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For At-Risk Kids, Mentors Provide Far More Than Just Homework Help

Mentor Antwon Cooper (left) helps student Julius Barne, 15, during a group activity in a history class. Jun Tsuboike/NPR hide caption

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For At-Risk Kids, Mentors Provide Far More Than Just Homework Help

At Baltimore's Renaissance Academy High School, mentors help students cope with the trauma in their daily lives. The principal says the aim is not just to keep boys in school, but to keep them alive.

Cleanup In Aisle 5: Impromptu Art Or Just A Big Mess?

Carson Brown, a 30-year-old photographer, constructs a sculpture at Meijer, a large retailer in Michigan. Doug Coombe hide caption

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Cleanup In Aisle 5: Impromptu Art Or Just A Big Mess?

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Cleanup In Aisle 5: Impromptu Art Or Just A Big Mess?

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For At-Risk Kids, Mentors Provide Far More Than Just Homework Help

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For At-Risk Kids, Mentors Provide Far More Than Just Homework Help

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Apps, Maps And Head Counts Transforming Public Transit

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Apps, Maps And Head Counts Transforming Public Transit

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Apps, Maps And Head Counts Transforming Public Transit

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#NoCarForMe: Tell Us About Unconventional Means Of Transport Around You

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#NoCarForMe: Tell Us About Unconventional Means Of Transport Around You

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#NoCarForMe: Tell Us About Unconventional Means Of Transport Around You

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Under Pressure After Debate, Bush Insists He's Not Dead Yet

After struggling at the GOP presidential debate, Jeb Bush took his case straight to New Hampshire, where he addressed a crowd outside Geno's Chowder and Sandwich Shop in Portsmouth, N.H. Charles Krupa/AP hide caption

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It's All Politics

Under Pressure After Debate, Bush Insists He's Not Dead Yet

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Under Pressure After Debate, Bush Insists He's Not Dead Yet

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This November, Will Kentucky Stop Voting Like It's 1865?

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This November, Will Kentucky Stop Voting Like It's 1865?

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This November, Will Kentucky Stop Voting Like It's 1865?

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Why Is It So Hard To Save Gulf Of Maine Cod? They're In Hot Water

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Why Is It So Hard To Save Gulf Of Maine Cod? They're In Hot Water

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It's Astounding ... Time Is Fleeting ... And 'Rocky Horror' Is 40

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It's Astounding ... Time Is Fleeting ... And 'Rocky Horror' Is 40

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