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Migrants address a Hungarian police officer at collection point in the village of Roszke, Hungary, September 7, 2015. Police used pepper spray on a crowd of migrants attempting to break through a cordon at Roszke, on Hungary's border with Serbia, on Monday, a Reuters witness said.         REUTERS/Marko Djurica  - RTX1RIUB
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U.S. presidential hopeful Donald Trump waves after a press availability after signing a pledge with the  Republican National Committee (RNC) at Trump Tower in Manhattan, New York September 3, 2015. Republican front-runner Donald Trump on Thursday bowed to pressure from the party establishment and signed a pledge not to run as an independent candidate in the November 2016 presidential election.   REUTERS/Lucas Jackson  - RTX1QZDH
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What is thought to be one of the earliest printed pictures of a game of tennis, found in a book by Guillaume de La Perriere called "Le theatre de bons engins", or the theatre of fine devices, published in Paris in 1540. The 16th century images were found by archivists at the University of Glasgow in a newly acquired French printed picture book. Photo credit: University of Glasgow
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Left: A New Portrait Painting Of The Queen By Artist Andrew Festing For The Royal Hospital In Chelsea Is Unveiled At The Mall Galleries In London. (Photo by Tim Graham/Getty Images); and Right: portrait photograph of Queen Victoria dressed for the wedding of The Duke and Duchess of Albany, 1887
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  • Hungarian police officers push back migrants at collection point in the village of Roszke, Hungary, September 7, 2015. Police used pepper spray on a crowd of migrants attempting to break through a cordon at Roszke, on Hungary's border with Serbia, on Monday, a Reuters witness said.        REUTERS/Marko Djurica  TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RTX1RINX
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    September 8

    Tuesday on the NewsHour, the refugee crisis continues to grow as migrants are blocked passage into western Europe. Also: New Democratic support means the Iran deal will not be undone, a look back at outsider presidential campaigns that changed history, genies, storytelling and extremism in Salman Rushdie’s new book and students behind bars learning classical guitar. Continue reading →

  • Woman shaking hands in suit. Related words: jobs, job search, interview. Photo by Indeed/Getty Images
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    Ask The Headhunter: Why aren’t headhunters finding me a better job?
    September 8 BY Nick Corcodilos 

    Chasing headhunters is an unproductive use of your time. Use the headhunter’s approach yourself to apply your limited time and energy wisely. Continue reading →

  • Supporters rally at the Carter County Detention Center for Rowan County clerk Kim Davis, who remains in jail for contempt of court in Grayson, Kentucky September 5, 2015. Around 200 supporters gathered outside a Kentucky jail on Saturday to support a county clerk held there for defying a federal judge's order to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. REUTERS/Chris Tilley - RTX1R9H0
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    News Wrap: Released from jail, Kim Davis attends rally
    September 8

    In our news wrap Tuesday, a Kentucky clerk who had been jailed for five days for refusing to provide marriage licenses to gay couples was released. Also, Hillary Clinton said she is sorry about using a private email server as secretary of state in an interview with ABC News. Continue reading →

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  • Refugees and migrants line up inside a soccer stadium used as a registration centre at the city of Mytilene, on the Greek island of Lesbos, September 8, 2015. Greece asked the European Union for aid to prevent it being overwhelmed by refugees, as a minister said arrivals on Lesbos had swollen to three times as many as the island could handle.  REUTERS/Dimitris Michalakis - RTX1RMCL
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    Lesbos struggles to register unending waves of migrants
    September 8

    On the Greek island of Lesbos, 4,000 people a day are coming to shore. Krishnan Guru-Murthy of Independent Television News visits a municipal park that’s been taking over by migrants who are waiting to be processed before they can leave the island. Continue reading →

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  • U.S. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) (C) walks to his office as he arrives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington September 8, 2015. Reid, the Democratic leader in the U.S. Senate, issued a ringing defense of the Iran nuclear deal on Tuesday, saying the agreement would survive the high stakes review by Congress.  REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RTX1RNSH
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    Winning new Democratic support, Iran deal passage is all over but the shouting
    September 8

    Three remaining Senate Democratic holdouts announced they will back the Iran nuclear deal, bringing the number of supporters to at least 41 votes. That’s enough to block majority Republicans — who unanimously oppose the deal — from disapproving the agreement. Political director Lisa Desjardins joins Gwen Ifill from Capitol Hill to take a closer look. Continue reading →

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    The next food movement? Maybe garbage-to-plate dining
    September 8

    What happens to the little ends of cucumber that get cut off by big-time food processors to make pickles? At the Michelin-starred Manhattan restaurant Blue Hill, chef Dan Barber has tried turning that food waste into cuisine, an experiment to encourage diners to rethink the distinction between what we eat and what we throw away. Special correspondent Allison Aubrey of NPR News reports. Continue reading →

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    Learning classical guitar helps kids in trouble change their tune
    September 8

    In Texas, a nonprofit partners with a juvenile justice center to help students finish their high school education by learning classical guitar. Student Reporting Labs special correspondent Kennedy Huff reports for KLRU in Austin. Continue reading →

  • Michael Derrick Hudson photo from his profile on the Poetry Foundation's website
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    Why a white male poet was just published in ‘The Best American Poetry 2015′ as ‘Yi-Fen Chou’
    September 8 BY Corinne Segal 

    When Michael Derrick Hudson had his poem “The Bees, the Flowers, Jesus, Ancient Tigers, Poseidon, Adam and Eve” rejected 40 times, he decided to try a different tack. He submitted it under the name “Yi-Fen Chou.” Continue reading →

  • Pleasant View Elementary School  Principal Gara Field works with first grader  Rachael Rodriguez  on a word game on an interactive screen during free time in Rodriguez' class this past May. Photo by Gretchen Ertl/Hechinger Report
    Education
    How an unconventional principal turned around a struggling urban school
    September 8 BY Jennifer D. Jordan, The Hechinger Report 

    In the past four years, Principal Gara Field has done more than boost morale to turn around an urban elementary school that has struggled for years with leadership churn and low test scores. Continue reading →

  • By day, Minneapolis native Drew Erickson works as a charter pilot. At night, he spins under the name DJ LAST WORD. Photo by MN Originals.
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    This DJ has an equally cool day job
    September 8 BY Twin Cities Public Television 

    By day, Minneapolis native Drew Erickson works as a charter pilot. At night, he spins under the name DJ LAST WORD. Continue reading →

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