Chef Leah Chase, 92, here in the kitchen of Dooky Chase, had no qualms about rebuilding the restaurant her father-in-law opened in 1941 in New Orleans' Treme neighborhood.

Chef Leah Chase, 92, here in the kitchen of Dooky Chase, had no qualms about rebuilding the restaurant her father-in-law opened in 1941 in New Orleans' Treme neighborhood. Debbie Elliott/NPR hide caption

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Restaurants Feed New Orleans' Recovery: 'I Knew I Had To Come Back'

After Hurricane Katrina wiped out the city 10 years ago, locals fought hard to preserve their deep-rooted cuisine. But devastation also brought opportunities for more experimental eateries to move in.
Sergio Pinales packs up after a training session with his Compton cricket teammates at Woodley Cricket Field in January 2011 in Los Angeles.

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Arts & Life

The Compton You Haven't Seen On Screen

While the new Straight Outta Compton may Hollywood's attempt to keep it real, Compton's reality in 2015 is quite different from the stream of images pop culture has churned out since the 1980s.
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Low-carb diet or low-fat one? Either diet will trigger the body to burn off fat, a new study finds.

Low-carb diet or low-fat one? Either diet will trigger the body to burn off fat, a new study finds. Mahafreen H. Mistry/NPR hide caption

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You Don't Need To Go Low-Carb To Burn Body Fat, Study Says

Popular advice suggests a low-carb diet is necessary to trigger the body to shed fat. But a small, rigorous study finds low-fat diets also spark body-fat loss. The key: Choose a diet you'll stick to.
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A photo from May shows Gino Celli checking his parched crops near his farm near Stockton, Calif. If predictions of a strong El Niño prove true, it could presage a relief from the region's prolonged drought.

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Scientists Say We Could Be Heading Into 'Godzilla El Niño'

It could bring much-needed rain to California and the National Weather Service says there's a greater than 90 percent chance it will persist through the Northern Hemisphere winter.
Mick Jenkins' new mixtape, Wave[s], is out August 21.

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Preview Mick Jenkins' New Album, 'Wave[s]'

The Chicago rapper's latest H2O-themed project is evidence that being smart doesn't have to mean being stiff.
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Bel Powley stars as Minnie Goetze in The Diary of a Teenage Girl. Directed by Marielle Heller, the film is based on a semi-autobiographical graphic novel by Phoebe Gloeckner.

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Movie Interviews

A 'Diary' Unlocked: A Teenage Coming-Of-Age Story Put On Film

When she was 15, Phoebe Gloeckner lost her virginity to her mother's boyfriend. Gloeckner wrote about the experience in The Diary of a Teenage Girl, which Marielle Heller adapted into a film.
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Nurse Issa French with his wife Anita, who's holding a copy of Time magazine's issue devoted to front-line workers. He's earned that title, treating more than 420 Ebola patients.

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Goats and Soda

A Doctor's Gift To The Brave, Underpaid Nurses Of Sierra Leone

Dr. Nahid Bhadelia volunteered to help fight Ebola in the African nation. When she learned that many of the nurses there didn't always receive a salary, she sprang into action via crowdfunding.
Communal meals are woven into our DNA. But eating alone is no longer a social taboo.

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Party Of 1: We Are Eating A Lot Of Meals Alone

We've never been more connected as a society: tweeting, texting, vining. But when it comes to eating, more of us are going solo. And even when we do have table companions, we may be tuning them out.
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Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis as she goes into the U.S. District Court in July with her lawyer. Davis says that issuing same-sex marriage licenses violates her religious beliefs.

Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis as she goes into the U.S. District Court in July with her lawyer. Davis says that issuing same-sex marriage licenses violates her religious beliefs. Timothy D. Easley/AP hide caption

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Kentucky Clerk Denies Marriage License To Two Couples, Despite Judge's Order

Kim Davis, a clerk in Rowan County, has said that issuing the licenses would violate her Christian faith. A federal judge says she must begin issuing licenses.
Former Texas Gov. and Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry's campaign has stopped paying some of its staff as funds are drying up.

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It's All Politics

Can A SuperPAC Rescue Rick Perry?

Even as former Gov. Perry's campaign is cutting its payroll, his political committee may be able to help. If it works, it's likely to set a new standard for how presidential campaigns are financed.
Galdakao Mayor Ibon Uribe (left) and volunteer Javier Goikoetxea pose in front of the Solidarity Fridge, Spain's first communal refrigerator, shared by citizens in Galdakao, a city outside Bilbao.

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To Cut Food Waste, Spain's Solidarity Fridge Supplies Endless Leftovers

Anyone can either restock or stock up on food from this Basque town's communal refrigerator.
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