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Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari speaks with Chibok schoolgirl Amina Ali Nkeki, who was freed on May 19. She is carrying her baby. Borno state governor Kashim Shettima (center) looks on.

Some Missing Girls Were Welcomed Back But Others Were Shunned

Family and friends are sometimes wary of the girls. They wonder if they've been radicalized or sexually "tainted."

In her new book, neuroscientist Sandra Aamodt tackles why traditional diets don't work for many people, and often leave the dieter worse off than before.

A Neuroscientist Tackles 'Why Diets Make Us Fat'

Why don't traditional diets work for many people? Blame your brain, suggests Sandra Aamodt. Her new book delves into the science of why eating and weight have become such a sizable problem.

Did revised federal standards make transplant centers more averse to risk and encourage them to drop sicker patients who might affect the hospitals' patient survival rates?

Federal Standard May Be Thwarting Some Liver Transplant Patients

Researchers report that performance standards set by federal health officials may have led to many patients being dropped from transplant lists without an improvement in survival rates.

Access to mental health care can be especially tough for new immigrants.

Students Fill A Gap In Mental Health Care For Immigrants

Latinos who have recently arrived in the U.S. often have a hard time getting access to health care, including mental health care. Several universities are enlisting graduate students to help.

Steel stacked up at a steel products market on Monday in Yichang, Hubei Province, China.

U.S. Workers Are Skeptical, But China Says It Will Restrain Steel Output

At the end of a two-day meeting, U.S. and Chinese officials agreed to work on reducing the world's steel glut. But U.S. companies and workers said they were skeptical that China will really act.

Bust Times In Oil-Rich Venezuela: 'The Banks Don't Have Money To Give Out'

New York Times reporter Nicholas Casey talks about life in Venezuela, where the collapse in oil prices has caused shortages of everything, including water, electricity, medicine and cash.

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Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn (left), walks alongside President Obama during the U.S. president's visit to the African nation last July. Critics say Ethiopia has cracked down hard on the opposition, but makes modest gestures to give the impression it tolerates some dissent.

Ethiopia Stifles Dissent, While Giving Impression Of Tolerance, Critics Say

For authoritarian regimes, crushing all opposition can be bad for your reputation. Ethiopia's leaders have proven skilled at maintaining firm control while staging the ceremonies of democracy.

How Bernie Sanders' Progressive Message Carried His Insurgent Campaign

Now that Hillary Clinton has become the Democratic Party's presumptive nominee, NPR takes a moment to reflect on the campaign of her rival, Bernie Sanders.

Schock Sighting: On Floor Of U.S. House

Former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock has returned to the floor of the House of Representatives for the first time since his resignation. Schock was on the House…

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