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Gwyneth Paltrow And Chris Martin Announce Separation

7:39am March 26, 2014

A celebrity couple splitting up is sadly not so unusual. But they can be creative when announcing it. Actress Gwyneth Paltrow and Coldplay's Chris Martin said they will be "consciously uncoupling."

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A tall, rubbery weed with golden flowers Dalmatian toadflax is encroaching on grasslands in 32 U.S. states.

In Ranchers Vs. Weeds, Climate Change Gives Weeds An Edge

7:28pm March 25, 2014

by Luke Runyon

Invasive weeds are already a big headache for ranchers, who spend thousands of dollars to get rid of them. New research shows that a changing climate is likely to help many of these weeds thrive.

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Anita Wallace runs a child care service in rural Athens County, Ohio. She hadn't saved much for retirement before the Appalachian Savings Project offered to match half of her savings up to $600.

Rural Appalachia Helps Some Women Save For Retirement

5:22pm March 25, 2014

by Jennifer Ludden

An experimental program is trying to teach self-employed women the importance of long-term financial security. "You take care of yourself because nobody else is going to," one recruiter says.

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Joann Herrington holds up the gift certificate to Bobtown Pizza that she and her husband received from Chevron three days after a natural gas well exploded up the hill from their home in Mount Morris, Pa.

National

Chevron Pizza 'Scandal' Leaves Small Town Divided

5:05pm March 25, 2014

by Katie Colaneri

The free pizza coupons the company offered Bobtown, Pa., residents after a nearby natural gas well explosion killed a worker have been criticized as paltry, but some in the town don't feel that way.

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National

Freeing Up California's Prisons: A Massive Undertaking

1:18pm March 25, 2014

by NPR Staff

California's strategy for reducing its prison population involves shifting more responsibility for recurring and ex-offenders on local communities.

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14-Year-Old Texas Girl Writes Policeman A Ticket

7:33am March 25, 2014

The police officer violated an apartment complex's parking rules. Instead of paying a $10 fine, the officer gave the girl a Toys R Us gift card instead.

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Commercial fisherman Ronnie Hopkins (left) and his assistant, Armondo, catch Asian carp on Lake Barkley, Ky.

Carp(e) Diem: Kentucky Sends Invasive Fish To China

9:47pm March 24, 2014

by Whitney Jones

Asian carp are not just a problem for the Great Lakes region. Fish processors in Kentucky are finding novel ways to dispose of them — including sending them to China, where they are prized as food.

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Commuters Ditch Cars For Public Transit In Record Numbers

1:38pm March 24, 2014

by Cheryl Corley

More Americans are hopping on buses or taking trains to get to work. Ridership in the U.S. is now the highest it's been in more than a half-century.

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Sports

Kentucky Ends Wichita State's Unbeaten Season

12:25pm March 24, 2014

by Tom Goldman

The men's and women's NCAA basketball tournaments are underway. On the men's side, two highly regarded teams are out of the tournament: Wichita State and the University of Kansas.

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National

Troncoso Family Finds Success On U.S. Side Of Border With Mexico

12:25pm March 24, 2014

by Steve Inskeep

Stories from the Morning Edition road trip along the U.S.-Mexico border continues with a stop in El Paso, Texas. The Troncoso family of Mexico crossed a quarter mile into the U.S. many years ago.

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