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For Immigrant Children Crossing Border, Fears Meet Court Backlog

6:24pm July 14, 2014

Audie Cornish talks with Michelle Abarca, a supervising attorney with the Americans for Immigrant Justice, on how the surge in unaccompanied children has impacted her organization.

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Author Beth Macy worked for years as a reporter for the Roanoke Times. "When I became a journalist, I gravitated to those kinds of stories of what I call 'outsiders and underdogs,' " she says.

How A Factory Man Fought To Save His Furniture Company

3:34pm July 14, 2014

Virginia furniture owner John Bassett III was determined to beat out foreign competitors. Author Beth Macy documents him, and the collapse of the U.S. furniture industry, in her new book, Factory Man.

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The Force Is With The Navajo: 'Star Wars' Gets A New Translation

1:30pm July 14, 2014

by NPR Staff

If you've ever wondered how to say "May the Force be with you" in Navajo, you're in luck. On July 3, a new translation of the 1977 classic will be unveiled on the Navajo Nation reservation in Arizona.

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Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Hosts Underwater Concert

12:34pm July 14, 2014

Four hours of music was piped through underwater speakers. Songs from Flipper and The Little Mermaid were played for divers, snorkelers and marine life.

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Many servicemen and women are prescribed a mountain of pills for PTSD, pain and other conditions. But some don't want to be on those meds, so they stop taking them — against doctors' orders.

Veterans Kick The Prescription Pill Habit, Against Doctors' Orders

6:28am July 13, 2014

by Quil Lawrence

There's overmedicating and self-medicating, but some vets are "de-medicating." Prescribed multiple drugs to deal with PTSD and pain, they've stopped taking them — without authorization.

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Outside New York City Hall, a policeman watches a protest against racial disparities in marijuana arrests. The majority of those arrested are black or Latino, even though those groups are not more likely to smoke pot.

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Brooklyn DA Shifts Stance On Pot, But That Won't Impact NYPD

12:12pm July 12, 2014

by Joel Rose

District Attorney Kenneth Thompson says he will stop prosecuting some people arrested for low-level marijuana possession. But that won't stop the New York Police Department from making arrests.

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New York City Considers Licensing Costumed Peformers

8:01am July 11, 2014

Lawmakers say too many people dress like Superman or other characters to pose for pictures with tourists, and then they demand money.

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FBI, NSA Spied On American Muslims, Report Says

7:19pm July 10, 2014

by David Welna

The latest revelation from Edward Snowden's NSA trove is a story that appeared in the online publication The Intercept. Five prominent American citizens say they were spied on because they're Muslims.

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The Hopes And Hazards Of The 17-Story Water Slide

7:04pm July 10, 2014

by Frank Morris

Kansas City now boasts the world's tallest water slide. At about 17 stories high, the slide had been postponed multiple times. Now, the slide is attracting thrill-seekers and naysayers alike.

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Picketers supporting independent truck drivers at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach stand outside a container terminal.

Picketing Truckers Raise Tensions At LA Port Amid Dockworker Talks

7:04pm July 10, 2014

by Kirk Siegler

Some drivers are on strike at the ports of LA and Long Beach, and shipping companies are in negotiations with dockworkers over a new contract. Analysts say a full-blown strike would hurt the economy.

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