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Leo del Aguila (from left), Vesa Gashi, Scott Simon, Erblin Mehmetaj and Shawn Fox in 1999 in a housing complex in Pristina. Del Aguila, Simon and Fox were covering the Kosovo conflict for NPR; the children lived in the war-stricken area. Courtesy of Erblin Mehmetaj hide caption

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When Weighing Intervention In Syria, Consider The Children

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Turrell's 2013 LED work Breathing Light is currently on display at LACMA. Florian Holzherr/LACMA hide caption

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James Turrell Experiments With The 'Thingness Of Light Itself'

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Sandra Boynton's new children's album and songbook is titled Frog Trouble. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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A Children's Author Wrangles A Cowboy Soundtrack

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A student at Red Lake High School starts the 2005 school year following a shooting the year before in which eight people were killed. Because of sequestration, the district is not able to keep on staff a school psychologist brought in after the shootings. Ann Heisenfelt/AP hide caption

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New School Year Brings Sequestration Pain For Many Districts

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Conspiracy theorists and other protesters march through downtown Denver on Aug. 26, 2008. Ben Woloszyn/AP hide caption

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Suspicious? In 'United States Of Paranoia,' It's Not Just You

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Pasión Kristal walks toward the ring in Magdalena Culhuacán, Mexico. Daniela Herrerías for NPR hide caption

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In Macho Mexico's Lucha Libre, The 'Lady' Is Often The Champ

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Billy Crystal returned to voice the role of Mike Wazowski in 2013's Monsters University, sequel to the hit Pixar comedy that introduced the outgoing one-eyed scareball — sidekick to John Goodman's furry blue-and-purple star. Joe Klamar/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Billy Crystal's 'Foolin', Full Of Fun — And Feeling

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