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A Day In The Life Of A Homeless Woman Who Sleeps At A Skid Row Shelter

8:55am August 14, 2016

by Anna Scott

In Los Angeles, the number of homeless women has gone up 55 percent over the last three years. Many of those women patch together their days between the streets and shelters.

Cuba Prepares For Onslaught Of American Tourists As Commercial Flights Open Up

8:55am August 14, 2016

by DEEPA FERNANDES

Commercial flights from the U.S. to Cuba begin this fall, and Cubans are preparing for a wave of American tourists. But some wonder how the surge in visitors might alter the island's slow pace.

Culinary Superstars Take Their Top-Rated Spanish Restaurant On The Road

8:55am August 14, 2016

by Lauren Frayer

The Roca brothers are taking on a huge logistical challenge this summer: They're recreating their cuisine in five cities, including London, San Francisco, Phoenix, Hong Kong and Santiago, Chile.

Ovini Uera (far left) and Elson Brechtefeld are the only two athletes from Nauru in Rio. Marcus Stephen (right), president of the Nauru Olympic Committee, shows off the team's shirt.

Sports

Nauru's Olympic Team Is An Army Of Two

8:39am August 14, 2016

by Melissa Block

At the Olympics, some countries have athlete rosters that are hundreds strong. And then there's the south Pacific island nation of Nauru, with a population of 10,000 and two athletes at the games.

Sports

The Week In Sports: Olympian Greats

8:39am August 14, 2016

Michael Phelps' victories in Rio have prompted some observers to call him the greatest Olympian of all time. Mike Pesca of Slate tells Rachel Martin why we should take that claim with a grain of salt.

National

Milwaukee Violence In Wake Of Fatal Police Shooting

8:39am August 14, 2016

Protests turned violent, hours after an officer shot and killed an armed suspect who ran from police during a traffic stop. Cheryl Corley tells Rachel Martin about how local officials have responded.

National

Car-Battery Cooking Is Actually A Bad Idea — Here Are Some Better Ones

8:39am August 14, 2016

Last weekend we offered some bad advice about using your car battery to cook cake in a tin. That's dangerous. The Sporkful host Dan Pashman tells Rachel Martin about safer ways to eat on the road.

National

Milwaukee Update: Mayor To Reach Out To Community In Wake Of Unrest

8:39am August 14, 2016

Hours after an officer shot and killed an armed suspect who ran from police during a traffic stop, protests turned violent. Mayor Tom Barrett plans to meet with community and religious leaders today.

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Guantanamo Up Close

8:39am August 14, 2016

It's hard to really know what life is like for prisoners in the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. NPR's Arun Rath got a rare tour of the prison, and tells Rachel Martin what he saw.

Southern Flooding Update

8:39am August 14, 2016

Torrential rains in Louisiana and Southern Mississippi have flooded homes and caused hundreds of evacuations. Much of the rest of the country is experiencing extreme heat.