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Private Equity Firm Buys 'Ebony' And 'Jet' Magazines

6:37am June 16, 2016

by Karen Grigsby Bates

Ebony and Jet were once recognized worldwide as chroniclers of the black American experience — especially black achievement. Johnson Publishing is selling the magazines to black venture capitalists.

Religion

Chicago Archdiocese To Offer Paid Family Leave

6:37am June 16, 2016

by Cheryl Corley

Chicago's Catholic Archdiocese next month begins offering 12 weeks of paid parental leave to its employees. Officials say the directive ensures personnel policies are in line with church teachings.

National

Valencia College Mourns 7 Students Killed In Orlando Nightclub Shooting

6:13am June 16, 2016

Seven of the 49 victims of the Orlando shooting were students at Valencia College. Steve Inskeep talks to Joseph Torres, the president of the student government association of Valencia's east campus.

Eight months pregnant, Mara Torres stands next to a mosquito net placed over her bed in Cali, Colombia. Health officials in Cali have delivered mosquito nets to pregnant women to help protect them from the bites of mosquitoes that can transmit dengue, chi

Zika Infection Late In Pregnancy Carries Little Risk of Microcephaly

9:52pm June 15, 2016

by Michaeleen Doucleff

Scientists tracked nearly 600 pregnant women in Colombia, who were reportedly infected with Zika during their third trimester. None of these women gave birth to a baby with apparent problems.

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Methadone, and similar drugs, are legal synthetic opioids that are used to help block the cravings and withdrawal symptoms of people trying to wean themselves off prescription painkillers or heroin.

Despite Overdose Epidemic, Georgia Caps The Number Of Opioid Treatment Clinics

7:36pm June 15, 2016

by Michell Eloy

Georgia has stopped licensing new clinics that provide medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction. Some call the state's move irresponsible. Others say the clinics aren't regulated enough.

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The Days May Be Numbered For Corinthian Colleges' Accreditor

6:43pm June 15, 2016

by Kirk Carapezza

The U.S. Department of Education has recommended that one of the country's largest college accreditors, ACICS, lose its power to accredit schools.

Bob Dylan Honors Fan's Request; Plays 'Free Bird'

4:36pm June 15, 2016

It's a tradition: No matter who the performer is, someone in the crowd requests Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Free Bird." It happened at a recent Bob Dylan show. The surprise was that Dylan actually obliged.

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National

Grand Jury Considers Whether To Charge Orlando Gunman's Wife

4:28pm June 15, 2016

by Kirk Siegler

Police in Orlando have released new details on Sunday's deadly shootings at a nightclub. Forty nine people died and more than 50 others were injured.

National

Older Generation Of Gay Men Reflect On Orlando Massacre

4:28pm June 15, 2016

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to three gay men who lived through the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the U.S. and how losing friends and family during that time draws some parallels to Sunday's mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla.

National

National Aquarium Announces Plans For North America's First Dolphin Sanctuary

4:21pm June 15, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The aquarium says its decision is driven by new understanding of the needs of these highly intelligent mammals. It says a seawater habitat will better allow the dolphins to form social groups.