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The Record
1:03 pm
Thu August 9, 2012

Plan B's 'Ill Manors' Falls On Fertile Ground In Britain

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Plan B.

Originally published on Tue September 18, 2012 6:21 pm

Shots - Health Blog
12:45 pm
Thu August 9, 2012

Justice Department Looks For Ways To Recruit Forensic Pathologists

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Dr. Amy Tharp, a forensic pathologist, explains gun shot wounds on an anatomical model during her testimony in Bedford, Va. in March 2010.

Television crime dramas may draw big audiences, but they don't seem to work as a recruiting tool for forensic pathologists.

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All Songs Considered Blog
12:41 pm
Thu August 9, 2012

First Watch: Lord Huron, 'Time To Run'

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For the L.A. band Lord Huron, there's far more to music than merely playing sweetly summery, rhythmically inventive pop. There's also an air of mystery: a desire to tell stories, play with identities and craft visuals to complement its sounds. The bouncy "Time to Run" is a tremendously ingratiating song, but the band's video piles on new dimensions to make it that much richer.

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The Torch
12:29 pm
Thu August 9, 2012

Teenager Claressa Shields Wins Historic Gold Medal In Women's Boxing

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U.S. boxer Claressa Shields (left) lands a punch on Nadezda Torlopova of Russia during the women's boxing middleweight final at the ExCel Arena in London. Shields, 17, won the first-ever gold medal in the event.

Originally published on Tue August 14, 2012 2:59 pm

She's still in high school, but boxer Claressa Shields, 17, is also an Olympic gold medalist, after she won her middleweight final Thursday. She defeated Russia's Nadezda Torlopova by a score of 19-12.

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The Two-Way
11:55 am
Thu August 9, 2012

Despite El Niño, NOAA Increases Hurricane Season Prediction

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Hurricane Ernesto before making landfall in Mexico.

Originally published on Thu August 9, 2012 12:47 pm

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said today that the chance for a more active than normal hurricane season has increased since it issued its first prediction in May.

NOAA is now predicting 12 to 17 named storms and five to eight hurricanes. Two or three of those could become major hurricanes. In May, NOAA had predicted 9 to 15 storms.

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