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A white-tailed deer emerges from the brush. The Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge has some of the richest biological diversity in North America — with 1,200 plants, 300 butterflies, and 700 vertebrates, of which 520 are birds. Verónica G. Cárdenas for NPR hide caption

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Border Wall Threatens National Wildlife Refuge That's Been 40 Years In The Making

Construction of the Trump administration's border wall has been slowed by difficulties acquiring private land, so the government is prioritizing construction inside federal nature sanctuaries.

The Food And Drug Administration reviews new drugs for approval much faster than it used to, but changes in the agency's standards have drawn questions. Michael J. Ermarth/FDA hide caption

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FDA Approves Drugs Faster Than Ever But Relies On Weaker Evidence, Researchers Find

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I Can't Forget Leonard Cohen
It's What I Want Röyksopp
Tommib Squarepusher
The Boys Are Back in Town Thin Lizzy

Vacant rowhouses line a portion of Franklin Square, a formerly redlined neighborhood in Baltimore. New research shows many communities subjected to discriminatory housing practices in the 1930s are hotter today. Ian Morton for NPR hide caption

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Racist Housing Practices From The 1930s Linked To Hotter Neighborhoods Today

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Between Spheres Volsky
L.M. II Toshio Matsuura Group
Schopenhauer's Garden Mark Barrott

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Border Wall Threatens National Wildlife Refuge That's Been 40 Years In The Making

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Melt The Mountain Howl
Downhill Lullaby Sky Ferreira
Had To Hear Real Estate
Badu Andrew Gower
Beloved Exile Steve Moore
Sultans of Swing Dire Straits
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