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Charlottesville: Reflecting On And Dissecting What Happened

5:17pm August 13, 2017

Charlottesville, Va., continues to recover after white supremacists rallied and three people died. NPR has the latest on investigations into the motorist who rammed his car into counter protesters.

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Virginia Congregations Condemn White Supremacy After Violent Demonstrations

2:14pm August 13, 2017

by Sarah McCammon

At church services this morning in Charlottesville, Va., congregations addressed the aftermath of violent demonstrations by white supremacists and neo-Nazis and the deaths in their community.

Over 200 men and women sent in their stories of street harassment to NPR, and across the U.S. all of their experiences were similar.

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Why Street Harassers Speak The Same Language Across The U.S.

11:21am August 13, 2017

by Christianna Silva

People across the U.S. wrote NPR with their stories of street harassment, and from Alaska to New York, there were a whole lotta "Hey baby"s and "Hi beautiful"s.

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In Maryland, A Debate About Municipal Election Restrictions For Non-Citizens

8:43am August 13, 2017

A city in Maryland is debating whether to allow non-citizens to vote in local elections. Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to College Park City Council Member Christine Nagle about this measure.

Trump's Reaction To Charlottesville White Nationalist Rally Criticized By Some Republicans

8:43am August 13, 2017

by Geoff Bennett

President Trump, not known to hold his verbal fire, issued a bland statement condemning violence on both sides after deadly demonstrations in Charlottesville, Va. Other Republicans were more pointed.

Democrat Senator Reacts To Trump's Escalated North Korea Rhetoric

8:43am August 13, 2017

Indiana Sen. Joe Donnelly, a Democrat, serves on the Senate Armed Services Committee. We get his reaction to President Trump's warning to North Korea that U.S. forces are "locked and loaded."

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Richmond, Va., Grapples With Fate Of Confederate Monuments

8:43am August 13, 2017

A commission created by the mayor of Richmond, Va., is considering the fate of the former confederate capitol's famed monuments. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro sits in on the its first public hearing.

The Call-In: The Solar Eclipse

8:43am August 13, 2017

This week, on The Call-In, we answer all your questions about the upcoming solar eclipse — how to protect your eyes, and what to do if the day is cloudy.

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Charlottesville Reacts To Violence Following White Nationalist Rally

8:43am August 13, 2017

Slate chief political correspondent Jamelle Bouie lives in Charlottesville, and he talks with NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro about Saturday's violence there.

An STD testing kit from myLAB Box allows users to gather samples at home and mail them back to the company.

You Can Order a Dozen STD Tests Online — But Should You?

5:00am August 13, 2017

by Tara Haelle

It sounds so simple: Order a kit online, test for sexually transmitted diseases in the privacy of home and mail it back. But deciding what to test for and who gets tested is far from easy.