NPR News: A new competition at a state fair has people yelling like lumberjacks

A new competition at a state fair has people yelling like lumberjacks
There's a new contest at the Tennessee State Fare this year: Timber calling.

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NPR News: Strangers helped a college student get to his friend in the hospital

Strangers helped a college student get to his friend in the hospital
While Jake Berry was in college, he learned one of his oldest friends was in the hospital more than an hour away. Berry didn't have a car, but two strangers gave him a ride.

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NPR News: In new filings, Kennedy Center says it won't try to put Trump's name on facade until Sept. 8

In new filings, Kennedy Center says it won't try to put Trump's name on facade until Sept. 8
Lawyers for Rep. Joyce Beatty asked a judge to rule speedily on the complex's renovation and entrance tarp. The National Symphony Orchestra also announced its new season, away from the Kennedy Center.

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NPR News: How to film a movie with a million bees — and only 5 bee stings

How to film a movie with a million bees — and only 5 bee stings
A new movie starring Matthew McConaughey as a beekeeper uses real bees from Alabama. We visit the apiary where they live.

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NPR News: Jason Arday's rise and fall tells a larger story about academia, a critic says

Jason Arday's rise and fall tells a larger story about academia, a critic says
What can academia learn from Jason Arday's rise and fall? Atlantic staff writer and former academic Tyler Austin Harper weighs the questions his story left behind.

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NPR News: Jason Arday's rise and fall tells a larger story about academia, a critic says

Jason Arday's rise and fall tells a larger story about academia, a critic says
What can academia learn from Jason Arday's rise and fall? Atlantic staff writer and former academic Tyler Austin Harper weighs the questions his story left behind.

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NPR News: A summer camp celebrating Kazakh culture helps adopted kids connect with their culture

A summer camp celebrating Kazakh culture helps adopted kids connect with their culture
Families of children adopted from Kazakhstan meet every summer in New Hampshire's lake country to celebrate the food and culture of their country of origin.

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NPR News: Portland soap box derby race features a parade of creative gravity-powered cars

Portland soap box derby race features a parade of creative gravity-powered cars
At Portland's annual soapbox derby, motorless cars race downhill pulled by nothing more than gravity. It's part race, part parade, with cars built to look like sharks, guitars and slices of cake.

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NPR News: In 'Etna,' a canine narrator delivers a poignant anti-war message

In 'Etna,' a canine narrator delivers a poignant anti-war message
Paul Yoon's new novel follows a dog conscripted into an unnamed war in an unnamed country. From the very first page, Etna's voice is somber and poetic in its simplicity.

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NPR News: 'Fed Up' author explains how evolution impacts eating, dieting and fat

'Fed Up' author explains how evolution impacts eating, dieting and fat
Paleoanthropologist Daniel Lieberman talks about diets he's tested, and contradictory information about what's healthy to eat and what's not. He says evolution often works against weight-loss efforts.

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NPR News: Hayden Panettiere, who starred in 'Heroes' and 'Nashville,' dies at 36

Hayden Panettiere, who starred in 'Heroes' and 'Nashville,' dies at 36
A child actor since she was cast in various commercials as an 11-month-old, Panettiere was best known for her role as the country music star Juliette Barnes in the series "Nashville."

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NPR News: A good – and bad – week for Italy's art police and museum security

A good – and bad – week for Italy's art police and museum security
On Friday, Italian police said they'd recovered three paintings stolen from a museum near the city of Parma. By Saturday night, thieves in Sicily had made off with four more masterpieces.

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