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These Kansas luchadores are spreading traditional Mexican wrestling, one headlock at a time
Homegrown athletes are spreading lucha libre, or traditional Mexican wrestling, across the Plains. It’s more than just entertainment, as it carries cultural history with it while sometimes addressing modern challenges in the world.
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Rabbit Hole challenged Kansas City students to bring picture books to life. See their vision
More than 200 students across Kansas City worked with artists and fabricators from the children’s literary museum to creates models of what their own exhibits could look like based on a book of their choosing.
The Battle Over American Health Care: What's At Stake In The Senate's Bill
Vox.com correspondent Sarah Kliff says Republicans determined to replace and repeal Obamacare are finding it's "awfully difficult to write a bill that would get rid of it entirely."
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KCUR At The Plaza Art Fair
Join KCUR this Friday, September 20 through Sunday, September 22 at the Plaza Art Fair! We're staffing a booth with KCPT Public Television 19 in the…
Robot In Japan Is Doing The Work Of A Goddess
A renovated shrine in Kyoto featurea an android modeled after Kannon, the Buddhist Goddess of Mercy. It stands with hands folded while chanting Buddhist scripture, local media report.
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This Week In Tech: WannaCry Aftermath And SpaceX Launch
Cybersecurity experts and intelligence agencies say the ransomware attack bears similarities to past attacks carried out by North Korea.
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MU Adds Grants To Cover Full Tuition, Fees
University of Missouri officials signed an agreement Thursday that will expand financial aid for lower-income students beginning in 2018.As part of the…
Fort Lauderdale Mayor Says His City Is 'Ready' For Irma
Fort Lauderdale Mayor Jack Seiler talks with Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson about how the city is preparing for Irma.
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Texans: What Issues Are Driving You To The Polls?
NPR wants to hear what issues are motivating voters in Texas, which holds the first primary of the 2018 election season. Share your thoughts with us.
LISTEN: Walter Bargen, First Poet Laureate Of Missouri, On Leading A Parade
Walter Bargen served as the first poet laureate of Missouri, in 2008 and 2009. His poems, essays, and stories have been published in more than 300…
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