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Visual Arts
12:07 pm
Tue June 18, 2013

You Can Buy The Kansas City Board Of Trade Building, And Its Art

The Kansas City Board of Trade is slated to close its trading floor on June 28 after more than 150 years in Kansas City. In December, CME Group bought the exchange and plans to move operations to Chicago. The Board of Trade building at 4800 Main is on the market, including one of Jac T. Bowen's sculptures.

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Music Reviews
12:04 pm
Tue June 18, 2013

Kanye's 'Yeezus' Packs A Bite

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Kanye West at his album listening party at Milk Studios last week in New York City.

Originally published on Tue June 18, 2013 5:18 pm

Shots - Health News
12:00 pm
Tue June 18, 2013

How To Make Museums More Inviting For Kids With Autism

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Dylan Murphy, 3, plays with a swan at the Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia. It was his first trip to a museum that didn't overwhelm him.

Originally published on Wed June 19, 2013 11:33 am

Last January, Noelle Murphy and her family were on their way to the Please Touch Museum for children in Philadelphia. Right before they arrived, 3-year-old Dylan had an accident.

"He wet himself," Murphy said, "And we were thinking, 'Oh no, how are we going to deal with this?' "

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Parallels
11:51 am
Tue June 18, 2013

With Inspiration From Turkey, Brazil Discovers Mass Protests

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A mass protest in Sao Paulo on Monday night was one of several across the country where demonstrators raised a host of grievances. Some demonstrators said they drew their inspiration from the protests in Turkey.

Originally published on Tue June 18, 2013 12:40 pm

They are young, they are angry and they have drawn inspiration from protest movements a world away in places like Turkey and the Middle East.

Tens of thousands of Brazilians took to the streets across the country Monday night, and more demonstrations are slated for the coming week. Brazil doesn't have a history of this kind of mass dissent, but it seems to be catching on very quickly.

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It's All Politics
11:15 am
Tue June 18, 2013

6 Things We Just Learned About The IRS Scandal

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Lois Lerner, head of the IRS unit that decides whether to grant tax-exempt status to groups, leaves a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing in May.

Originally published on Tue June 18, 2013 12:24 pm

Hundreds of pages of transcribed interviews reveal that IRS employees in Washington were involved at an early stage in the improper targeting of Tea Party groups — but at least so far the trail stops well short of the White House.

Based on interviews with two longtime IRS employees working in the Cincinnati field office, there's no smoking gun, no direct connection to the Obama administration or even any indication that those involved in the flagging of conservative groups had political motives.

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The Two-Way
11:06 am
Tue June 18, 2013

Boston Tops Chicago In Game 3 Of NHL's Stanley Cup

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Boston Bruins center Patrice Bergeron (37) sends the puck past Chicago Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford on Monday night.

The Boston Bruins have taken the lead in the NHL's Stanley Cup championships, beating the Chicago Blackhawks 2-0 Monday night in Boston. Interestingly, last night wasn't a tense, drawn-out reprise of Games 1 and 2 and did not require an overtime.

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Politics
10:58 am
Tue June 18, 2013

President Obama, 'Honest And Trustworthy?'

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MICHEL MARTIN, HOST:

This is TELL ME MORE from NPR News. I'm Michel Martin. Coming up, data mining and privacy issues are in the news. But we want to talk about some data that could affect your life in ways you might not have considered. We're talking about your credit reports and we'll talk about how errors can appear and cost you plenty, and what to do about that. That's coming up later in the program.

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Education
10:58 am
Tue June 18, 2013

New Report Finds Many Teachers Aren't Ready To Teach

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MICHEL MARTIN, HOST:

This is TELL ME MORE from NPR News. I'm Michel Martin. If you are a parent, you might be breathing a sigh of relief or already tearing your hair out trying to find things for the kids to do. Yes, it's that time. It's summer. One thing you'll probably want them to do, though, is keep reading. So our moms roundtable will pass on some of their tried and true methods for getting even reluctant readers to keep reading through the summer. That's coming up later in the program.

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Up to Date
10:54 am
Tue June 18, 2013

Changing The Charter To Alter KC's Course

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Kansas City, Mo., may change its charter.

The first Kansas City charter passed more than 90 years ago. Now, it might be time to change the rules.

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Shots - Health News
10:33 am
Tue June 18, 2013

Some States Will Make It Easier To Get Insurance Answers

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Where will you go when it's time to buy health insurance.

Who are you going to call for help when it comes to figuring out your health insurance?

Next year, when insurance marketplaces open under the federal health law and many job-based and individual plans have to meet new standards for coverage and costs, chances are that lots of people are going to need a hand navigating the system.

Depending on where they live, some will probably have an easier time of it than others.

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The Two-Way
9:28 am
Tue June 18, 2013

Taliban To Open Office In Doha To Kick Off Peace Talks

Originally published on Tue June 18, 2013 10:37 am

U.S. officials say the Taliban has agreed to begin long-stalled negotiations with the Afghan and American governments at the group's new political office in Doha, Qatar.

The talks with the U.S. could begin in days, NPR's Scott Horsley tells our Newscast unit. He says the milestone agreement comes after months of "diplomatic spadework."

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Shots - Health News
8:37 am
Tue June 18, 2013

How Men's Choice Of Mates May Have Led To Menopause

Originally published on Wed June 19, 2013 11:34 am

A dapper older gentleman spurns his mate of a certain age to take a fresh-faced young lover. You've seen that movie before, right?

Well, this choice of youth may turn out to be more than a Hollywood trope. Researchers say decisions like that one may have been the evolutionary source of menopause.

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Labor
8:21 am
Tue June 18, 2013

UMWA Workers Continue Protests Against Peabody Coal

More than 1,000 United Mine Workers of America members were back in St. Louis Monday, the latest in a series of protests against Peabody Coal and its handling of their retirement and health care benefits.

St. Louis-based Peabody Coal spun off Patriot in 2007, and made it financially responsible for most retiree benefits. The rally is the first since a bankruptcy judge ruled last month that Patriot can impose sharp cuts in those benefits to get the company profitable again.

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Health
8:09 am
Tue June 18, 2013

Springfield Hospital Uses Leeches To Treat Patients

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Mercy Springfield Hospital occasionally uses leeches to treat patients.

A medical procedure that goes back thousands of years is enjoying a resurgence: leeching. The segmented worms are used primarily in microsurgeries like limb reattachments and plastic surgery.

At the Mercy Springfield pharmacy in Springfield, MO leeches are kept in a jar in a refrigerator.

Leeches are classified as medical devices by the US Food and Drug Administration and about 20 medical grade leeches that are kept in case they’re needed, which is usually once or twice a year.

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The Two-Way
7:55 am
Tue June 18, 2013

Mass Anti-Government Protests Swell In Brazil

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Students shout slogans during a protest Monday in Brasilia.

Originally published on Tue June 18, 2013 9:39 am

What started as small protests about higher bus fares has swelled into nationwide, massive anti-government demonstrations in Brazil.

Last night, reports O Globo, more than 100,000 protesters filled the streets of Rio de Janeiro, while an additional 65,000 hit the streets of São Paulo. Nothing tells the story quite like this video of the streets of Rio posted by Lucio Amorim on Twitter:

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