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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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Which Catholics Offer Birth Control? Look To The Insurers

11:36am September 21, 2014

by NPR Staff

Catholic universities and hospitals argue they shouldn't have to offer contraceptive coverage, but many Catholic insurance companies have been making it available for years.

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As Friday's panel chatted on, a lively, honest and engaging conversation was also happening on Twitter. Check out #NPRBroadway for more.

Adding Color To 'The Great White Way'

11:15am September 21, 2014

by Michel Martin

NPR's Michel Martin asks a panel of award-winning playwrights how diverse artists are challenging Broadway's landscape, and whether it matters.

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Climate Marchers Try To Build Momentum For 2015

11:15am September 21, 2014

Tens of thousands of people demanding action on climate change are expected to march in New York City, ahead of the UN Climate Summit. Joel Rose speaks with NPR's Wade Goodwyn from the protests.

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A Secret Service police officer stands near an entrance to the White House complex during an evacuation, minutes after President Barack Obama departed Washington for Camp David aboard Marine One. A man scaled a fence and reached the residence last night.

Man Who Jumped Fence, Entered White House Had A Knife

11:05pm September 20, 2014

by Bill Chappell

The Secret Service is looking into how a Texas man was able to breach the White House's security Friday. The man scaled a fence and opened a door to the residence before being arrested.

Texas Gubernatorial Candidates Go To The Border To Court Voters

6:21pm September 20, 2014

by Shelley Kofler

Republicans have won every statewide office in Texas for 20 years, but the growing Hispanic population tends to vote Democrat, and the GOP's survival may depend on recruiting Hispanic supporters.

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Baltimore Ravens fans exchange the jersey of the team's former running back Ray Rice at M&T Bank Stadium Friday. "He should have been the man here and backed away" instead of hitting his fiancee, a female fan says.

Ravens Fans Line Up To Trade In Ray Rice Jerseys At Stadium

2:19pm September 20, 2014

by Bill Chappell

It reportedly took more than an hour to get through the line around the Baltimore stadium. ESPN is reporting on what it calls "a pattern of misinformation and misdirection" by the team and the NFL.

The San Diego School District is sending back a military vehicle it had planned to use in rescue operations. The district had released renderings of what the MRAP might look like after its tan military color is repainted. This version shows it as a police

Calif. School District Will Get Rid Of Controversial Armored Vehicle

2:17pm September 20, 2014

by Bill Chappell

San Diego officials had said the 18-ton MRAP would be used only as a rescue vehicle, in extreme circumstances — but that didn't satisfy the plan's critics.

Bishop Blase Cupich will replace Cardinal Francis George as the new archbishop of Chicago. He's seen here in 2011, presenting a Church study on clergy sex abuse.

Pope Names A Moderate To Be Chicago's New Archbishop

2:11pm September 20, 2014

by Bill Chappell

Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Blase Cupich of Spokane, Wash., to succeed Cardinal Francis George, 77, a conservative who has spoken out on many social issues in his 17 years in the post.