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Archive for Sunday, August 31, 2014
PTSD Goes Largely Untreated In Iraq’s Kurdish Region
The U.S. military's attention to PTSD is well-documented but Kurdish fighters living with the same disorder haven't received nearly as much care. Arun Rath talks to journalist Jenna Krajeski.
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Coast Guard Calls Off Search For Small Plane That Crashed In Ocean
The apparently unconscious pilot of the single-engine aircraft drifted into restricted airspace over Washington, prompting F-16s to be scrambled.
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Corvette-Eating Sinkhole Will Be Filled In, Museum Says
When a gaping hole opened up under a clutch of classic cars at the National Corvette Museum in Kentucky, the disaster became a favorite exhibit. But, the museum's board has decided to fix it, anyway.
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Rebels Reportedly Seize Part Of U.S. Embassy Compound In Tripoli
A YouTube video shows a large group of men occupying a building that the U.S. ambassador to Libya says appears to be the embassy's residential annex.
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Iraqi Forces Reportedly Enter Besieged Northern City Of Amerli
The town, which includes some 20,000 Shiite Turkmen, has been surrounded by Sunni Islamic State fighters for two months.
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U.S. Launches Airstrikes To Help Free Iraqi Town
The town of Amerli has been low on food and clean water since the Islamic State siege began two months ago. Iraqi and Kurdish forces are attempting to break the siege, backed by U.S. airstrikes.
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The Salmon Cannon: Easier Than Shooting Fish Out Of A Barrel
Alarmed by the rapid decline of wild salmon populations, a company has invented a novel way to help migratory fish over blocked rivers. It uses air pressure to fire them out of a cannon.
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U.S. Conducts Airstrikes Near Besieged Iraqi Town
American and other forces have launched an offensive to free the town of Amerli, surrounded by Islamic militants for more than two months and desperately short on food and clean water.
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Liberia’s Ebola Routine: Wear Your Temperature On Your Lapel
NPR producer Nicole Beemsterboer reflects on 10 days in Liberia: children losing parents, young men risking their lives to collect bodies, and the smell of chlorinated hand-washing water everywhere.
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One Woman’s Lessons From Living On The Street
It's hard enough being homeless, but for women there are extra dangers and challenges. One D.C. woman who has lived on the streets for decades shares some of what she's learned.
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