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Updated: 21 Nov 18:10
Arizona State baseball coach Pat Murphy resigns
20 Nov 22:29
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Pat Murphy has resigned after 15 seasons as baseball coach at Arizona State. No reason was given for the move, which was announced ...
Federal stats show college athletes graduating in record numbers
19 Nov 01:22
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The news from the classrooms is good, the NCAA says: College athletes are graduating at a record rate. Nearly four of every five ...
Two-sport stars learn to excel on more than one playing field
18 Nov 23:45
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Have season, will play has become the mantra of a trio of major college athletes who are excelling on the football field after ...
Cal State-Fullerton wrestling grappling to survive
18 Nov 05:06
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Cal State-Fullerton's wrestling program had to raise money to survive this season. It has four scholarships and a $1,000 recruiting ...
NCAA study: Athletes continue to disregard rules, gamble on sports
14 Nov 14:37
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The NCAA says it's heartened by findings from a new gambling study that, among other things, shows fewer college athletes betting ...
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Updated: 21 Nov 18:20
US Senate set for healthcare test
21 Nov 18:03
The US Senate begins a session on healthcare reform, as it prepares to vote on whether to proceed with debate on the bill.
Chavez hails 'Carlos the Jackal'
21 Nov 16:08
Venezuela's Hugo Chavez defends "Carlos the Jackal" and world leaders he says are wrongly considered "bad guys".
Archbishop and Pope make progress
21 Nov 15:12
The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Pope agree to seek closer relations between Catholics and Anglicans.
Egypt leader enters football row
21 Nov 15:07
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak steps into a row with Algeria following violence over World Cup football matches.
Sri Lanka camps 'to be opened'
21 Nov 14:37
Sri Lanka says people held in special camps since the end of the conflict with Tamil rebels will be allowed out for short periods.
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Updated: 21 Nov 16:08
Afghanistan-Bound, Americans Pretend To Be There
21 Nov 13:00
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While President Obama weighs his options on Afghanistan, one thing is clear: The U.S. is beefing up its civilian presence there. The aid effort has been hobbled from the start, and many experts consider it a weak link in the struggle to build a stable society in the conflicted country. Deputy Secretary of State Jack Lew insists that the U.S. is now recruiting the right kind of people, but before those people head to Afghanistan, they get trained to work with the military at a base in Indiana. NPR's Michele Kelemen travels with Lew to see how civilians are getting ready.
Week In Review With Daniel Schorr
21 Nov 13:00
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This week, the Senate faced a crucial vote on health care. The Obama administration fended off criticism over Sept. 11 trials in New York, and Hamid Karzai was sworn in for another term as president of Afghanistan. Host Scott Simon reviews the week in the news with NPR Senior News Analyst Dan Schorr.
Outrage Over Death Sentences For Iran's Dissenters
21 Nov 13:00
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Iranian media reported this week that five people arrested in the protests following Iran's presidential election have been sentenced to death. Tehran says the prisoners had connections to "counter-revolutionary groups," but activists say Iran is going too far in persecuting dissenters. Host Scott Simon talks to Hadi Ghaemi, director of the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran.
Museum: Galileo's Fingers, Tooth Found
20 Nov 22:06
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Two fingers and a tooth removed from Galileo Galilei's corpse in a Florentine basilica in the 18th century and given up for lost have been found again, a Florence museum said Friday.
Socialite's School Brings Hope To Brazilian Slum
20 Nov 22:01
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Brazil's ghettos are poverty stricken and violent. But there are people fighting against the odds to turn things around for the poor children of Rio de Janeiro. Among them is an unusual apostle: a Rio socialite who founded a school for slum-dwelling children and views education as an equalizer.
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