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US Wins Women’s World Cup; How Mugshots Harm; Homeless Cooling Shelters

The U.S. women’s national team won the World Cup for the fourth time yesterday. We’ll recap yesterday’s final and talk about why you should keep following women’s soccer. Plus, open up your local paper and you’ll probably see mugshots of people who were booked into the county jail. But that can sometimes do more harm than good, especially for the people in those photos. And, homeless shelters open for extra hours during the winter. The summer poses its own challenges for people struggling to find housing.

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E-Athletes, Gaining That Competitive Edge, and LeBron vs MJ: The Legacy Showdown

Brian, John, and Lisa find out more about Robert Morris University's programs and scholarships (!) for gamers. They also discuss the increasingly thin line (or so it seems) between gaining a competitive edge and flat-out cheating, debate whether LeBron's legacy or MJ's will endure the longest, and bestow their favorite recent social media moments upon their listeners. 

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