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Though summer melting is a yearly occurrence in the Arctic sea, this year set a new benchmark: Three-fourths of the ice melted away. Scientists say the effects of this unprecedented melting are likely to result in extreme weather changes throughout the Northern Hemisphere.

Renee Montagne speaks with NPR's Michele Kelemen about the news that U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three American members of his staff were killed in attacks in Benghazi, Libya.

This year's presidential debates have no Latino moderators on the slate. So one network is taking matters into its own hands. Univision's Jorge Ramos is set to moderate discussions with each of the major party presidential candidates. He tells host Michel Martin it's time for the Commission on Presidential Debates to move into the 21st century.

Melissa Block talks to Patrick Garvey about his friend, the late U.S. ambassador Christopher Stevens. Stevens was killed during an attack on the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya, on Tuesday.

Audie Cornish speaks with Hadeel Al-Shalchi, Reuters' Libya Correspondent, about the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi on Tuesday that killed four U.S. diplomats.

Melissa Block talks with Dina Temple-Raston about the attack on the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke Wednesday morning about the deaths of four Americans, including the U.S. ambassador, after an attack on the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya. We hear some of her remarks.

The old adage that politics ends at the water's edge is out. Even before the State Department had confirmed the death of the U.S. ambassador to Libya, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney issued a statement condemning the Obama administration.

A handful of executive MBA programs around the country — from Harvard to Michigan's Ross School of Business — are teaching students Buddhist meditation techniques. It's not necessarily about teaching spirituality, but focus. There's no way to quantify whether learning how to be centered during a stressful business meeting is balancing the bottom lines at companies. But students say slowing down does help them be more effective.

Simon Cho says he tampered with another racer's skates at the World Short Track Team Championships last year after being pressured by his coach. The coach, Jae Su Chun, denies the claims.