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While life has changed significantly for American men in the past half-century, notions of masculinity remain tied to those that may have been passed down from this father to the son on his shoulders.

National

The New American Man Doesn't Look Like His Father

11:36am June 26, 2014

by NPR Staff

Over the summer, All Things Considered will explore what it means to be a man in America these days. Today's men have to reconcile old ideas about masculinity with new economic realities.

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Politics & Government

Sen. Cochran Beats Tea Party Challenger In Miss. Runoff

12:48pm June 25, 2014

by Debbie Elliott

Republican Sen. Thad Cochran, 76, managed to hang on after a runoff that likely represented the Tea Party's best remaining chance to knock off a Senate incumbent.

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Prolific Character Actor Eli Wallach Dies At 98

12:48pm June 25, 2014

by Tom Vitale

In a career spanning seven decades, Wallach appeared in over 200 films, plays and TV shows. His roles ranged from Mr. Freeze on TV's Batman to Kilroy in Tennessee William's Camino Real on Broadway.

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Politics & Government

Political Challenge Compounded As Migrant Children Head To U.S. Border

12:48pm June 25, 2014

by Scott Horsley

The Homeland Security chief on Wednesday visits Nogales, Arizona. He'll tour facilities where the government has been processing children from Central America who've been entering the U.S. illegally.

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Move Over Video Games, Board Games Aren't Dead Yet

12:48pm June 25, 2014

by Marielle Segarra

Board games are coming out of the closet, with store fronts popping up in a lot of communities. In Brooklyn, N.Y., Gamelab is place where people can get together and play different types of games.

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Obama Lookalike Gets Around Town

12:48pm June 25, 2014

Professional look alike Louis Ortiz is in Washington, D.C. for a documentary festival. According to The Washington Post, he was even able to poke his head into some White House meetings.

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Report: Jerry Sandusky Case Was Unnecessarily Delayed

3:42pm June 24, 2014

by Jeff Brady

Sandusky, a retired Penn State assistant football coach, was convicted in 2012 of molesting 10 boys. Pennsylvania's attorney general says Sandusky could have been brought to justice sooner.

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Security Camera Footage Could Track Suspects

10:10am June 24, 2014

A woman in Seattle said a small aircraft was hovering outside her window. Two men piloting the craft packed up their gear and fled before police arrived. The men may be on security tapes.

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Politics & Government

Calif. Lawmakers To Debate Controversial Gun-Control Bill

10:10am June 24, 2014

by Kirk Siegler

Democrats have proposed several bills in response to last month's deadly attack near the University of California-Santa Barbara. One dubbed the"gun violence restraining order gets a hearing Tuesday.

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Many colleges are grappling with how to define consensual sexual activity between students. Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio, mandates that students get verbal permission before making any sexual advance.

A Campus Dilemma: Sure, 'No' Means 'No,' But Exactly What Means 'Yes'?

5:22am June 24, 2014

by Tovia Smith

There are about as many definitions of consent as there are colleges — a problem for schools grappling with how to handle sexual assault. Turns out the easy part is covering what's not consensual.

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