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'Venus And Serena': An Extraordinary Story, Told On Film

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Serena (right) and Venus Williams pose with their gold medals during the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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Serena (left) and Venus Williams celebrate a point during their women's doubles match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in August 2012.

By Elizabeth Blair

Originally published on Fri May 17, 2013 5:52 pm

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It's Cinderella plus Jackie Robinson times two. When Venus and Serena Williams burst onto the lily-white world of tennis, they changed the game and made history: They were sisters. From a poor neighborhood. Who brought unprecedented power to the game. And both reached No. 1.

Their journey is the subject of a new documentary called Venus and Serena, showing in select theaters around the country.

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Michigan LGBT Youth Center Does Outreach With A Dance 'Hook'

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The Ruth Ellis Center helps about 5,000 young people each year.

By Kyle Norris

Originally published on Fri May 17, 2013 5:52 pm

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Boston Bombings Prompt Fresh Look At Unsolved Murders

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Gerry Leone was the district attorney for Middlesex County in Massachusetts when three people were murdered in a house in the Boston suburb of Waltham. He told reporters that police suspected the assailants and the victims knew each other.

By Joel Rose

Originally published on Fri May 17, 2013 5:52 pm

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An unsolved triple murder in the Boston suburbs is getting a closer look in the wake of the marathon bombings. One of the victims may have been a friend of bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev. That's prompting authorities to revisit the 2011 case.

The murders took place in Waltham, Mass. On Sept. 12, 2011, police responded to a house in the leafy suburb a few miles west of Boston.

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Obama U: What Graduation Speeches Say About The President

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President Obama's commencement speeches seem to be his real State of the Union addresses. On May 5, he told Ohio State students that they were graduating into a "healing" economy.

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But last year, he reminded Air Force Academy graduates that they were the first class in nearly a decade to graduate with "no Americans fighting in Iraq."

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Throughout all his graduation speeches, Obama sounds themes of shared responsibility, as when he told University of Michigan students in 2010 that "government is us."

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President Obama's commencement speeches often seem more about the big-picture state of the union than do his State of the Union addresses. On May 5, he told Ohio State students that they were graduating into a "healing" economy.

By Ari Shapiro

Originally published on Fri May 17, 2013 5:52 pm

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Bobby McFerrin: Spirituals As Sung Prayers

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Bobby McFerrin's new album is titled Spirityouall.

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Originally published on Fri May 17, 2013 5:52 pm

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Clinton Wieden and Mitch Watson

On May 3, 1971, at 5 p.m., All Things Considered debuted on 90 public radio stations.

In the 40 years since, almost everything about the program has changed, from the hosts, producers, editors and reporters to the length of the program, the equipment used and even the audience.

However there is one thing that remains the same: each show consists of the biggest stories of the day, thoughtful commentaries, insightful features on the quirky and the mainstream in arts and life, music and entertainment, all brought alive through sound.

All Things Considered is the most listened-to, afternoon drive-time, news radio program in the country. Every weekday the two-hour show is hosted by Robert Siegel, Michele Norris and Melissa Block. In 1977, ATC expanded to seven days a week with a one-hour show on Saturdays and Sundays, currently hosted by Guy Raz. During 2012, while Michele is focusing on other reporting assignments, Weekend Edition Sunday host Audie Cornish will fill in for her in the host chair.

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