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Livetext Me: Are There Too Many Options For Messaging?

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Texts, instant messages, video calls, Snapchats, Facebook messages, direct tweets or Instagrams — with so many ways to communicate electronically, one would think that all the variations have been exhausted.

Helping Angola's Youth: From Schooling To Skimboarding To Hair Advice

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"Sometimes, when you live in an underprivileged area, you limit yourself to what you think you can be, to what you think you can achieve. But you can always have a dream."

That's the philosophy of Angela Helena Carvalho de Sa, a 23-year-old who spends as much time as she can helping others achieve their dreams. She's proud of her work yet hesitant to give herself any credit.

"It often feels like I'm not doing enough," she says.

Actually, it seems the opposite is true. Carvalho de Sa is earning her degree in clinical psychology at the Catholic University of Angola.

States Haven't Embraced Later School Start Times For Teens

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Here's a number to help frame the debate over whether middle schools and high schools should start later in the morning: A study finds that only 18 percent of these public schools start class at 8:30 a.m. or later, as the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends.

The figure comes from a U.S.

Undoing A Permanent 'Oops': Colombian Scholars Tackle Tattoo Typos

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Typos are embarrassing in emails, dangerous in cover letters, cringe-inducing when they're on social media.

But it could always be worse: That mistake could be inked into your skin.

This September, a few unlucky Colombians will be freed from that plight. An institute dedicated to studying and teaching the Spanish language is offering to fix tattooed typos forever — free.

The Instituto Caro y Cuervo normally does things like publish dictionaries and research reading habits.

We Will Bury You: Russia Bulldozes Tons Of European Cheese, Other Banned Food

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oxfbbzC3PM

Cut Your Bagel The Mathematically Correct Way

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When I interviewed mathematician Eugenia Cheng for an upcoming episode of The Sporkful podcast, she sliced a bagel along a Mobius strip.

A Mobius strip, in case you're not familiar, is a surface with only one side. You can make one by taking a strip of paper, twisting one end halfway around, and taping it to the other end.

Irwin Lipkin, Last Of Madoff Defendants, Gets 6 Months In Prison

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The last defendant in the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme is going to jail three years after he pleaded guilty to helping conceal the massive fraud from regulators.

Irwin Lipkin, 77, will spend six months in prison for his role in the scheme that defrauded investors of billions of dollars in investments.

Lipkin is the last of 15 people convicted in the scam, in which Madoff promised, and appeared on paper to deliver, unrealistic returns on investments.

Can A 32-Year-Old Doctor Cure Baltimore's Ills?

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Neighborhoods in Baltimore are still struggling to recover from the riots that broke out following the funeral of Freddie Gray. In the aftermath of the unrest, we here at NPR spent many hours trying to understand the raw anger on display. We looked at police brutality, economic disparities and housing segregation in Baltimore.

Our conversations eventually led us to Leana Wen.

Wen, a 32-year old emergency physician, had become Baltimore's health commissioner just a few months earlier.


The 'Trump Show'? Here's What You Need To Know About Tonight's GOP Debate

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The top 10 Republican presidential candidates, as determined by Fox News, take the stage together for the first time tonight in Cleveland at 9 ET. The other seven, who ranked lower in Fox News' analysis of recent polls, will debate earlier, at 5 p.m. ET. You can see who will be in which debate here.

Fox News has said it will try to give each candidate about the same amount of airtime, no small feat with 10 or even seven on stage.

NTSB: Harrison Ford Plane Crash Caused By Loose Engine Part

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The crash in March of a vintage single-engine airplane piloted by actor Harrison Ford is being blamed on a malfunction in the engine, according to a report released by the National Transportation Safety Board.

After reporting a loss of power on March 5, Ford crashed-landed his Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR — a restored World War II-era trainer — on a golf course near the Santa Monica Airport where the plane had taken off just minutes before.

Vermont's Marble Mecca: A Worthy Swimming Hole For Cliff-Jumping Pilgrims

'May Allah Bless France!' Tells The Story Of France's Hip-Hop Gatekeepers

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCDoTuxw_Ec

For Friend Of Michael Brown, A Year Of Controversy And Scrutiny

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Dorian Johnson — the friend who was with Brown when he was killed by a Ferguson, Mo., police officer — recently offered an interview to the Riverfront Times. Danny Wicentowski, a reporter with the paper, talks about how Johnson's life has changed since the shooting.
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Welcome To 'The Jungle,' Where Thousands Of Migrants Have Pitched Their Tents

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Breaking Down The GOP Debate: Who Surprised, And Who Played It Safe?

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Ferguson Protesters Take It Off The Streets To Take On The System

After 16 Years, Dr. Dre Returns With 'Compton'

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Though his presence is felt every time we see those ubiquitous Beats-branded headphones and hear stars he ushered into the mainstream, like Kendrick Lamar and Eminem, Dr. Dre the musician, the creator has recently been absent from the music world.

Aurora Jury Set To Sentence James Holmes In Movie Theater Killings

Christopher Bollas on Schizophrenia ~ News Chat with Dave Thompson ~ Matt Reviews "Mr. Holmes"

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Friday, August 7 – Christopher Bollas lives near Pekin, North Dakota. He’s a psychoanalyst who argues that schizophrenia can be reversed if caught early. He’s written a book on the topic called “When the Sun Bursts: the Enigma of Schizophrenia,” published by Yale University Press. ~~~ Dave Thompson joins us for a discussion of the recent headlines. ~~~ Matt Olien reviews “Mr. Holmes.”

Matt Olien reviews "Mr. Holmes"

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