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As This Moment Slips Away Joshua Redman & The Bad Plus
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There Were Fewer Black Men In Medical School In 2014 Than In 1978

Jeffrey Okonye (left) and Oviea Akpotaire are fourth-year medical students at the University of Texas Southwestern. Lauren Silverman/KERA hide caption

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There Were Fewer Black Men In Medical School In 2014 Than In 1978

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There Were Fewer Black Men In Medical School In 2014 Than In 1978

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Down At Bonebridge Erik Friedlander
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G. Love & Special Sauce: Still Cooking

G. Love & Special Sauce's new album, Love Saves The Day, comes out Oct. 30. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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G. Love & Special Sauce: Still Cooking

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G. Love & Special Sauce: Still Cooking

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Baby Why You Do Me Like That? G. Love & Special Sauce & DJ Logic
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This Ain't Living G. Love & Special Sauce
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In A Slovenian Forest, Volunteers Make It Their Mission To Feed Refugees

Doro Steffansson, a political scientist from Germany, has joined the volunteer group No Borders, which has set up camp in the forest and been cooking for migrants in Slovenia. She tracks the flow of more than 50,000 migrants across the Croatia-Slovenia border. Lauren Frayer for NPR hide caption

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In A Slovenian Forest, Volunteers Make It Their Mission To Feed Refugees

In A Slovenian Forest, Volunteers Make It Their Mission To Feed Refugees

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Who Decides Which Emojis Get The Thumbs Up?

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Who Decides Which Emojis Get The Thumbs Up?

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Who Decides Which Emojis Get The Thumbs Up?

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Maureen O'Hara, Hollywood's 'Queen Of Technicolor,' Dies At 95

Irish-American actress Maureen O'Hara, seen in 1947 and known as the "Queen of Technicolor," died Saturday at her home in Boise, Idaho. She was 95. Keystone/Getty Images hide caption

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Maureen O'Hara, Hollywood's 'Queen Of Technicolor,' Dies At 95

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Maureen O'Hara, Hollywood's 'Queen Of Technicolor,' Dies At 95

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One Way To Handle A 'Gilmore Girls' Revival: 'I Wept Immediately'

Lorelai (Lauren Graham), Rory (Alexis Bledel), Emily (Kelly Bishop) and Richard Gilmore (Edward Herrmann), as seen in the final season (for now) of Gilmore Girls. Greg Gayne/The CW/Landov hide caption

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One Way To Handle A 'Gilmore Girls' Revival: 'I Wept Immediately'

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One Way To Handle A 'Gilmore Girls' Revival: 'I Wept Immediately'

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'After Alice' Gets Lost In Wonderland, Sensible Bestie Comes To Her Rescue

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'After Alice' Gets Lost In Wonderland, Sensible Bestie Comes To Her Rescue

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'After Alice' Gets Lost In Wonderland, Sensible Bestie Comes To Her Rescue

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