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Cleanup Crews Roll Through Baton Rouge After Louisiana Flooding

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Cleanup Crews Roll Through Baton Rouge After Louisiana Flooding

In flood-ravaged Louisiana, a cleanup contractor that specializes in disaster recovery operations helps Baton Rouge clean up debris. Cleanup crews say the destruction is much worse than reported.

Donald Trump Appears To Soften Position On Immigration

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Donald Trump Appears To Soften Position On Immigration

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When African-American Voters Shifted Away From The GOP

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Displaced Survivors Survey Damage After Quake Devastates Italian Towns

by Eleanor Beardsley

Displaced Survivors Survey Damage After Quake Devastates Italian Towns

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We Move Lightly Dustin O'Halloran

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Sandusky Uncle Tupelo

Shante, He Stays: RuPaul Reflects On Decades Of Drag — And 2 Emmy Nominations

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Shante, He Stays: RuPaul Reflects On Decades Of Drag — And 2 Emmy Nominations

by Kelly McEvers

Shante, He Stays: RuPaul Reflects On Decades Of Drag — And 2 Emmy Nominations

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Supermodel (You Better Work) RuPaul, Charles

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Set Fire to the Rain (Adele Cover - Instrumental) Gavin Mikhail

Central Mayor Describes Outpouring Of Support After Louisiana Floods

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Native Americans Protest New Oil Pipeline In North Dakota

by Amy Sisk

Native Americans Protest New Oil Pipeline In North Dakota

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Lava Flows Monster Rally

U.S.-Backed Turkish Offensive In Syria Threatens Alliance With Kurds

by Alice Fordham

U.S.-Backed Turkish Offensive In Syria Threatens Alliance With Kurds

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Myth Beach House

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Sligo River Blues John Fahey

Fish Killing Disease Shuts Down Stretch Of Yellowstone River In Montana

by Eric Whitney

Fish Killing Disease Shuts Down Stretch Of Yellowstone River In Montana

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For Some Older Adults In Japan, A Chance To Stay In The Workforce

Nenosuke Yamamoto, 80, stands in the shed where he repairs bicycles in Tokyo. "I feel that if I keep on working, I might not age as much," he says. "I might not have dementia or other sorts of aging issues." Ina Jaffe/NPR hide caption

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Parallels

For Some Older Adults In Japan, A Chance To Stay In The Workforce

by Ina Jaffe

For Some Older Adults In Japan, A Chance To Stay In The Workforce

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History

The Sound Of Ancient Greek In 'The Iliad'

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L.O.V.E. Onra

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You Kill Eternal Summers

Politics

Clinton Delivers Remarks Linking Trump To White Supremacists

by Tamara Keith

Clinton Delivers Remarks Linking Trump To White Supremacists

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Politics

Pennsylvania's Senate Race Comes Down To Women In Philadelphia Suburbs

by Susan Davis

Pennsylvania's Senate Race Comes Down To Women In Philadelphia Suburbs

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Discounts Aren't Enough to Halt Outrage At High EpiPen Prices

The cost of an EpiPen two-pack has risen more than 400 percent in recent years. The drug is used to halt severe allergic reactions. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

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Shots - Health News

Discounts Aren't Enough to Halt Outrage At High EpiPen Prices

by Alison Kodjak

Discounts Aren't Enough to Halt Outrage At High EpiPen Prices

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Spring Jam Alex Bleeker & the Freaks

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Lex Ratatat

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National

Cleanup Crews Roll Through Baton Rouge After Louisiana Flooding

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Cleanup Crews Roll Through Baton Rouge After Louisiana Flooding

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The Aztecs Once Revered It. Will You Fall For Amaranth, Too?

Matthew Blair, a researcher at Tennessee State University, examines different varieties of amaranth growing in the university's experimental fields. Emily Siner/Nashville Public Radio hide caption

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The Salt

The Aztecs Once Revered It. Will You Fall For Amaranth, Too?

by Emily Siner

The Aztecs Once Revered It. Will You Fall For Amaranth, Too?

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People Everywhere (Still Alive) Khruangbin

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Anything Could Happen The Clean

Media

Hillary Clinton's April Interviews Offer Insight Into Media Strategy

by David Folkenflik

Hillary Clinton's April Interviews Offer Insight Into Media Strategy

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Health

Former White House Doctor Outlines Gray Areas In Candidates' Health

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Electric Current Lower Dens

Middle East

Secretary Of State Kerry Visits Saudi Arabia In Effort To End Yemen War

by Michele Kelemen

Secretary Of State Kerry Visits Saudi Arabia In Effort To End Yemen War

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Empty Beat 2 Pasobionic

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Babylon of the Occident The Shanghai Restoration Project

Tracing The People's Republic Of Beethoven

In 1959, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony was performed for the first time by an all-Chinese orchestra and sung in Mandarin. Courtesy of China National Symphony Orchecstra hide caption

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Deceptive Cadence

Tracing The People's Republic Of Beethoven

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Tracing The People's Republic Of Beethoven

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Go!Amigo TF Boys

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STEEL GUITAR RAG LES PAUL

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