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Students stand in the back row of a filled chemistry class at the California State University East Bay in Hayward, Calif., in September 2009. Officials from the Cal State system are seeking new prospective African-American students in church pews.

California State University Seeks Black Students From The Pews

Amid a demographic shift in California, university officials are heading to church to find new applicants.

During the recession, middle-class and poor Americans gave more of their incomes to charity organizations than did the wealthy, according to a new study.

Some Americans Boosted Charitable Giving In Recession; The Rich Did Not

As times got tough, America's less-wealthy citizens grew more generous, according to a new study. But people making at least $200,000 a year cut the portion of their incomes they gave to charity.

David Elder, ocean rescue supervisor for Kill Devil Hills, N.C, stands in a hole he estimates to be 7 feet deep on Sunday. The town on North Carolina's Outer Banks has issued a plea to beachgoers about the dangers of digging holes on the beach.

A man's death shows the dangers of digging deep holes on the beach

A town on the Outer Banks issued a public plea to beachgoers about the dangers of digging holes on the oceanfront just hours before a man died at a New Jersey beach when a hole collapsed on him.

John Wall is shown on Dec. 13, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia prior to tip-off at an NBA game.

NBA star John Wall says emotional and physical hardships led him to consider suicide

John Wall has spent more than a decade in NBA and has been named an All-Star. But he says a series of injuries and personal hardships took a toll on his mental state.

A migrant found smuggled in a vehicle is apprehended by U.S. Border Patrol and the Webb County Sheriff on Oct. 12 in Laredo, Texas.

The U.S. set a new record for apprehensions at the southern border

Migrants apprehensions at the southern border this past year jumped by 37% compared to the year ago. A growing number of border-crossers are from Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua.

Pennsylvania candidate for governor Josh Shapiro campaigns during a rally at the Bucks County Community College Nov. 6, in Newtown, Pa.

Josh Shapiro secures Pa. governor's office, beating election-denier Doug Mastriano

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro wins Pennsylvania race for governor beating Trump-backed Republican Doug Mastriano.

Sunday Puzzle: Let's Get Phonetical

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz play a word game with WNYC listener Eileen Appel of New York City.

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WHO'S WHO/SUSAN SPEAKS WITH "MARQUIS WHO'S WHO IN AMERICA" EDITORIAL DIRECTOR PAUL CANNING ABOUT THAT PUBLICATION'S TOP FIFTY LIST OF CELEBRATED AMERICANS.

2. Week In Review

SCOTT SIMON AND JOURNALIST MARVIN KALB, TALK ABOUT THE TOP NEWS STORIES OF THE WEEK.

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SIMON/RON: SCOTT AND RON TALK ABOUT THE TOP TWO MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL TEAMS IN THE COUNTRY: THE MINUTEMEN OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AND THE WILDCATS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY.

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