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A Duo Raised On Hip-Hop And Classical Has It Both Ways

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With 'Stereotypes,' A Duo Raised On Hip-Hop And Classical Has It Both Ways

As Black Violin, Kevin Sylvester and Wilner Baptiste say they're merely demonstrating what two music styles with traditionally disparate audiences have in common.

Over 3 Hours, GOP Rivals Try To Chip Away At Trump's Dominance

by Mara Liasson

Over 3 Hours, GOP Rivals Try To Chip Away At Trump's Dominance

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Ahead Of Pretrial Hearing, Menendez Defense Points Fingers At Prosecutors

by Carrie Johnson

Ahead Of Pretrial Hearing, Menendez Defense Points Fingers At Prosecutors

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Texas Teen To Transfer Schools After Arrest Over Homemade Clock

by Kat Chow

Texas Teen To Transfer Schools After Arrest Over Homemade Clock

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GM To Settle Criminal Case Involving Deadly Ignition Switches

by Sonari Glinton

GM To Settle Criminal Case Involving Deadly Ignition Switches

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M. Night Shyamalan Embraces Latest Hollywood Trend: Low-Budget Films

by Steve Henn

M. Night Shyamalan Embraces Latest Hollywood Trend: Low-Budget Films

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GOP Presidential Debaters Consider Their Secret Service Code Names

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With The Hungary-Serbia Border Sealed, Migrants Head To Croatia

by Lauren Frayer

With The Hungary-Serbia Border Sealed, Migrants Head To Croatia

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CIA Releases Declassified Secret President's Daily Brief

by John Burnett

CIA Releases Declassified Secret President's Daily Brief

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AIPAC Walks Bipartisan Line While Israeli Politics Moves Sharply Right

by Peter Overby

AIPAC Walks Bipartisan Line While Israeli Politics Moves Sharply Right

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A Duo Raised On Hip-Hop And Classical Has It Both Ways

by Lindsay Totty

With 'Stereotypes,' A Duo Raised On Hip-Hop And Classical Has It Both Ways

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Wake Up To Sounds Of Daybreak Around The World

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Close Listening: Decoding Nature Through Sound

Wake Up To Sounds Of Daybreak Around The World

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Wake Up To Sounds Of Daybreak Around The World

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Valley Fire Scorches Rural Communities North Of Napa Valley

by Lesley McClurg

Valley Fire Scorches Rural Communities North Of Napa Valley

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It's Time To Get Serious About Reducing Food Waste, Feds Say

The government's first ever national target to reduce food waste will encourage farmers to donate more of their imperfect produce to the hungry. iStockphoto hide caption

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It's Time To Get Serious About Reducing Food Waste, Feds Say

by Allison Aubrey

It's Time To Get Serious About Reducing Food Waste, Feds Say

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Sources Detail Skewed Reports On How The U.S. Is Doing Against ISIS

Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., (left) and Jack Reed, D-R.I., hear testimony on operations against ISIS from Gen. Lloyd Austin. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption

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Sources Detail Skewed Reports On How The U.S. Is Doing Against ISIS

by Dina Temple-Raston

Sources Detail Skewed Reports On How The U.S. Is Doing Against ISIS

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Las Vegas, N.M., Needs Amtrak To Help It Draw More Tourists

by Kirk Siegler

Las Vegas, N.M., Needs Amtrak To Help It Draw More Tourists

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Florida Lawmakers Consider Revising Cohabitation Law

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Fact Check: Fiorina's HP Record; Trump's Bankruptcies; Vaccines And Autism

Republican presidential hopefuls, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson and real-estate mogul Donald Trump talk about childhood vaccines during the second Republican presidential debate. Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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It's All Politics

Fact Check: Fiorina's HP Record; Trump's Bankruptcies; Vaccines And Autism

by Scott Horsley

Fact Check: Fiorina's HP Record; Trump's Bankruptcies; Vaccines And Autism

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Inside The Debate Spin Room, Where Everybody Wins

Journalists, candidates and their representatives crowd the spin room after Wednesday night's debate. Mark J. Terrill/AP hide caption

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Inside The Debate Spin Room, Where Everybody Wins

by Sam Sanders

Inside The Debate Spin Room, Where Everybody Wins

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Sports

Melissa Stockwell Among Triathletes Aiming To Make Rio's Paralympics

by Quil Lawrence

Melissa Stockwell Among Triathletes Aiming To Make Rio's Paralympics

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