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Marta Karolyi, the national team coordinator for USA Gymnastics, looks at the scoreboard along with (from right) Simone Biles, Aly Raisman and Gabby Douglas during the women's qualification on Sunday. Karolyi, 73, is widely credited with helping make the U.S. women the best in the world. She is stepping down after the Rio Games.

Pushing U.S. Gymnasts To The Summit, Marta Karolyi Leaves On Top

Marta Karolyi and her husband, Bela, have helped develop the top women gymnasts in the world since the '70s, first in Romania and now the U.S. At 73, she's now ready to join her husband in retirement.

Inside a date market in Saudi Arabia, one of the world's top producers

Saudi Arabia is known for its oil, but it is also one of the world's great producers of dates, which are now in season.

#SportsReport: NYS To Require Higher Insurance Plans For MMA Fighters

MLB:In baseball, in the American League, the Yankees beat Baltimore 7-1, Minnesota tripled up Detroit 6-2, Cleveland won against Kansas City 7-3, Oakland…

N.C. State, March Madness' biggest underdog, advances to the Elite Eight

On Friday night, the 11-seed Wolfpack took down the No. 2 seed Marquette Golden Eagles — marking the first time that N.C. State has advanced to the NCAA tournament's Elite Eight since 1986.

Listener Comments 12/6/24

Here are this week's highlights from the WAMC Listener Comment Line.

Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper is considered one of the Democrats' strongest candidates for flipping a Republican-controlled Senate seat this fall. But he's made missteps that have led some voters to question whether they can support him ahead of the state's Tuesday primary.

1 Of Democrats' Top Senate Recruits Stumbles Amid Protests

While former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper is still seen as having an edge in his state's Senate primary, recent and past comments about race have dampened enthusiasm for him among some voters.

At the heart of <a href="http://www.npr.org/2011/10/18/141417506/to-hell-and-back-with-a-marine-and-his-wife">Hell and Back Again</a> is 26-year-old Sgt. Nathan Harris (left). The documentary film — which won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival — shows a wounded Harris' struggles with combat stress and addictive opiates after his return to the U.S.

Flicks, Picked (Redux): Edelstein's 2011 Top 10 Films

From a white-knuckle Wall Street chronicle to a modernized Shakespearean war story, the films on David Edelstein's best-of-the-year list tell solid stories new and old.

Eilís O'Neill

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Joyce Russell

Joyce Russell is a correspondent based at the Iowa Statehouse. Joyce has been covering the Iowa Statehouse since shortly after joining the news staff at WOI Radio in 1988. Her earlier broadcasting experience included news reporting at commercial stations in Oklahoma City and Fort Wayne, Indiana. Joyce’s reports can be heard on National Public Radio and American Public Media programs including All Things Considered, Morning Edition, and Marketplace. She covered the last six Iowa caucus campaigns and interviewed numerous candidates for president, including some who went on to attain the highest office in the land.

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