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What The Roiling Markets Mean For The U.S. And The World

2:43pm August 17, 2015

This past week saw a lot of changes in the world markets, with China's currency devaluation and approval of another Greek bailout. Economist Dambisa Moyo breaks down the latest news.

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Young pigs stare out of a pen at a hog farm in North Dakota. In coming months, consumers will start to see a new label on some packages of pork: Produced

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A Muscle Drug For Pigs Comes Out Of The Shadows

2:34pm August 17, 2015

by Dan Charles

The USDA is allowing a pork retailer, for the first time, to label products as raised with "no ractopamine." It may lead to pressure on farmers to stop using the muscle-promoting drug.

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Afghan security forces inspect a suicide bombing attack on Aug. 10 near the main gate of Kabul's international airport. It was one of a series of recent attacks in the Afghan capital that have left at least 50 dead. Violence in Afghanistan has increased s

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Is Afghanistan Backsliding?

1:54pm August 17, 2015

by Hannah Bloch

U.S. combat forces left last year and there have been a number of troubling signs this year. They include a rise in deadly attacks and renewed friction between Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Jason Day (right) walks with Jordan Spieth up the 16th fairway during the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits on Sunday. Day won the championship; Spieth came in second, securing the world No. 1 spot.

Sports

Jason Day Wins PGA Championship, Sets Major Record

1:08pm August 17, 2015

by Camila Domonoske

Day beat Jordan Spieth by three shots, winning his first major title and becoming the first player to finish at 20 under par in a major. The previous record, 19 under, was set by Tiger Woods in 2000.

The night before returning to Windhoek, we spent several hours at Deadveli. The moon was bright enough to illuminate the sand dunes in the distance, but the skies were still dark enough to clearly see the Milky Way and Magellanic Clouds. Deadveli means "d

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Let's See What Developed In National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest

12:51pm August 17, 2015

by Marc Silver

Too often the developing world is depicted as a place of poverty and suffering. Photos from the contest offer a different vision.

A speedy koala caught up to this four-wheeler.

Cute And Cuddly? Think Again. Koala Terrifies Aussie Farmer

12:35pm August 17, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

Well, terrify is a strong word. But a koala did chase Ebony Churchill when she was trying to herd cows using a four-wheeler.

People carry their luggage as they are evacuated Saturday in the aftermath of a huge explosion that rocked the port city of Tianjin, China.

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China Evacuates Tianjin Blast Site As Sodium Cyanide Found

12:04pm August 17, 2015

by Christopher Dean Hopkins

Wednesday's massive explosion in Tianjin killed more than 100; then fire broke out, and more explosions followed. Now Chinese authorities are clearing the area over fears of sodium cyanide poisoning.

A woman walks along the rebuilt Industrial Canal levee wall in New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward on May 18.

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In Measuring Post-Katrina Recovery, A Racial Gap Emerges

11:41am August 17, 2015

by Cheryl Corley

Ten years after Hurricane Katrina flooded New Orleans, much progress has been made to rebuild the city, but black and white residents assess the recovery quite differently.

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Alisha Lalani, 10, of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., looks at her phone as her mother and brother check in for their flight to Miami at Washington's Reagan National Airport. Their flight was one of thousands delayed as a result of a technical glitch with an FAA au

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East Coast Flights Returning To Normal After Glitch Causes Delays

11:05am August 17, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The FAA says it has resolved problems in an automated system that caused problems for thousands of travelers in New York and the Washington, D.C., metro area.

Tashi, who's about 5, comes to the school full of anger and fear — and undergoes a transformation.

World News

The Former Monk Who Is A Father Figure To 85 Children

10:31am August 17, 2015

by NPR Staff

In the foothills of the Himalayas, Lobsang Phuntsok built the Jhamtse Gatsal Children's Community for kids from troubled backgrounds. It's the subject of a documentary, Tashi and the Monk.

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