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Host Stephen Dubner has surprising conversations that explore the riddles of everyday life and the weird wrinkles of human nature-from cheating and crime to parenting and sports. Dubner talks with Nobel laureates and provocateurs, social scientists and entrepreneurs - and his Freakonomics co-author Steve Levitt.

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Nekia Pressley was accused of stealing a hoagie as she carried a package with prescription medication. (Darryl C. Murphy for WHYY)
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Not just Starbucks: Shopping while black

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A male student opened fire at a suburban Indianapolis middle school Friday morning, wounding another student and a teacher before being taken into custody, authorities said.

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U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman of New Jersey urged her colleagues in the House to take action on gun-safety legislation rather than staging moments of silence for victims of mass shootings.  (Mel Evans/AP Photo)
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8 years ago

Legislative Hall in Dover. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
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Delaware lawmaker introduces plan for $65M school safety fund

Hoping to prevent a mass shooting at Delaware schools, state Sen. Dave Lawson wants to establish a $65 million school safety fund.

8 years ago

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8 years ago

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Eight students and two teachers died during the 15-minute assault at Santa Fe High School in Texas on Friday.

8 years ago

This photo provided by the Galveston County Sheriff's Office shows Dimitrios Pagourtzis, who law enforcement officials took into custody on Friday and identified as the suspect in the deadly school shooting in Santa Fe, Texas. (Galveston County Sheriff's Office via AP)
NPR
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What we know about the alleged Texas high school shooter

The governor said there is nothing at this time that would indicate there were missed warning signs.

8 years ago

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Community

10 people killed in Texas high school shooting; suspect in custody

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8 years ago

Aerial of Santa Fe High School in Texas.
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8 years ago

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8 years ago

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