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Ga. Senate Race Is Surprisingly — And Expensively — Close

10:04am November 02, 2014

by Sarah McCammon

With control of the Senate up for grabs, Democrats are pinning their hopes on a seat in Georgia. Michelle Nunn, the daughter of former Sen. Sam Nunn is neck-and-neck with Republican David Perdue.

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The U.S. moved back to Standard Time on Sunday. In this file photo, a man checks clocks at the Electric Time Company factory in Medfield, Mass.

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Daylight Saving Time No More: Clocks Fall Back

9:56am November 02, 2014

by Bill Chappell

Get ready for some early sunsets. At 2 a.m. Sunday morning, U.S. clocks moved one hour backward, officially ending Daylight Saving Time.

The Allen Company alphabet board dates back to 1840.

A Collection Of Clues To America's Educational Past

8:03am November 02, 2014

by Elissa Nadworny

Tucked away in boxes, deep in the collection of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, are objects that tell the history of American education.

Umu Fambulle stands over her husband, Ibrahim, who'd fallen and knocked himself unconscious in an Ebola ward in Monrovia, Liberia.

When A Loved One Has Ebola, How Can You Reach Out Without Touching?

7:03am November 02, 2014

by Diane Cole

A hug, a back rub, holding hands — all these shows of compassion are dangerous when the patient has Ebola. Is there any way to make up for the loss of the ability to touch?

Can Changing How You Sound Help You Find Your Voice?

9:55pm November 01, 2014

by Laura Starecheski

Women's voices are often criticized, especially at work. We're called "shrill," told we "lack authority." Here's the story of two women who changed their voices in a quest to be heard.

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Wreckage lies near the site where a Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo, crashed in Mojave, Calif., on Friday.

Investigation Of Deadly Spaceship Crash Begins In Mojave Desert

7:55pm November 01, 2014

by Hansi Lo Wang

Federal officials are looking into why the Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo crashed in California during a test flight that left one pilot dead.

A viral video called "10 Hours of Walking in NYC as a Woman" shows the harassment a woman faces walking the streets of New York. Most of the men who street-harass, catcall, yell and follow the woman are black and Latino.

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Video Calls Out Catcallers, But Cuts Out White Men

2:54pm November 01, 2014

by Kat Chow

In the video, most of the men who street-harass, who catcall, yell sand follow the woman are black and Latino. Noticeably absent from the video? White men.

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Virgin Galactic Crash Raises Questions About Private Space Ventures

2:25pm November 01, 2014

NPR's Scott Simon talks to reporter Joel Glenn Brenner about the Virgin Galactic SpaceShip Two crash. She knew both pilots who were on board the spacecraft.

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At This Museum, Falling Back An Hour Takes The Whole Weekend

2:25pm November 01, 2014

When Daylight Saving Time arrives, who adjusts all those old clocks? Noel Poirier, director of the National Watch and Clock Museum, tells NPR's Scott Simon he has to turn back 60 pendulum clocks.

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Virgin Galactic 'Spaceship Two' Crashes In Calif.

7:41pm October 31, 2014

by Geoff Brumfiel

The Virgin Galactic Spaceship Two was undergoing a test flight when it crashed in the California Desert. The spaceship is designed to take tourists to space.

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