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Friday's Stories October 17, 2014
USAID: Challenges And Small Victories In Liberia
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa has killed more than 4,500 people in the region with an estimated 8,900 more people currently infected.
Obama Names Ron Klain Ebola 'Czar'
President Obama has been under pressure to name an Ebola "czar" to oversee health security in the U.S. and actions to help stem the outbreak in West Africa.
Toll Lanes: Coming Soon To Almost Every Major City In Florida
Reporting by the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting found the toll lanes are developed without much public input, and without reliable knowledge of the cost.
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Is The Bay Area Safer 25 Years After The Loma Prieta Quake?
Today is the 25th anniversary of the 6.9 magnitude Loma Prieta earthquake. While some infrastructure is up to standards, other buildings have yet to come up to code.
Bermuda Resident Says She Is Not Fazed By Hurricane Gonzalo
Hurricane Gonzalo is expected to batter Bermuda with hurricane-force winds for eight hours. That doesn't bother longtime Bermuda resident Juliette Jackson.
The Economic Impact Of Ebola
The World Bank estimates Ebola could drain $32.6 billion from the global economy if it spreads beyond Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone.
DJ Sessions: From Thom Yorke To Derevolutions
This week we listen to songs from legendary rock frontman Thom Yorke and songs about love.
Senate Tracker: South Dakota No Longer A Shoo-in For Republicans
Republican candidate Mike Round's is losing his safe margins in the race for South Dakota's senate seat.
Creating Safe Drivers? There's An App For That
Every year, an estimated 50 million people worldwide get in traffic accidents. A company in Massachusetts created by a pair of MIT professors is trying to change that.
Colorado Considers Another 'Personhood' Amendment
Two previous measures were designed to ban abortion, but supporters of Amendment 67 say that's not their goal this time around.
BBC: ISIS Losing Grip On Syrian City Of Kobani
After a month of fighting, the BBC reports ISIS militants are retreating from the Syrian border town of Kobani.
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Bodies Get Picked Clean By Vultures In The Name Of Science
The Forensic Anthropology Center at Texas State University studies how the body decomposes in the outdoors for crime and other research purposes.
Turning a Rural Town Into A Living Museum
Visitors come to see the community of New Lebanon, NY, as a snapshot of contemporary rural life in America. The program has helped turn around the economically depressed town.
‘Drawing the Drawdown’: Sketching The War In Afghanistan
The Washington Post's Richard Johnson has been sketching the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq for a decade. He is on his way back from sketching the U.S. drawdown in Afghanistan.
Impressions After A Week On The Road
Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson and Peter O'Dowd are wrapping up their election trip today. They reflect on what has been surprising and memorable about their time on the road.
A Witness To History In Atlanta
Paschal's Restaurant in Atlanta was a political hangout for Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders. Marshall Slack was there for all of it.
A Snapshot Of Monrovia As Ebola Takes Its Toll
So far, 3,400 people have died from Ebola in West Africa as burial teams in Sierra Leone have gone on strike, leaving bodies in the streets of the capital.
The ‘Un-Islamic’ State? A Closer Look at ISIS’s Islam
U.S. politicians say that the Islamic State is neither Islamic nor a state. Is ISIS's set of religious beliefs and goals, Islam?
Lena Dunham Meets Her Following
Lena Dunham, who has a huge following among young women, is out with a book of essays that focuses on some of the same themes as her hit show, "Girls."
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Robin Young and Jeremy Hobson host Here & Now, a live two-hour production of NPR and WBUR Boston.
Rebuilding Liberia’s Devastated Health System
The nonprofit Management Sciences for Health is setting up community care centers and medicine shops to move Ebola patients out of hospitals.
Atul Gawande’s Prescription For A Better Way To Die
In his new book "Being Mortal," surgeon Atul Gawande looks at how doctors and other health care workers can improve end of life and elder care.
E.O. Wilson On ‘The Meaning Of Human Existence’
Biologist and naturalist E.O. Wilson has written a new book that is longlisted for the National Book Award.
Early Intervention For Toddlers With Autism Showing Signs Of Success
Doctors say that children as young as 12 months can be diagnosed with autism, and that early treatment can help reverse the condition.