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'I Am Full Of Contradictions': Novelist Amy Tan On Fate And Family
In Where the Past Begins, Tan connects her experience with spirituality to that of her parents and grandmother. "I don't consider myself any religion," she says. " ... I have an amalgam of beliefs."
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Ousted Premier Returns To Face Corruption Sentence — And A Pakistan Riven By Violence
Nawaz Sharif and his daughter were arrested upon arrival. With less than two weeks till elections, Pakistan is reeling from political violence, including an attack Friday that killed scores of people.
Behind Bars, Mentally Ill Inmates Are Often Punished For Their Symptoms
While visiting jails and prisons across the country, author Alisa Roth witnessed mentally ill inmates in solitary confinement, wearing restrictive jumpsuits and receiving very limited therapy.
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Lawmakers Weigh Pros And Cons Of Mandatory Screening For Postpartum Depression
California's legislature will soon take up a bill requiring doctors to screen new mothers. Many doctors oppose the idea, and similar laws elsewhere haven't increased the number of moms treated.
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Can Poverty Lead To Mental Illness?
That's a question that is fairly new to science. Researchers are now looking at the possible links.
Terrorists Strike In Iran's Capital Tehran With Multiple Attacks
Iran has been labeled a sponsor of terrorism abroad but on Wednesday it was a target of terrorism. Steve Inskeep talks to Scott Peterson, a correspondent with the Christian Science Monitor.
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ISIS Lauds Concert Attack, Lawmakers Interested In Flynn's Documents
Rachel Martin talks to Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff of California, a ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, about the suicide bombing in Manchester, England, and the Russia probe.
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Missouri Auditor Schweich dies from self-inflicted gunshot wound
(Updated 5:10 p.m.) Missouri Auditor Tom Schweich has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, shocking the state’s political world and throwing...
Do NASCAR Races Contribute To Motorists' Wrecks?
New research indicates that five days after major NASCAR races, there is a measurable increase in traffic accidents caused by aggressive driving.
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'Lifespan': What Are The Limits Of Literary License?
When an intern accused author John D'Agata of embellishing the facts in an essay, the two began wrestling over the writer's responsibility to the truth, and even the meaning of truth itself. The Lifespan of a Factis the real-life record of their debate (or is it?).
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