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Go Ahead, Host A Giant Sports Spectacular. But It Will Cost You

In a recent Pew Reseach Center poll, 61 percent of Brazilians said hosting the World Cup, which begins Wednesday in Sao Paulo, is bad for the country, because it has diverted money from public services. Nelson Almeida /AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Go Ahead, Host A Giant Sports Spectacular. But It Will Cost You

Commentator Frank Deford compares FIFA, the organization that puts on soccer's World Cup, with the International Olympic Committee — and finds both lacking.

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The Salt

School Lunch Debate: What's At Stake?

by Jessica Pupovac , Allison Aubrey

School Lunch Debate: What's At Stake?

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Lobbyists Loom Behind The Scenes Of School Nutrition Fight

Patrick McCoy (right) and Harry Fowler of Schwan's Food Service show off their company's Big Daddy's pizza at the School Nutrition Association's national conference in Chicago in 2007. Brian Kersey/AP hide caption

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Lobbyists Loom Behind The Scenes Of School Nutrition Fight

by Peter Overby

Lobbyists Loom Behind The Scenes Of School Nutrition Fight

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Mala Takuya Kuroda

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Afro Blues Takuya Kuroda

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Technology

Project Eavesdrop: What Passive Surveillance Collects

by Steve Henn

Project Eavesdrop: What Passive Surveillance Collects

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Antibiotics Digitalism

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National

Donald Trump Retweets Fake Quote Attributed To Him

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Middle East

Video Of Mob-Fueled Sexual Assaults Outrages Egyptians

by Leila Fadel

Video Of Mob-Fueled Sexual Assaults Outrages Egyptians

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Suite Cabaline 1 Hadouk Quartet

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Shadow Maker Hadouk Quartet

Catholic Prep Chain Helps Detroit's Minority Students Go On To College

by Jennifer Guerra

Catholic Prep Chain Helps Detroit's Minority Students Go On To College

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College For Free: Tulsa's Radical Idea

by Cory Turner , Claudio Sanchez

College For Free: Tulsa's Radical Idea

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Moksha Caspian

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Some Are White Light Caspian

Business

Emirates Airlines Cancels Major Airbus Order

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Business

Community Sourced Capital Connects Businesses With Local Funds

by Beverly Amsler

Community Sourced Capital Connects Businesses With Local Funds

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Business

Clevelanders Discuss Replacing Sin Tax With Win Tax

by Nick Castele

Clevelanders Discuss Replacing Sin Tax With Win Tax

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The U.N. Assembly Foreign Motion

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In Flight Foreign Motion

Politics

Shocking Upset: House Majority Leader Eric Cantor Loses Primary

by Mara Liasson

Shocking Upset: House Majority Leader Eric Cantor Loses Primary

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Politics

Clinton Uses 'Hard Choices' Book Tour To Steer Benghazi Message

by Don Gonyea

Clinton Uses 'Hard Choices' Book Tour To Steer Benghazi Message

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Harvesting Dance Aaron Parks

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Peaceful Warrior Aaron Parks

iPads Allow Kids With Challenges To Play In High School's Band

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iPads Allow Kids With Challenges To Play In High School's Band

by Eric Westervelt

iPads Allow Kids With Challenges To Play In High School's Band

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Enoch's Meditation Robert Glasper

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Centelude Robert Glasper

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National

Traveler Makes The Best Of Empty Airport

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Iraq

In Iraq, Mosul Falls To Insurgent Group

by Alice Fordham

In Iraq, Mosul Falls To Insurgent Group

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Qassam Rahim Alhaj

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Gray Morning Rahim Alhaj

In Booming San Jose, Businesses Settle Into A Minimum Wage Hike

Chuck Hammers, owner of Pizza My Heart in San Jose, Calif., raised prices on slices by 25 cents and pies by about $1 after the minimum wage increase, and says he hasn't experienced a drop in business. Kirk Siegler/NPR hide caption

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Politics

In Booming San Jose, Businesses Settle Into A Minimum Wage Hike

by Kirk Siegler

In Booming San Jose, Businesses Settle Into A Minimum Wage Hike

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Rules Force Washington To Cut Emissions More Than Other States

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The House of Hopes...Dreams...and Wishes... Unwed Sailor

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The Last Goodbyes Unwed Sailor

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Sports

Soccer Fans Eager To Get World Cup Action Underway

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Soccer Fans Eager To Get World Cup Action Underway

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