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The side of Jupiter's moon Europa that faces the giant planet.

#NPRreads: Take Your Pick Of Space, Race Or Celebrity

In this weekly story roundup, NPR reporters, editors and producers share what they have been reading. Today's mix explores life away from Earth, forgotten photos and fallen stars.

Wanda Irving holds her granddaughter, Soleil, in front of a portrait of Soleil's mother, Shalon, at her home in Sandy Springs, Ga. Wanda is raising Soleil since Shalon died of complications due to hypertension a few weeks after giving birth.

Black Mothers Keep Dying After Giving Birth. Shalon Irving's Story Explains Why

Black women are three times more likely to die from complications of childbirth than white women in the U.S. Racism, and the stress it causes, can play a leading role in that disparity.

Alyona Sadikova sits in the kitchen of the women's shelter she heads on the outskirts of Moscow. "We try to get women back on their feet. This is not a hotel," she says. "We're not saviors; we want women to save themselves."

Rights Advocates Warn Russian Domestic Abuse Law Will 'Protect The Oppressor'

"The law mentions one blow, but with one blow you can kill someone," says a young mom hiding in a shelter. "What kind of husbands, what kind of families, will we have with that law? Is that normal?"

Anthropologists Renato and Shelly Rosaldo lived in the Philippines with the Ilongot, an isolated tribe in the rain forest. They were based here, in a settlement of Kakidugen, from 1967 to 1969 and in 1974.

Invisibilia: A Man Finds An Explosive Emotion Locked In A Word

When anthropologist Renato Rosaldo went to live with a Philippine tribe that was known for beheading people, he couldn't grasp the emotion that fueled this violence. Then his wife suddenly died.

Sue Perkins releases a snake into the wild at a secret location in the wilds of Cambodia. The snake was destined for the illegal skin trade, until it was rescued by wildlife police.

MEKONG RIVER WITH SUE PERKINS

Airs Mondays, Oct. 2-23, 2017 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV

News In Numbers: How Doctors And The DMV Decide It’s Time For Californians To Stop Driving

DMV statistics reveal the agency took action against the licenses of 4,388 to 6,389 drivers with a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s or dementia each year over the last decade. That's far fewer than the estimated 50,000 people who develop the disease in the state annually.

Klukwan, a small native village in southeast Alaska, is home to about 90 people.

A Native Village In Alaska Where The Past Is Key To The Future

Klukwan is home to about 100 people, most of them from the Tlingit tribe. Once their land reached to the mountains. Today, the village is struggling to retain its land and its culture.

In theory, "direct primary care" should result in better health for patients and lower health care costs overall. But some analysts say that approach just encourages the worried well to get more care than they need.

A Pioneer In 'Flat-Fee Primary Care' Had To Close Its Clinics. What Went Wrong?

Many patients liked the Qliance approach, which gave them unlimited access to a provider for a modest fee and freed doctors from insurance paperwork. But critics say the approach may not be viable.

The NPR newsroom during election coverage on Nov. 8, 2016, in Washington, D.C.

Chairman Steps Down As NPR Grapples With Harassment Crisis

As NPR addresses fallout of a sexual harassment scandal that claimed its chief news executive, the network's board chairman has stepped down and an editor has been placed on leave.

U.S. swimmer Ryan Lochte attends a news conference on Aug. 12 in Rio de Janeiro.

Brazilian Police Charge Ryan Lochte With Making A False Report

The saga of the swimmer and the robbery-that-wasn't continues. The charge against the 32-year-old U.S. Olympian carries a penalty of up to 18 months in prison in Brazil.

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