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Nigerian anti-trafficking activist Blessing Okoedion at the U.S. State Department in Washington, D.C., in June.

A Victim Of Sex Trafficking, Blessing Okoedion Now Works To Save Others

The Nigerian activist was honored by the U.S. State Department in June for her efforts to combat human trafficking in Italy and Nigeria.

A College Discussion Leads To An Improvised Jam Session — And 'Seraphic Light'

Last year, Tufts University hosted a symposium on Art, Race and Politics, which included a panel discussion (and later a concert) with musicians Daniel Carter, Matthew Shipp and William Parker.

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Michael Scott Moore was captured by pirates after traveling to Somalia to write a book about the history of piracy in the Horn of Africa.

Journalist Held Captive By Pirates Says Focus And Forgiveness Were Crucial

After being kidnapped in Somalia, Michael Scott Moore considered suicide. Then he experienced an "incredible mental transformation" that enabled him to forgive the people who were causing him pain.

Mid Central Touts Community House Impact In First Year

The agency that runs the Jefferson Street Community House in west Bloomington said its programs and events have attracted more than 500 visitors in its…

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse Weighs In Ahead Of Brett Kavanaugh's Testimony

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse D-R.I., about what he's hoping to learn about Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh from his testimony and requested documents.

Bubble tea, or boba, features large tapioca balls at the bottom meant to be sucked up through a plastic straw. Vendors say paper straws don't always work as well, and they're more expensive.

San Francisco Is Poised To Ban Plastic Straws. That's Got Bubble Tea Shops Worried

Over 200 city shops sell the drink, also known as boba tea, which features large tapioca balls meant to be sucked through a straw. Boba shops say paper straws are much pricier and don't work as well.

Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs during her performance at the 2013 Sweetlife Food and Music Festival at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD.

'Women Are Not One Thing': The 2018 Turning The Tables List Shines With Diversity

NPR Music's Sidney Madden and Marissa Lorusso explore the diversity and staying power found in the songs on NPR Music's list of the 200 Greatest Songs By 21st Century Women+.

Robert Wilkie Sworn In As Secretary Of Veterans Affairs

President Trump swore in the new Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Robert Wilkie. The VA has been without a chief executive for four months since the president fired Secretary David Shulkin.

Good hospice care at the end of life can be a godsend to patients and their families, all agree, whether the care comes at home, or at an inpatient facility like this AIDS hospice. Still, oversight of the industry is important, federal investigators say.

HHS Inspector General's Report Finds Flaws And Fraud In U.S. Hospice Care

Medicare pays more than $16 billion a year for hospice services. But a new report from the Department of Health and Human Services says hospice patients don't always get the care they're promised.

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