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Wednesday

Animals

Northern Elephant Seals Gather Along California Coast

It's the time of year when northern elephant seals, some as big as a car and weighing 5,000 pounds, gather in colonies along the California coast. They fight each other in noisy battles for the right to mate.

Northern Elephant Seals Gather Along California Coast

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Sunday

'Liberal Rednecks' Are Killing Southern Stereotypes With Comedy

Corey Ryan Forrester, Drew Morgan and Trae Crowder write and perform together. They wrote a book called The Liberal Redneck Manifesto, which challenges what readers might expect from Southern comedy. Robin Marchant/Getty Images hide caption

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'Liberal Rednecks' Are Killing Southern Stereotypes With Comedy

Trae Crowder and his fellow comedians call themselves liberal rednecks. They use their Southern roots — and thick accents — to attack racism and homophobia.

'Liberal Rednecks' Are Killing Southern Stereotypes With Comedy

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Tuesday

This Bellwether Has Picked The Winning Presidential Candidate Since The 1890s

Vendors congregated outside a rally for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at the Indiana Theater on May 1, 2016 in Terre Haute, Indiana. Charles Ledford/Getty Images hide caption

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Politics

This Bellwether Has Picked The Winning Presidential Candidate Since The 1890s

Since 1892, Vigo County in Indiana has voted for the winning presidential candidate in every election but two. What did the voters there see about Donald Trump's candidacy?

This Bellwether Has Picked The Winning Presidential Candidate Since The 1890s

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Monday

FACT CHECK: Donald Trump Unveils His Economic Plan In Major Detroit Speech

GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump delivers an economic policy speech to the Detroit Economic Club on Monday. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption

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Politics

FACT CHECK: Donald Trump Unveils His Economic Plan In Major Detroit Speech

In a vision described as "Winning The Global Competition," the GOP nominee is proposing three tax brackets and would limit taxes on all forms of business income as well as end the estate tax.

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Wednesday

Science

Corpse Flower Creates Monster Stench In Washington, D.C.

Every 10 years, the corpse flower blooms, filling the air around it with the scent of rotting meat. What better way to spend a summer evening than with friends at the fragrant event.

Corpse Flower Creates Monster Stench In Washington, D.C.

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Monday

Politics

Eugene V. Debs Museum Explores History Of American Socialism

Eugene Debs was the first major Democratic Socialist in American history, running for president five times in the early 1900s. NPR goes on a tour of his home in Terre Haute, Ind., ahead of that state's primary with Benjamin Kite, an avid Bernie Sanders supporter. Kite, one of the home's caretakers, says Debs laid the groundwork for President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the New Deal, and likewise Bernie Sanders may be laying the groundwork for a major shift left in American politics.

Eugene V. Debs Museum Explores History Of American Socialism

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Thursday