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For 20 years, something called the "broken windows" theory has guided some social policy and many city police departments. The theory holds that disorder in urban neighborhoods leads people to be disorderly. New research shows that people's perceptions of disorder don't always match the actual disorder in their neighborhoods.

Neil Clark Warren is the founder of the online dating service eHarmony. The company performs extensive personality profiling and then introduces couples with matching values and interests. Warren is an Evangelical Christian with strong ties to the conservative Christian community.

NPR's Tavis Smiley talks to Donna Brazile, the first African American to run a presidential campaign, about her new book Cooking With Grease: Stirring the Pots in American Politics. She talks about her experiences heading Al Gore's 2000 campaign and her thoughts on November's upcoming match between President Bush and Sen. John Kerry.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Rep. Fred Upton as he prepares to retire, about the lasting effects of the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack.

In 1995, the Memphis hip-hop group Three 6 Mafia took a shoestring DIY approach to recording their debut album, Mystic Stylez. Their example led to a flourishing independent hip-hop scene.

After surviving cancer and signing to Real Madrid, Linda Caicedo is making her mark at the World Cup. The 18-year-old player already scored a goal in each of Colombia's first two matches.

Donald Trump and other Republican candidates in top races are focusing on campaign ads around transgender rights in the closing weeks of the election.

Read the full transcript from the June 21 hearing from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.

Stadium officials said that thousands of fans without valid tickets had flooded the gates at Sunday's major soccer match between Argentina and Colombia. Argentina won 1-0, after its star Lionel Messi had to leave the game with an injury.

It's been fifty years since the founding of NPR. And, four prominent women shaped the content and the sound of the new network. Lisa Napoli has written a…