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A number of states recently have dedicated more money to educating women and health care providers about the 99 percent effectiveness of long-acting, reversible forms of contraception, like the intrauterine device, or IUD — shown here.

Long-Term, Reversible Contraception Gains Traction With Young Women

10:28am October 06, 2016

by Michael Tomsic

Implants and intrauterine devices are endorsed by pediatricians, OB-GYNs and health officials as a way to help girls and women space their pregnancies and reduce the risk of having a premature baby.

Mike Cruse changes his daughter Olivia's diaper, while his 4 year-old son Benjamin and wife, Stephanie, fold laundry in their home in Alexandria, Va. Mike went back to work less than two weeks after Olivia was born.

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'I Wasn't There To Help': Dad With Newborn Struggles With Lack Of Leave

10:18am October 06, 2016

by NPR Staff

American mothers are working outside the home now more than in any other past generation. As a consequence, dads have greater household responsibility, especially when it comes to child-rearing.

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As head of the LGBT Liaison Unit, Sgt. Jessica Hawkins trains officers how to respond to crimes involving LGBT people and does community outreach.

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For D.C.'s LGBT Community, A Police Liaison Who Can Relate

9:55am October 06, 2016

by Gabriela Saldivia

Sgt. Jessica Hawkins was a cop for 20 years before she transitioned. Getting through that first day at work after she came out was hard — but it turned out to just be the start.

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Michael Chertoff, former Whitewater Committee special counsel and Homeland Security secretary, says "chasing small peccadilloes" like Whitewater in the 1990s, "is a luxury we only have in a world at peace."

Once A Clinton Nemesis During Whitewater, Now A Clinton Supporter

8:53am October 06, 2016

by NPR Staff

Michael Chertoff was lead counsel to the Senate committee investigating Whitewater in the '90s. Now, the former Homeland Security chief says Hillary Clinton would do a "good job" on national security.

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National

Meal Kits And Chaos: Report Reveals Unsavory Side Of Blue Apron Warehouse

7:49am October 06, 2016

by NPR Staff

A recent BuzzFeed investigation found Blue Apron had poor, at times violent working conditions for employees at its packing facility in Richmond, Calif.

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Voter-Registration Drives In Fla. Focus On Puerto Ricans

7:03am October 06, 2016

by Renata Sago

The fastest growing group of voters in Florida is up for grabs. Hundreds of thousands of Puerto Ricans have moved to the swing state in recent years, and both parties are aggressively courting them.

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In Colo., The Rural-Urban Divide Looks Like 'Core Values' Vs. 'Progress'

7:03am October 06, 2016

by Don Gonyea

Voters in Denver and the eastern plains of Colorado illustrate the divide between voters in urban and rural areas, along social, economic and educational lines.

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Politics & Government

Missouri's GOP Senate Incumbent Faces Challenge From Gun-Loving Democrat

7:03am October 06, 2016

by Peggy Lowe

One of the most competitive Senate races this year is in Missouri, where Democratic challenger Jason Kander is using his experience with guns to challenge Republican incumbent Roy Blunt.

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National

On The Appalachian Trail, Combat Veterans Learn To Let Things Go

6:14am October 06, 2016

by Quil Lawrence

The first American ever to walk the Appalachian Trail in one season was a World War II vet, who said he wanted to walk off the war. Now a nonprofit sponsors combat veterans to do the same thing. NPR's Quil Lawrence tagged along as they finished the 2,100-mile trek.

A wrecked police motorcycle lays on the scene after a suspected drunk driver crashed during the Oklahoma State University homecoming parade in Stillwater, Okla.

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Putting Traffic Deaths In The Past Tense

9:52pm October 05, 2016

by Sonari Glinton

Transportation officials say road fatalities spiked alarmingly in the U.S. in the first half of 2016. But they say they will develop a plan to eliminate crash deaths in 30 years.