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Deadly Storms Tear Through Nation's Heartland Print E-mail
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Severe thunderstorms and tornadoes ravaged parts of Missouri, Oklahoma and Georgia on Saturday evening and Sunday morning, killing more than 20 people. KCUR's Frank Morris gives an update from Picher, a small town in northeast Oklahoma, which was devastated by one of the weekend's storms.

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Commission Calls for MLK Statue's Redesign Print E-mail
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The sculpture of Martin Luther King Jr. intended for a memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., is too "confrontational," according to the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts. The commission's approval is necessary for any monument or memorial in the capital. The commission says the sculpture needs to be reworked.

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U.S. Universities No Longer Only Game in Town Print E-mail
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In the past few years there has been an increase in applications to American graduate schools but the rate of growth is slowing. Beth McMurtrie, international editor of the Chronicle of Higher Education talks with Liane Hansen about why there has been a decline in the number of foreign students attending U.S. universities.

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Mother's Day Founder Opposed Commercialization Print E-mail
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West Virginian Anna Jarvis founded Mother's Day 100 years ago today. Her original idea was to make it a "day of rest" for mothers. However, as the years of the celebration progressed, Jarvis became discouraged by the commercialization of the day.

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Oregon Events Reflect Candidates' Campaigns Print E-mail
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The Democratic presidential candidates are in Oregon on Saturday, ahead of that state's primary on May 20.

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