U.S. Customs And Border Protection

4:39pm June 10, 2014

by Carrie Johnson

U.S. Customs and Border Protection, under fire for failing to investigate use of force along the border, ousted its longtime head of internal affairs. The new man in charge is an FBI official.

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After 6 Decades As A Staple, 'Jet' Magazine Ends Print Run

9:59am June 10, 2014

by Karen Grigsby Bates

It's the end of an era, as Johnson Publishing Co. announced plans to cease printing Jet. The magazine, which started some 63 years ago, was long a staple for many African-Americans.

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From The Ocean Deep To The Courtroom: A Tale Of Sunken Treasure

9:59am June 10, 2014

When the SS Central America sunk in 1857, it took down tons of gold with it. Gary Kinder, author of Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea, tells the fraught tale of shipwreck and recovered treasure.

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Desiree Metcalf, here with one of her three daughters, is one of many poor Americans who find themselves trapped in a system meant to help.

One Family's Story Shows How The Cycle Of Poverty Is Hard To Break

9:59am June 10, 2014

by Pam Fessler

Like her own mother was, Desiree Metcalf is a young, single mom living in poverty. She doesn't have just one or two problems, but a whole pile of them.

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Stanford Dumps Its Holdings In Coal, With Climate In Mind

9:59am June 10, 2014

by Melissa Block

Stanford says it will its divest holdings in coal companies over climate change concerns. It's the most prominent of the roughly one dozen colleges that have decided to sell off fossil fuel holdings.

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