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The Long, Strange Journey Of 'Gung-Ho'
The word "gung-ho" used to mean "industrial cooperative." So, how did it come to describe that overeager middle-schooler taking high school math? On today's edition of Word Watch, we explore. (Image...
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Forget About The Tap: A City Of 2 Million Has Virtually No Running Water
Democratic Republic of Congo is the scene of the world's second deadliest Ebola outbreak. But in the city of Goma, some 250 miles from the hot zone, residents have other concerns. (Image credit:...
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What's Behind The Research Funding Gap For Black Scientists?
Black scientists more often seek grants for community health studies, but molecular-level research proposals win more funding. More diversity throughout the process could help close the gap, says NIH....
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Explosions At Mosque Kill At Least 62 People In Afghanistan
It's the most serious militant attack against civilians in weeks. And it continues an alarming trend of rising casualties among the public in Afghanistan. (Image credit: Noorullah Shirzada/AFP via...
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Pause In Turkey's Syria Incursion Largely Holding On First Day
There are a lot of unanswered questions, like whether Kurdish forces are actually withdrawing from the border. The Pentagon says U.S. ground forces won't be involved in enforcing a "safe zone." (Image...
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New Orleans Will Use Explosives To Topple Cranes At Hard Rock Hotel Collapse...
A tropical storm will bring gusty winds to the area, threatening the stability of two towering cranes that remain unstable following last weekend's disaster. (Image credit: Gerald Herbert/AP)
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'We Didn't Believe We Would See The Sun Rise': Refugees From Syria Arrive In...
More than 2,000 refugees have crossed into Iraq since Turkey began its assault on northeastern Syria last week. Aid groups are bracing for as many as 50,000 refugee arrivals. (Image credit: Byron...
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White House Adviser Peter Navarro Calls Fictional Alter Ego An 'Inside Joke'
Peter Navarro, a key architect of President Trump's trade policy, made up one of the people the adviser repeatedly quotes in his nonfiction books. Navarro's publisher is not amused. (Image credit: Win...
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Boeing Pilots Detected 737 Max Flight Control Glitch 2 Years Before Deadly Crash
One pilot messaged that the problem was "egregious" and he had "basically lied to the regulators (unknowingly)" when he had told the FAA that the flight control system was safe. (Image credit: Mark...
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California Can Expect Blackouts For A Decade, Says PG&E CEO
PG&E is under fire for its management of last week's planned power outages that left about 800,000 customers in the dark. CEO Bill Johnson admits the company was ill-prepared for the operation....
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Impeachment Inquiry Update: What This Week Revealed About The Ukraine Affair
President Trump commissioned Rudy Giuliani as his top guy for Ukraine, and the White House also appointed "three amigos" to carry out its policy. The administration says nothing's wrong here. (Image...
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Congo's KOKOKO! Makes Joyful Dance Music From Instruments Made Of Junk
The band couldn't afford instruments. So they made their own out of scavenged items, like kitchen pots and air-conditioner parts. On their U.S. tour, they stopped by NPR's Tiny Desk. (Image credit:...
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Protests Rock Spain's Catalonia Region But Residents Are Divided Over...
While many Catalans are outraged at the central government's crackdown on the independence movement, the huge demonstrations have obscured deep divisions in Catalan society. (Image credit: Clara...
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Key Changes Would Alter The Government's Massive Survey On Schools And Civil...
The Education Department is proposing that it collect more information on bullying and sexual assaults happening at schools, and less information on things like preschool suspension rates. (Image...
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Chile's Capital Engulfed In Chaos As Metro Protests Intensify
What started as a fare-dodging protest by students turned violent in Santiago on Friday, as metro stations and buses were burned and riots spilled out into the streets. (Image credit: Esteban Felix/AP)
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U.K. Parliament Votes To Delay Vote On Johnson's Breakthrough Brexit Plan
The Letwin Amendment, approved 322 to 306 on Saturday, will force British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to request an extension to the Oct. 31 no-deal deadline. (Image credit: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP)
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