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Rest In Peace, Wes Craven — The Rest Of Us Sure Won't

Wes Craven's most memorable creation may have been knife-fingered nightmare Freddy Krueger. The Kobal Collection hide caption

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Remembrances

Rest In Peace, Wes Craven — The Rest Of Us Sure Won't

The horror master, who died Sunday, disturbed the dreams of millions of moviegoers in A Nightmare on Elm Street, and he helped to revitalize horror in the 1990s by directing the Scream movies.

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We're Still Soldiers Tinh Mahoney
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O Solitude Branford Marsalis
Oil Market Bust Yields Unexpected Boom For Texas Repo Men

Ryan Peck repossesses vehicles in Corpus Christi, Texas. His business is seeing the upside of the downturn in oil prices: a spike in the number of expensive trucks bought by oilfield workers during an earlier boom. Mose Buchele/KUT hide caption

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Oil Market Bust Yields Unexpected Boom For Texas Repo Men

by Mose Buchele

Oil Market Bust Yields Unexpected Boom For Texas Repo Men

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Destruction of the Temple
Bucking Trend, Ohio Doctor Opens Clinic That Provides Abortion Services

Dr. David Burkons holds the licensing certificates that allowed him to open a clinic that provides medical and surgical abortions. It took about 18 extra months of inspections, he says, to get the approval to offer surgical abortions. Sarah Jane Tribble/WCPN hide caption

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Shots - Health News

Bucking Trend, Ohio Doctor Opens Clinic That Provides Abortion Services

by Sarah Jane Tribble

Bucking Trend, Ohio Doctor Opens Clinic That Provides Abortion Services

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Struggles Timothy Cooper & Timothy Cooper [Piano]
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Abundance Govi
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Watson's Excellent Adventure Charlie Musselwhite
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When You See 'Trump' On A Building, It Might Not Be What You Think

Donald Trump owns this Trump Tower building at 725 Fifth Ave. in New York City. It's one of only a handful he owns in the city, though 17 buildings there bear his name. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption

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It's All Politics

When You See 'Trump' On A Building, It Might Not Be What You Think

by Janet Babin

When You See 'Trump' On A Building, It Might Not Be What You Think

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An Angry Young Man Leads Protests Against India's Affirmative Action

Indian police in plain clothes walk past vehicles damaged during a clash after the Aug. 25 rally led by Hardik Patel. Ajit Solanki/AP hide caption

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Goats and Soda

An Angry Young Man Leads Protests Against India's Affirmative Action

An Angry Young Man Leads Protests Against India's Affirmative Action

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5-Hour Line Turns Barbecue Pilgrims Into Cash Cow For Locals

Line-sitters waited for hours outside Franklin Barbecue in Austin, Texas, on July 3. Jorge Sanhueza-Lyon/KUT hide caption

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5-Hour Line Turns Barbecue Pilgrims Into Cash Cow For Locals

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5-Hour Line Turns Barbecue Pilgrims Into Cash Cow For Locals

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Rest In Peace, Wes Craven — The Rest Of Us Sure Won't

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Rest In Peace, Wes Craven — The Rest Of Us Sure Won't

Rest In Peace, Wes Craven — The Rest Of Us Sure Won't

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