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This Prank Gives Someone Too Much Power

One Twitter user likes to post videos of frustrated travelers looking for power outlets in airports. They are disappointed to find that what looks like an outlet is just a sticker, that he put there.

The headquarters of Oregon's Driver and Motor Vehicles Division on Thursday in Salem, Ore. Oregon became the first state to allow residents to mark their gender as "not specified" on applications for driver's licenses.

Oregon Adds A New Gender Option To Its Driver's Licenses: X

The change follows a ruling last year by an Oregon judge that allowed an Army veteran to legally identify as non-binary — neither male nor female. Several countries already recognize a third gender.

In a study that tested the vision of people from a variety of professions, researchers at the University of California, Berkeley found that dressmakers who spend many hours doing fine, manual work seemed to have a superior ability to see in 3-D.

Research Finds Dressmakers Have Good Eyes, And Not Just For Style

In a study of people from a variety of professions, dressmakers were found to have superior 3-D vision. Could their endless hours of delicate handwork be honing eyesight?

A Yemeni child suspected of being infected with cholera is treated at a hospital in Sanaa in May.

Cholera Ravages Yemen

More than 124,000 suspected cases have been reported over the past six weeks. And the health care system is collapsing.

Cilundu Coffee Caffeinates 3rd Street Center, Supports Zambian Orphans

A new coffee shop has recently opened at the 3rd Street Center in Carbondale. KDNK’s Raleigh Burleigh stopped by to check it out. Cilundu Coffee is open…

Coverage by the Arabic-language satellite channel Al-Jazeera has long been a sticking point in Qatar's relations with its neighbors. Saudi Arabia and others are pressuring the country to shut down the channel.

Qatar's Crisis With Saudi Arabia And Gulf Neighbors Has Decades-Long Roots

It's the most recent flare-up in a series of long-running tensions between Qatar and Saudi Arabia and the Gulf states. This time, analysts say, there will be no easy or quick resolution.

Analysts say that the experience of shopping at Whole Foods might change in the near future now that the retailer is being bought by Amazon.

After The Amazon Deal: What Will Shopping At Whole Foods Feel Like?

Analysts say Amazon's acquisition of Whole Foods could hasten the growth of online grocery shopping. So, where does this leave brick-and-mortar stores? The store of the future may look very different.

The Rising Price Of Butter Could Be A Harbinger Of A French Croissant Crisis

The price of butter has gone up in France, and bakers worry the price of croissants may have to go up too. French baker Francois Brault tells Melissa Block about how his bakery is affected.

Bill Cosby looks on as spokesman Andrew Wyatt triumphantly raises his fist outside the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa., on Saturday. Cosby's legal and publicity team treated the mistrial as a victory, though prosecutors immediately said they plan to retry the case.

Judge Declares Mistrial In Bill Cosby Sexual Assault Case

After days of deliberations, the jury could not reach a unanimous decision — but this does not spell an end to the high-profile trial. Prosecutors say they will retry the case.

Reaction To Cosby Case

NPR's Melissa Block speaks with Goldie Taylor, editor at large at the Daily Beast, about the mistrial declared today in the case of Bill Cosby.

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