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After Second Gold, Boxer Claressa Shields Looks Ahead To What's Next

USA's Claressa Shields (left) fights against Netherlands' Nouchka Fontijn at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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After Second Gold, Boxer Claressa Shields Looks Ahead To What's Next

After her first Olympic gold medal in 2012, endorsements didn't follow. This time around, Shields isn't worried. "Everybody wants a tough, strong woman in their life!" she says.

'To Be Determined': Trump Campaign Signals He May Moderate Immigration Stance

Donald Trump campaigns in Michigan on Friday. Gerald Herbert/AP hide caption

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'To Be Determined': Trump Campaign Signals He May Moderate Immigration Stance

'To Be Determined': Trump Campaign Signals He May Moderate Immigration Stance

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How Hillary Clinton Is Trying To Win Over Millennial Skeptics

Misty Plowright, who is running for Congress, says she is leaning toward Green Party nominee Jill Stein but would vote for Hillary Clinton "if I actually truly believed that Trump was Hitler 2.0. and he was actually going to do that level of evil." Asma Khalid/NPR hide caption

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How Hillary Clinton Is Trying To Win Over Millennial Skeptics

How Hillary Clinton Is Trying To Win Over Millennial Skeptics

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Be Easy Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
Japanese 'Naked' Festivals Keep Centuries-Old Tradition Alive

Boys ranging from six to 12 prepare their flags for the Shimadachi Hadaka Matsuri, an annual festival rooted in Shinto tradition in which the children parade through town to ward off evil spirits and pay respects to the god of health. Elise Hu/NPR hide caption

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Japanese 'Naked' Festivals Keep Centuries-Old Tradition Alive

Japanese 'Naked' Festivals Keep Centuries-Old Tradition Alive

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In Case the World Changes Its Mind Medeski, Martin & Wood & John Scofield
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Uber Competitor In NYC Promises Drivers Benefits, Even Employee Status

Juno CEO Talmon Marco talks with driver Fara Louis Jeune. The company recruited drivers by looking at Uber cars with the highest ratings. Juno hide caption

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Uber Competitor In NYC Promises Drivers Benefits, Even Employee Status

Uber Competitor In NYC Promises Drivers Benefits, Even Employee Status

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My Mathematical Mind Spoon
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Sound & Color Alabama Shakes
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New West Tin Hat
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Chase Me Hexstatic
In Wildfires, Big Flames Attract Attention, But Watch Out For The Embers

Firefighter David Yowell mops up hot spots in Sunshine Canyon, west of Boulder, Colo., on Sept. 10, 2010. Jae C. Hong/AP hide caption

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In Wildfires, Big Flames Attract Attention, But Watch Out For The Embers

In Wildfires, Big Flames Attract Attention, But Watch Out For The Embers

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An Old Fashioned Man Dan Romer
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Miami Schools Take Steps To Protect Returning Students From Zika

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Miami Schools Take Steps To Protect Returning Students From Zika

Miami Schools Take Steps To Protect Returning Students From Zika

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How Big, Really, Is The Zika Outbreak In Florida?

A plane sprays pesticide over the Wynwood neighborhood of Miami on Aug. 6. That's just one way health officials are battling back Zika-carrying mosquitoes in the area. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

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How Big, Really, Is The Zika Outbreak In Florida?

How Big, Really, Is The Zika Outbreak In Florida?

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How The Man Created The Brand In 'Trump Revealed'

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How The Man Created The Brand In 'Trump Revealed'

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How The Man Created The Brand In 'Trump Revealed'

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After Second Gold, Boxer Claressa Shields Looks Ahead To What's Next

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The Torch

After Second Gold, Boxer Claressa Shields Looks Ahead To What's Next

After Second Gold, Boxer Claressa Shields Looks Ahead To What's Next

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Benson's Rider George Benson
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Toots Thielemans, Jazz Harmonica Baron, Dies At 94

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Toots Thielemans, Jazz Harmonica Baron, Dies At 94

Toots Thielemans, Jazz Harmonica Baron, Dies At 94

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Footprints Toots Thielemans
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Blues for Basie Oscar Peterson
Better To Reign In Hell: Literature's Unpunished Villains

Milton's Satan may have been kicked out of Heaven, but he had it made in Hell. Heritage Images/Getty Images hide caption

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Better To Reign In Hell: Literature's Unpunished Villains

Better To Reign In Hell: Literature's Unpunished Villains

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