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Brittany Young, CEO and founder of the nonprofit B-360, speaks with a couple of people from the neighborhood, who heard the dirt bikes and came to the parking lot to ride themselves. André Chung for NPR hide caption

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A Baltimore Youth Program Mixes A Passion For Dirt Bikes With Science

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A U.S. Government Accountability Office report finds congressionally approved emergency humanitarian funds, meant to benefit asylum-seekers apprehended along the border with Mexico, instead was spent on things from dirt bikes to security camera systems. GAO Homeland Security and Justice Director Rebecca Gambler, shown here in 2017, oversaw the agency's investigation. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption

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American Flat Track motorcycle racer Shayna Texter poses with a young fan during an autograph session at Canterbury Park outside Minneapolis. Texter is one of the most popular racers on the AFT circuit and, in 2011, became the first woman in the history of flat track racing to win a professional singles main event. Tom Goldman/NPR hide caption

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'Hold Your Breath,' American Flat Track Racing Mounts A Comeback

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