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Far From Home, South Sudanese Basketballer Finds Footing On Court

7:59pm March 19, 2014

In three years, Mooseheart High School's basketball team went from also-ran to champion. One of the reasons? Mangisto Deng, a 6-foot-7-inch player from South Sudan. He tells of his journey and team.

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Dob Cunningham (right) and his friend Larry Johnson stand on the edge of Cunningham's 800-acre ranch in Quemado, Texas, which touches the Rio Grande. On the other side, Mexico.

Borderland: A Journey Along The Changing Frontier

5:42pm March 19, 2014

by Steve Inskeep

Morning Edition's Steve Inskeep traveled the length of the U.S.-Mexico border to explore how the two countries are linked — and how they are separated.

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Nevada Court Quagmire Waits — And Waits — For Voters To Solve It

4:50pm March 19, 2014

by Will Stone

The courts are clogged in Nevada, partly because the state doesn't have an intermediate appeals court. Will Stone of Reno Public Radio reports that swaying voters to create one could prove difficult.

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Report: Emergency Response Inadequate In Airport Shooting

4:50pm March 19, 2014

by Nate Rott

A report on the deadly shooting at Los Angeles International Airport last year was released Tuesday. It criticizes the response of public safety agencies, citing poor coordination and faulty technology.

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Dr. Kamal Kalsi had to apply for special permission from the Department of Defense in order to keep his beard and turban while serving in the military.

Uniform Rule May Keep Religious Americans From Military Service

1:23pm March 19, 2014

by NPR Staff

Observant Sikhs need to get an exemption in order to keep maintain long hair and beards. One service member who is Sikh says the application process has a chilling effect on those who want to serve.

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Santiago Erevia is one of only three living soldiers receiving a Medal of Honor on March 18. Behind him is a photo projection of his younger self in uniform.

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Decades Later, A Medal Of Honor For Hispanic-American Hero

11:26am March 19, 2014

by Tom Bowman

President Obama will award Medals of Honor to two-dozen soldiers on Tuesday. One of them is Santiago Erevia, who risked his life in 1969 when he charged four North Vietnamese bunkers.

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An undated photo of Justin Carter, who's facing a felony "terroristic threat" charge in Texas.

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Father: Teen Jailed For Facebook Comment Beaten Up Behind Bars

4:32pm March 18, 2014

by Elise Hu

The push to reduce Justin Carter's $500,000 bail is getting more urgent after his family says the Texas teen is suffering physical abuse while an inmate in a Central Texas jail.

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Remembering Cory Monteith — Not Finn Hudson In 'Glee'

4:29pm March 18, 2014

by Nathan Rott

Cory Monteith was known to most Americans as the star of TV's Glee. But Monteith, who died at age 31, was a former high school dropout who used an unorthodox audition tape to get noticed.

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The Vikings Have Landed: Photographer Ved Chirayath staged this photograph in Palo Alto Foothills Park in California last December.

No Tax Dollars Went To Make This Space Viking Photo

4:02pm March 18, 2014

by Geoff Brumfiel

An enterprising grad student staged a striking photograph of Viking re-enactors pillaging through a park. NASA officials joined them — which led to multiple government investigations.

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An anti-NSA protester in Washington, DC.

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'I'd Tap That' And Other NSA Pickup Lines Are All The Rage

3:58pm March 18, 2014

Revelations that national security officials have used their agency's eavesdropping power to spy on love interests has sparked a new meme: #NSAPickupLines

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