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Political World Lingers In Suspense After Trump Delays VP Announcement

6:37am July 15, 2016

by Sarah McCammon

Donald Trump delayed his long-awaited news of who will be his running mate. A campaign source tells NPR it will be Indiana Gov. Mike Pence. Trump says the "final, final decision" hasn't been made.

A small memorial marks the former homestead of the Nicely family, who died in the June flooding of White Sulphur Springs, W. Va.

Emotional Healing After A Flood Can Take Just As Long As Rebuilding

6:53pm July 14, 2016

by Kara Lofton

Three weeks after the flooding in West Virginia, the phrase "West Virginia Strong" is painted everywhere. But no matter how strong the community, emotional healing after a disaster takes a long time.

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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg attends a conference in October 2010 in Long Beach, California.

LISTEN: Justice Ginsburg Expands On Decision To Apologize For Trump Remarks

6:48pm July 14, 2016

by Meg Anderson

"I said something I should not have said," Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said in an interview with NPR's Nina Totenberg.

Marine ecologist Neil Hammerschlag says he can sometimes identify sharks like Emma (pictured) by the way they move. "It's pretty cool to be able to jump in the water and say, 'Hey look, there's Emma the tiger shark!' "

A Marine Ecologist On Swimming With Sharks And What 'Jaws' Got Wrong

6:17pm July 14, 2016

Neil Hammerschlag has looked inside the mouth of a wild tiger shark and lived to tell the tale. He says that sharks pose only a very small risk to people: "Humans are not on the shark's menu."

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Traffic moves along Orange Avenue last month after authorities opened the streets around the Pulse nightclub, scene of a recent mass shooting in Orlando, Fla.

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Orlando Police Report A Break-In At Pulse Nightclub, A Month After The Massacre

5:49pm July 14, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

"We are disappointed that someone felt compelled to violate the privacy of our beloved Pulse Night Club and the sacred place it has now become," the club's owner said.

Congress has passed a bill that will require food companies to disclose GMOs â but without necessarily using a GMO label on packaging. Companies would have several disclosure options, including using a QR code on packaging that customers could then s

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Congress Just Passed A GMO Labeling Bill. Nobody's Super Happy About It

5:34pm July 14, 2016

by Dan Charles

The proposal will require food companies to disclose their GMO ingredients, but that information doesn't have to be on the packaging. It's a compromise, and neither side is all that enthused.

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Pacific Northwest Schools Respond To Lead In Drinking Water

4:28pm July 14, 2016

by Rob Manning

School leaders in the Pacific Northwest are scrambling this summer to deal with lead in school drinking water. Problems first surfaced after parents in Portland, Ore., asked questions about water safety following news from Flint, Mich. Now districts across Oregon and Washington are testing the water and finding higher lead levels than expected.

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Funeral Held For Philando Castile In Minnesota

4:28pm July 14, 2016

by Tim Nelson

The funeral was held on Thursday for Philando Castile, the 32-year-old black man shot and killed by a police officer last Wednesday during a traffic stop in a suburb of St. Paul. The service comes two days before Castile would have turned 33 years old.

Pssssst, kid: If you go to bed early enough, you might still have a bit of time for covert reading before nodding off.

Early Bedtime For Preschoolers Might Help Reduce Obesity Risk Later

1:36pm July 14, 2016

by Carolyn Beans

Little kids who hit the sack early may be less likely to get overtired and fussy in a way that messes with their sleep cycle, researchers say.

St. Paul Mayor Attends White House Meeting About Police, Community

1:02pm July 14, 2016

Steve Inskeep talks to Mayor Christopher Coleman of St. Paul, Minn., who participated in Obama's meeting about policing reform. Last week's shooting of a black man took place in a St. Paul suburb.

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