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Stay-At-Home Dads Still Struggle With Diapers, Drool, Stigma And Isolation

6:14pm June 17, 2018

by Jason Beaubien

It's hard to find other stay-at-home dads to hang out with, and working men worry you'll hit on their stay-at-home wives. Meanwhile, bosses still expect new fathers to work full-time. What's changed?

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The Princess Theatre in Lexington, Tenn., has been a staple in the community for a century. For many residents, it holds a special place in their memories.

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A 50-Year-Old Popcorn Machine Feeds Nostalgia At The Movies

5:58pm June 17, 2018

by Megan Harris

In Lexington, Tenn., a century-old cinema is celebrating an important birthday: The Princess Theatre's popcorn machine is turning 50.

Hundreds of families spent their Father's Day in Tornillo, Texas, protesting the Trump administration's policy of separating children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border.

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Hundreds March To Texas Tent City Holding Detained Immigrant Kids

5:16pm June 17, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

Rep. Beto O'Rourke organized the Fathers' Day march in just a couple of days. Hundreds of people showed up to protest the Trump administration's policy of separating families at the border.

Protesters in San Antonio pray during a Rally For Our Children event to protest the Trump administration's "zero-tolerance" immigration policy.

Trump's Decision To Separate Families Heats Up Immigration Debate

4:29pm June 17, 2018

by Miles Parks

House Democrats converged on an immigration detention facility Sunday, as the Trump administration continued to shift blame elsewhere for the growing crisis.

Roberta Jacobson testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in May 2015.

Former U.S. Ambassador To Mexico Calls Trump's Immigration Policies 'Un-American'

8:42am June 17, 2018

by Jason Breslow

Roberta Jacobson, who resigned as ambassador in May, says the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" immigration agenda is "draconian."

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A Photojournalist At The Border

8:42am June 17, 2018

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Getty Images photographer John Moore, whose photo of a toddler crying at the Texas border went viral this week.

NOAA's GOES satellite shows Hurricane Irma as it moved toward the Florida Coast in the Caribbean Sea on Sept. 07, 2017. Irma was a Category 5 hurricane, and in its aftermath, some people want a Category 6.

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Some Survivors Of Category 5 Hurricane Irma Want A Category 6

8:12am June 17, 2018

by Greg Allen

Some top researchers now say that climate change has led to stronger hurricanes. Now, there's a push to expand the wind scale to include a Category 6 for winds as powerful as those seen last year.

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Sally Hemings Gets New Attention At Monticello

8:12am June 17, 2018

by Hawes Spencer

Thomas Jefferson owned hundreds of slaves over the course of his life, something long unacknowledged at his Virginia plantation, Monticello. That's changing.

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An Update On An Asylum-Seeker

8:12am June 17, 2018

An update, after this week's new immigration restrictions, on an asylum seeker Weekend Edition has been following for the past year.

The Controversy Over Maple Syrup

8:12am June 17, 2018

by Allison Aubrey

There's a controversy over how to label the sugar naturally found in maple syrup. The Food and Drug Administration says it should be labeled as "added sugar." Maple syrup producers are balking.