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  • Raya might tickle Elmo with toilet paper if he doesn't use it properly.
    Raya The Muppet Talks About Poop And Is Proud Of It
    She's an aquamarine puppet with a mission: Stop the practice of open defecation. That's a tall order for a 6-year-old Muppet. But she's up for the job: "Let's face it. We all got to go."
  • Civil rights attorney Constance Rice worked with the Los Angeles Police Department to build trust with minority communities.
    Civil Rights Attorney On How She Built Trust With Police
    Over the past 20 years, the Los Angeles Police Department has been reformed to work better with minority communities. One of the main forces behind that reform has been attorney Connie Rice.
  • Arne Lange, a 39-year-old Inuit fisherman, and his family barbecue seal meat on an island near the village of Ilimanaq, Greenland in 2007.
    The Secret To The Inuit High-Fat Diet May Be Good Genes
    A new study on Inuit in Greenland suggests that Arctic peoples evolved genetic adaptations that allow them to get by mostly on seal blubber and meat without developing health problems.
  • One of the trendiest videos in India in 2015? This comedy sketch on Indian weddings.
    You've Heard Of The Nae Nae. But What About Na Goore?
    Viral videos come from every corner of the planet. Here's a look at some of the year's most popular YouTube videos from the developing world.
  • Economists Debate Sequestration's Total Effect
    The Congressional Budget Office estimates the automatic budget cuts that go into effect Friday will shave 0.6 percent from the economy's annual growth rate. That might not be a big worry if the economy were growing at 3 or 4 percent. But growth is a paltry 2 percent, so the impact may be noticeable.
  • Children eat breakfast at a federally funded Head Start program. Many Head Start administrators are concerned they may have to cut back on the number of enrolled children if the sequester moves ahead.
    Sequester Spells Uncertainty For Many Public Schools
    Most public schools are unlikely to feel the effects of the sequester before September. But educators and administrators nationwide are worried they may be forced to cut Head Start enrollment, after-school programs, reading coaches and even teachers when those budget reductions hit.
  • Napping in class may be common, but it's also a sign that kids need more sleep.
    Sacrificing Sleep Makes For Run-Down Teens — And Parents
    Getting enough sleep is as crucial as eating well and exercising. But with family life spinning faster and faster, solid shut-eye is sometimes hard to come by. That can hurt kids' health — and increase their weight.
  • If Sequestration Isn't The Apocalypse, What Is It?
    Host Rachel Martin and NPR's Scott Horsley cover the three most important elements of the federal budget cuts known as sequestration, which went into effect Friday.
  • New Governor Pat McCrory Visits ENC
    Less than a week after becoming the new governor of North Carolina, Pat McCrory visited New Bern to talk with constituents and cast his vision for North…
  • Watch Daniela. She's Up To Something Big
    Daniela Rus' lab at MIT is inventing new, ever more remarkable "reconfigurable robots." Don't know what they are? Well, take a look at what her grad students have made and prepare to be frightened — or delighted. Me? I'm kinda delighted.
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