The next time you find yourself complaining about work, or hot weather or mosquitoes in the back yard, consider the plight of Charlottesville grad student Charles Clarkson. Sandy Hausman joined him for an afternoon of research on the Eastern Shore where he battles appalling heat and swarms of mosquitoes to study what some might consider a truly disgusting subject.
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From NPR News- Flooding Brings San Antonio To Standstill, Kills One May 25, 2013In one neighborhood, 54 were people rescued. They described a water level that "swallowed up trucks and was chin-high."
- 'We'll Keep Running': Thousands Complete Final Mile Of Boston Marathon May 25, 2013On a cold and rainy day in Boston thousands gathered to finish what two bombs stole from them. A one-mile run traced the home-stretch of the Boston Marathon, giving spectators, runners and victims a chance at closure.
- Stunned By Military Sex Scandals, Advocates Demand Changes May 25, 2013As the nation prepares to mark Memorial Day, outrage has been building on Capitol Hill and beyond over the military's failure to repair a system that has placed service members in more danger of sexual assault than of battlefield injury.
- Job Searching While Black: What's Behind The Unemployment Gap? May 25, 2013Income and wealth inequality is just about as American as baseball and apple pie. And although the economy has improved in the last few years, the unemployment rate for black Americans is about double that for whites.
- Obama Forgets To Salute; Sparks Debate On Presidential Tradition May 25, 2013The presidential salute actually breaks with military decorum and was started by Ronald Reagan in 1981.
- Flooding Brings San Antonio To Standstill, Kills One May 25, 2013
- From BBC News
- Murder sparks anti-Muslim backlash May 25, 2013There has been a large increase in anti-Muslim incidents since the murder of a British soldier in Woolwich, an inter-faith charity says.
- Hezbollah promises Syria 'victory' May 25, 2013The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah group promises victory in Syria where his supporters are backing President al-Assad, amid an upsurge in fighting there.
- Borussia Dortmund 1-2 Bayern Munich May 25, 2013Arjen Robben scores a dramatic late winner as Bayern Munich beat Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League final.
- 48 rescued as island boat hits rock May 25, 2013A total of 48 passengers, including children, are rescued from a boat after it hits a rock and starts taking in water off the Pembrokeshire coast.
- Warnings over flagship projects May 25, 2013More than 30 of the coalition's flagship schemes, including the Universal Credit, are at serious risk of failure, a government report warns.
- Murder sparks anti-Muslim backlash May 25, 2013
