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From NPR: More than half the moms in Japan quit their jobs after giving birth, and it’s hurting the nation’s economy. The new moms simply can’t find childcare. The government’s answer – someday robots will do the child rearing.

Kentucky: Some county clerks complain they received a fundraising email for Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes’ U.S. Senate campaign even though they did not request it. A Department of Defense program will offer free medical services in Mayfield in August.

Tennessee: In the past six years, Tennessee agritourism has more than doubled its economic impact. Pilot Flying J run by Gov. Bill Haslam’s brother Jimmy Haslam has reached a quick settlement with customers cheated out of rebate money.

Illinois: Gun-rights activists are pushing a federal judge to allow people to immediately start carrying firearms publicly, while the state argues the new concealed carry law’s nine-month time period is reasonable.

Whitney grew up listening to Car Talk to and from her family’s beach vacation each year, but it wasn’t until a friend introduced her to This American Life that radio really grabbed her attention. She is a recent graduate from Union University in Jackson, Tenn., where she studied journalism. When she’s not at WKMS, you can find her working on her backyard compost pile and garden, getting lost on her bicycle or crocheting one massive blanket.