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'There Are Basic Moral Rules': Young Evangelicals React To Supreme Court Marriage Ruling

3:08pm June 29, 2015

by Sandy Hausman

Most young Americans support same-sex marriage. But young evangelicals buck that trend. Students at the evangelical Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., react to Friday's ruling legalizing same-sex marriage.

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OSHA Launches Program To Protect Nursing Employees

3:06pm June 29, 2015

by Daniel Zwerdling

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration will begin enforcing safe patient handling practices to prevent hospital workers from suffering debilitating injuries.

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Whole Foods says its new rating system is a way to talk to farmers and customers about issues that the organic rules don't encompass, like water, energy, labor and waste.

Organic Farmers Call Foul On Whole Foods' Produce Rating System

3:01pm June 29, 2015

by Dan Charles

Some organic farmers are protesting a new system Whole Foods is using to rate its suppliers. They say the system devalues the organic label because nonorganic producers can earn the highest grades.

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For Families Of U.S. Hostages, New Policy May Bring New Hope

2:57pm June 29, 2015

by NPR Staff

This week, President Obama announced changes to the government policy on Americans abducted abroad. A former FBI hostage negotiator explains what this means for the hostages — and for their families.

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Funerals And The Future Of The Confederate Flag

2:54pm June 29, 2015

by Joel Rose

There were moments of wrenching sadness during this weekend's funerals for three members of the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston. But there was also a sense of determination to move forward. Meanwhile, the South Carolina state legislature will meet next month to debate the future of the Confederate flag.

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World News

Taiwan Water Park Fire Claims First Victim

2:28pm June 29, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

A woman who suffered burns to 90 percent of her body has died. Investigators are looking at what caused powder sprayed from the stage during a performance to catch fire. Nearly 500 people were burned.

Parents rally against SB 277, a California measure requiring schoolchildren to get vaccinated, outside the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif.

In Bid For Stricter Vaccine Rules, Officials Grapple With Decades-Old Distrust

2:25pm June 29, 2015

by April Dembosky

California lawmakers have decided to tighten the criteria for parents to opt out of vaccinating their children. But some parents resent officials telling them how to care for their children.

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A Philadelphia mural titled You Go Girl by Jetsonorama and Ursula Rucker. This is just one of many murals that the city's Mural Arts Program helped create.

What Right Do Muralists Have To The Buildings They Paint On?

1:52pm June 29, 2015

by Paige Pfleger

Musicians have their instruments, painters have their canvases, and muralists have ... walls. But when the building a mural is on is changing, the muralist has to choose to fight — or say goodbye.

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Supreme Court Says Use Of Lethal Injection Drug Is Legal

1:47pm June 29, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

Lawyers for Oklahoma death row inmates argued midazolam does not reliably induce a comalike sleep, violating the Constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment.

7 Solutions That Would Improve Graduation Rates

1:26pm June 29, 2015

by Anya Kamenetz

High school graduation rates are improving; an investigation into the numbers shows some of that is due to quick fixes. Policy experts respond with their suggestions for meaningful change.