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Egyptian protesters celebrate in Tahrir Square on Wednesday. The United States has managed to alienate just about every political actor in Egypt.

The U.S. Holds The Aid Card, Yet Egypt Still Trumps

9:04pm July 06, 2013

by Michele Kelemen

The ouster of Mohammed Morsi puts the U.S. in an awkward position. As the administration considers its next steps, analysts are quick to point out the many missteps in U.S. policy toward Egypt up to now.

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The Italian Renaissance Garden in New York's botanical gardens is inspired by the garden in Padua, Italy, created in 1545.

Growing The Latest In 16th-Century Medicine

6:37pm July 06, 2013

by Margot Adler

A small section of the New York Botanical Garden's Wild Medicine exhibit recreates the Italian Renaissance Garden at Padua, Italy, the site of one of the earliest and most important medical schools.

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National

Defense Contractors See Their Futures In Developing World

5:12pm July 06, 2013

by Larry Abramson

Sequestration has yet to cause the huge job losses in the defense industry that many had predicted. Many defense firms have been turning to other growth areas — particularly, developing countries, which are growing their defense budgets while the West is cutting back.

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Three civil rights workers stand guard in front NAACP attorney Arthur Shores' house in Sept. 1963. The house was blasted by dynamite the night before.

Remembering Birmingham's 'Dynamite Hill' Neighborhood

9:54am July 06, 2013

by Debbie Elliott

Dynamite Hill is a section in Birmingham so nicknamed because Ku Klux Klan members regularly bombed its streets during the Civil Rights era. NAACP attorney Arthur Shores had a home in this middle-class African-American neighborhood.

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Economy

Why Doesn't Everybody Buy Cheap, Generic Headache Medicine?

9:03pm July 05, 2013

by David Kestenbaum

After analyzing 66 million shopping trips, economists think they have the answer.

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ANA soldiers plot coordinates on a map with the help of their American trainers.

From Front-Line Soldier To Trainer, An Afghan Odyssey

3:55pm July 05, 2013

by Tom Bowman

Sgt. Chris Cunningham has served five tours in Afghanistan, surviving some of the past decade's most horrific fighting. These days, his excitement about war has been replaced by a grim wisdom — and the heavy responsibility of teaching Afghan soldiers and honoring fallen comrades.

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Skyscrapers in the City of London, the heart of the financial district, are reshaping the skyline.

Are Things Too Cozy In London's 'City' Within A City?

2:33pm July 05, 2013

by Dan Bobkoff

If you think that government and the financial industry are a bit too friendly in the U.S., try England. London's version of Wall Street is called the City. And in the City, the line between government and corporate interests gets even blurrier. Critics say it's time for change.

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National Security Agency headquarters at Fort Meade, Md.

National

NSA's Reach Leads To Calls For Updated Eavesdropping Laws

10:18am July 05, 2013

by Tom Bowman

The nation's largest intelligence agency has seen its power — and abilities — greatly expand over the past decade. Both privacy advocates and security experts agree that the laws governing electronic eavesdropping have not kept pace with technology.

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Advocates for Common Core standards say it will be harder for states to hide their failing schools.

Education Reform Movement Learns Lesson From Old Standards

10:08am July 05, 2013

by Cory Turner

Under the No Child Left Behind law, states saw low test scores and the lowering of score standards. Advocates for the more rigorous Common Core standards say it will be harder for states to hide their failing schools.

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The Bizzaro brothers — James, 81 (left) and Paul, 82 — spent their childhoods living in a house right behind the Statue of Liberty.

Two Brothers Remember Lives Spent With Liberty

4:51am July 05, 2013

by NPR Staff

Paul and James Bizzaro spent their childhoods living in a house right behind the Statue of Liberty. Their family moved to Liberty Island 75 years ago, not long after their father became a guard at the statue. Lady Liberty was their playground. And their father kept her torch lit for 36 years.

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