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  • There were widespread clashes between security forces and Islamist supporters of ousted president Mohammed Morsi in Egypt on Wednesday.
  • The removal of a controversial inscription from the national Martin Luther King Jr. memorial may not be finished in time for the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington later this month. The project is being held up by a dispute over the finishing process.
  • Poet and literary luminary, Donna Snyder who founded the Tumblewords Project in El Paso is joined by upcoming workshop presenter, Dr. Felipe de Ortego y…
  • Executive Director of the Rio Grande Cancer Foundation, Patty Tiscareño previews the “art of survival” as part of the 5th annual Keep on Dancing Cancer…
  • That's according to the USDA's yearly "Cost of Raising a Child" report. Adjusted for inflation the damage is $301,970.
  • Ai Weiwei, the world-renowned Chinese artist and dissident, has created a deeply autobiographical work for the Venice Biennale exhibit. It is a series of dioramas about his life as a political prisoner, when he was jailed for criticizing the corruption and shoddy construction that caused the deaths of 5,000 children when schools collapsed in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.
  • Engineers at Carnegie Mellon University are developing the ultimate in automotive sophistication: the driverless car. When NPR's Brian Naylor went there to check it out, he thought he'd be going for a spin on a test track. Instead, the car drove itself through suburbia.
  • The average cost of an American wedding cost more than $28,000 last year. Travelers insurance is now offering wedding insurance. There's coverage for failed wedding pictures, the caterer goes out of business, gifts go missing, etc.
  • An American singer began her long career as a soprano in her home country, then thrived as a mezzo in Europe. She also directed opera and documentary film, working with both her husband and son. She died in her native New York.
  • Louie talks with Richard Daniel and Margie Brickey of the UTEP Office of Alumni Relations about the support UTEP provides to alumni across the country.…
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