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Politics, Skittles and a massive humanitarian crisis don't mix very well.

Taste The Outrage: Donald Trump Jr.'s Tweet Compares Refugees To Skittles

After the Republican presidential candidate's son compared Syrian refugees to a bowl of poisoned Skittles, the candy's parent company responded, saying, "Skittles are candy. Refugees are people."

Second-grader Kadija Noor's family came to the U.S. from Somalia. She says being a part of Growing Colorado Kids has led her to eat more healthful foods, although she still prefers the garden's strawberries to its vegetables.

A Colorado Farm Helps Refugee Kids Put Down Roots In A New Home

In exchange for working on a farm, the kids get fresh, healthy produce to take home. They also get a way to break through the isolation refugees often face in a new country.

Khalid al-Falih is shown at a conference in Riyadh in January, when he was still chairman of Saudi Arabia's state oil giant, Saudi Aramco. He became the country's oil minister in May. Saudi Arabia has been looking to diversify its holdings, and Aramco is reportedly looking to buy an oil refinery near the port of Houston.

As Saudi Arabia Diversifies, A Texas Oil Refinery May Be In Its Future

Analysts say Saudi Arabia's national oil company may be trying to buy a refinery in the U.S. It's part of an effort to build an economy that goes beyond oil exports.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren questions John Stumpf, chairman and CEO of Wells Fargo, about the unauthorized opening of customer accounts by Wells Fargo during a Senate Banking Committee hearing Tuesday.

'You Should Resign': Watch Sen. Elizabeth Warren Grill Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf

"If one of your tellers took a handful of $20 bills out of the cash drawer, they'd probably be looking at criminal charges," Warren tells the bank's CEO.

Brock Turner, seen here in his January 2015 booking photo released by the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office, was released from county jail Friday.

Brock Turner Freed From Jail After Serving Half Of 6-Month Sentence

Three months after receiving a lenient punishment for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman at Stanford University, Turner left Santa Clara County's main jail Friday.

Jazz Night In America Features Tribute To Rudy Van Gelder, Prestige Records

Listen Sunday, September 4 at 7:00 p.m. on Jazz 91.9 WCLK as Jazz Night In America with Christian McBride from NPR Music presents a tribute to legendary…

The Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Queensland, Australia, in August 2009. Scientists say they have discovered a second, enormous reef in the deeper water behind the Great Barrier Reef.

Massive 'Doughnut' Reef Discovered Behind Australia's Great Barrier Reef

The reef structure covers more than 2,000 square miles north of the Great Barrier Reef. What might live there and even what it looks like up close, is still largely a mystery.

#MemeOfTheWeek: Taco Trucks On Every Corner

A Trump surrogate warned of "taco trucks on every corner" as immigration remains unchecked in the U.S. But very few people on Twitter think that's a bad thing.

New Music: Apache By Aaron Neville

Aaron Neville shows no sign of losing his vocal or musical edge at age 75. His new Tell It Records release Apache comes following several releases in…

NASA's Juno spacecraft captured this view on Aug. 27 as it closed in on Jupiter's north pole, about two hours before the probe's nearest approach.

NASA Probe Takes First-Ever Close-Up Images Of Jupiter's North Pole

"It's bluer in color up there than other parts of the planet, and there are a lot of storms," a Juno mission leader says of the gas giant's northern reaches.

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