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Sanctuary Cities Sue Justice Department Over Threat To Deny Federal Funding

4:16pm August 07, 2017

by John Burnett

The crackdown on so-called sanctuary cities has become the next big legal battle against President Trump's policies. Opponents fought Trump's travel ban all the way to the Supreme Court, where it will be heard this fall. Now sanctuary cities are suing over the administration's threat to deny funding if they don't cooperate with federal immigration enforcement.

Funk Band Behind 'Amen Break' Drum Riff Receives Long Overdue Notoriety

4:16pm August 07, 2017

by Erin Wygant

The Amen break is a drum riff that's been sampled in more than 2,000 songs by artists as diverse as N.W.A. and David Bowie. It was created some 50 years ago by a funk and soul band called The Winstons, and they've finally started getting some recognition.

New research found a link between how puppies interact with their mothers and how they perform in guide dog training.

Coddled Puppies Make Poor Guide Dogs, Study Suggests

4:16pm August 07, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

New research suggests that when puppies have more attentive, active mothers, they're more likely to fail guide-dog training.

Keller measures the separation in a student's abdominal muscles using her fingers as a guide.

Flattening The 'Mummy Tummy' With 1 Exercise, 10 Minutes A Day

3:55pm August 07, 2017

by Michaeleen Doucleff

The technical term is diastasis recti and it affects many new moms. The growing fetus pushes apart the abdominal muscles and the separation often stays open. But science suggests this fix can work.

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Coverage of a North Korean ICBM missile test is displayed on a screen in a public square in Pyongyang on July 29. It was the country's second missile test in less than a month.

Growing Number Of Americans Say North Korea Is A Top Threat To U.S.

2:50pm August 07, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

The Chicago Council Survey found that three-quarters of Americans identify North Korea's nuclear program as a "critical threat" to America, up from 55 percent just two years ago.

NAFTA's 'Broken Promises': These Farmers Say They Got The Raw End Of Trade Deal

2:42pm August 07, 2017

by Kristina Johnson and Samuel Fromartz

From Florida tomato growers to Montana cattle ranchers, some bruised by NAFTA think it has favored agribusiness over small-scale farms, lowered environmental standards and made it harder to compete.

"There's a kind of a bridge between cognitive therapy and Buddhist practice in evolutionary psychology," says author Robert Wright.

Can Buddhist Practices Help Us Overcome The Biological Pull Of Dissatisfaction?

2:04pm August 07, 2017

by Terry Gross

Science journalist and author Robert Wright says that Buddhist enlightenment might help counteract our natural tendency towards unhappiness. His new book is Why Buddhism is True.

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A hallway at Buchanan Elementary in Grand Rapids, Mich.

The Public Schools Near Betsy DeVos' Hometown Are Doing Great

1:52pm August 07, 2017

by Anya Kamenetz

Facing down competition from charters and choice, the Grand Rapids Public Schools are responding with new initiatives and higher student achievement.

Fighter jets from Otis Air Force Base in Cape Cod, Mass. were quickly launched in response to the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks. State officials fought to keep the base open in 2005 and mostly succeeded, though the fighter wing shifted to cyber intelligen

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Parking Fighter Jets And Tanks, Military Bases Pivot To Avoid Closure

12:30pm August 07, 2017

The Pentagon is pushing Congress to help it save $2 billion a year by shutting down more bases. Rather than waiting for the ax, military communities are finding ways to stay relevant.

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Google executives say their company is committed to inclusion, after an engineer's criticisms of its diversity efforts sparked conversations outside the company this weekend.

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Google Grapples With Fallout After Employee Slams Diversity Efforts

11:49am August 07, 2017

by Bill Chappell

In a 3,300-word document that has been shared across Google's internal networks, an engineer at the company said "biological causes" are part of the reason women aren't represented equally.