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Screaming For Science: The Secrets Of Crying Babies And Car Alarms

"Shout, shout, let it all out. These are the things I can do without." Simone Golob/Corbis hide caption

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Screaming For Science: The Secrets Of Crying Babies And Car Alarms

Why do screams demand our attention like no other sound? The answer seems to involve an acoustic quality called roughness that triggers fear circuits in the brain.

Lifting Sanctions Will Release $100 Billion To Iran. Then What?

Shoppers make their way in a Tehran bazaar. Once international sanctions are lifted, $100 billion from Iranian oil sales will be released from escrow accounts. Vahid Salemi/AP hide caption

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Lifting Sanctions Will Release $100 Billion To Iran. Then What?

by Jackie Northam

Lifting Sanctions Will Release $100 Billion To Iran. Then What?

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Japan's Lower House Approves Changes To Military Powers

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TLC Cancels '19 Kids And Counting' After Josh Duggar Molestation Scandal

by Andrew Limbong

TLC Cancels '19 Kids And Counting' After Josh Duggar Molestation Scandal

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Jeb Bush Holds Biggest Pot Of Gold Among GOP Presidential Contenders

by Don Gonyea

Jeb Bush Holds Biggest Pot Of Gold Among GOP Presidential Contenders

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Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders Tout Small Donors; Here's The Math

by Tamara Keith

Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders Tout Small Donors; Here's The Math

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Employee Or Contractor? New U.S. Guidelines Could Reclassify Workers

by Yuki Noguchi

Employee Or Contractor? New U.S. Guidelines Could Reclassify Workers

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4 People Killed In Shootings At Military Centers In Chattanooga, Tenn.

by Rabbit Zielke

4 People Killed In Shootings At Military Centers In Chattanooga, Tenn.

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Nice Kids Finish First: Study Finds Social Skills Can Predict Future Success

by Shankar Vedantam

Nice Kids Finish First: Study Finds Social Skills Can Predict Future Success

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Despite Lack Of Luxury, Vintage Trailers Make A Comeback

by Scott Shafer

Despite Lack Of Luxury, Vintage Trailers Make A Comeback

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Emmy Nominations For 'Transparent,' Tatiana Maslany Showcase New Talent

Orange Is the New Black star Uzo Aduba, left, and So You Think You Can Dance host Cat Deeley announce the nominees for the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP hide caption

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Television

Emmy Nominations For 'Transparent,' Tatiana Maslany Showcase New Talent

by Eric Deggans

Emmy Nominations For 'Transparent,' Tatiana Maslany Showcase New Talent

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Food

Texas Ranchers Share Secret To Nurturing The Perfect Rib-Eye

by John Burnett

Texas Ranchers Share Secret To Nurturing The Perfect Rib-Eye

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Law

Obama Visits Federal Prison In Oklahoma To Tout Criminal Justice Reform

by Kate Carlton Greer

Obama Visits Federal Prison In Oklahoma To Tout Criminal Justice Reform

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Law

'I Always Believed' Justice System Would Change, Says Prisoner Granted Clemency

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Law

Verdict Reached In Aurora, Colo., Theater Shooting

by Megan Verlee

Verdict Reached In Aurora, Colo., Theater Shooting

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Planet Money

Greece's Lost Olive Oil: How Export Barriers Stifle Economic Growth

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Shots - Health News

Screaming For Science: The Secrets Of Crying Babies And Car Alarms

by Jon Hamilton

Screaming For Science: The Secrets Of Crying Babies And Car Alarms

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Quadriplegic Israeli Woman Challenges Surrogacy Rules And Loses A Child

Ora Mor Yosef, a quadriplegic Israeli woman, had a surrogate child via a niece who underwent the procedure in India and gave birth in Israel. But Israeli authorities, including the High Court, ruled against Mor Yosef, and the baby has been in foster care for more than two years. Emily Harris/NPR hide caption

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Parallels

Quadriplegic Israeli Woman Challenges Surrogacy Rules And Loses A Child

by Emily Harris

Quadriplegic Israeli Woman Challenges Surrogacy Rules And Loses A Child

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Pop Culture

MAC Cosmetics To Launch Makeup Line Inspired By Tejano Star Selena

by Karen Grigsby Bates

MAC Cosmetics To Launch Makeup Line Inspired By Tejano Star Selena

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Latin America

A Look Inside El Chapo's Prison Escape Through A Tunnel

by Carrie Kahn

A Look Inside El Chapo's Prison Escape Through A Tunnel

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Tennessee Community Pushes To Reopen 'Civil Rights Hero' Cold Case

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National

Tennessee Community Pushes To Reopen 'Civil Rights Hero' Cold Case

by Debbie Elliott

Tennessee Community Pushes To Reopen 'Civil Rights Hero' Cold Case

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Law

Aurora, Colo., Theater Shooter Found Guilty Of First-Degree Murder

by Megan Verlee

Aurora, Colo., Theater Shooter Found Guilty Of First-Degree Murder

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All Things Considered

Suicide Rate Among Men Spikes In Bristol County

by Lisa Mullins & Lynn Jolicoeur

Suicide Rate Among Men Spikes In Bristol County

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