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In Covering Foley's Killing, Media Outlets Face A Difficult Choice

6:24pm August 21, 2014

by David Folkenflik

The execution of the American journalist James Foley by ISIS casts new attention on how news organizations cover graphic violence, and how they cover the risks taken by their own colleagues and peers.

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Supreme Court Steps In To Put Hold On Va. Same-Sex Marriage Licenses

1:39pm August 21, 2014

by Audie Cornish

The Supreme Court has stayed a Virginia court's ruling which ended the state's ban on same-sex marriages.

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Ricky Nussle will move next year to Ohio from Phoenix for his wife, Amanda Saraf, who is training to be a doctor. The couple has moved several times for Saraf's career and it's been difficult for Nussle to find work along the way.

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More Men Put Ambitions On Back Burner For Their Partners' Careers

11:17am August 21, 2014

by Peter O'Dowd

Women have been moving for their husbands' jobs for decades. But today, more men are following in their partners' footsteps — and grappling with the implications for their own careers.

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Mark Pierce enlisted in the military in 1970, served in Vietnam and retired in 2010. Years later, his two sons also joined the armed forces.

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From A Father And Son, What It Means To Be A Military Man

10:13am August 21, 2014

by NPR Staff

Enlisting has been a rite of passage for men in the Pierce family since the Civil War. And as America has changed, Mark Pierce and his son Jeremy explain, what it means to serve has, too.

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U.S. Reveals Failed Special Forces Mission To Rescue Hostages

9:59pm August 20, 2014

by Audie Cornish

The Obama administration's admission comes on the heels of the release of a video by the militant group known as the Islamic State, which depicts the killing of American journalist James Foley.

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Forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar Assad walk along a street in Mleiha, near the Damascus airport, during a tour organized by the Syrian government on Aug. 15.

In Syria, The U.S. Weighs A Range Of Unpalatable Options

8:35pm August 20, 2014

by Michele Kelemen

The U.S. could aid moderate rebels. It could bomb militants of the Islamic State. Or it could sit on the sidelines as the war plays out. There are many choices, but none appears promising.

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EPA Wades Into Water Fight With Farmers

8:30pm August 20, 2014

by Frank Morris

The EPA wants to "clarify" the scope of its oversight of water under the Clean Water Act. Big farm groups like the American Farm Bureau Federation call this a power grab that would place every ditch and mud puddle under federal regulation, forcing farmers to get permits for small trenches around the farm.

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Onaja Waki (left) is about to start college in California, but she and her mother, Oneida Cordova, have been talking openly for years about the dangers of sexual assault.

As Kids Head To Campus, Parents Broach The Subject Of Sexual Assault

7:38pm August 19, 2014

by Sayre Quevedo

Starting college is exciting, but campus life also comes with risks. So how are parents talking to their kids about avoiding becoming a victim — or even a perpetrator — of sexual assault?

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Amid The Chaos In Ferguson, Another Police Shooting

7:38pm August 19, 2014

Robert talks to St Louis Public Radio reporter Stephanie Lecci about Tuesday's police shooting in St Louis. Authorities say officers shot and killed a man brandishing a knife.

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In Ferguson, Family Takes Turns Guarding Front Door

12:31pm August 19, 2014

by Durrie Bouscaren

As tensions boiled over into violence on the streets of Ferguson, Mo., two reporters from Saint Louis Public Radio sought refuge in a nearby home. We learn how one family copes with the chaos.

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