Tech Companies Working On Fixes For Fake News As Midterms Approach
Fake news, hate speech and foreign interference are the notable examples of what went wrong online during the 2016 campaign. Facebook, Googl...
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Cancer Patients Get Little Guidance From Doctors On Using Medical Marijuana
Side effects from cancer treatment lead many patients to ask their physicians about trying marijuana for relief. Even when the answer is ye...
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House Ethics Member Reportedly Settled Sexual Misconduct Case With Taxpayer Money
Republican Rep. Patrick Meehan of Pennsylvania, who has investigated sexual misconduct claims as part of the House Ethics Committee, was re...
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Women's March On Washington: 'We Are A Part Of America, So We Need To Be Out Here'
The second annual Women's March drew a wide range of ages and races to the nation's capital. The year since President Trump took of...
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Still 'Pretty Damn Mad' Protesters Unite In Second Annual Women's March
Marchers united largely in opposition to President Trump, who tweeted Saturday that protesters should be celebrating "the historic mil...
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Paul Bocuse, 'Giant' Of French Cuisine, Dies At 91
The French president and several celebrity chefs mourned the loss of a man who helped re-imagine French cuisine. (Image credit: Laurent Ci...
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Animal Trafficking 'Kingpin' Arrested in Thailand
Boonchai Bach is accused of heading a network that dealt in large quantities of poached elephant ivory, rhinoceros horn and other endangere...
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With A Show Of Hands, Filipino-American Chefs Rekindle Kamayan Feasts
Kamayan is the traditional Filipino way of eating — without utensils. But it's also a generous shared meal of time-honored colorful foo...
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Crime Is Down In American Cities, And 'Uneasy Peace' Explains Why
Contrary to what you might see on TV, homicide, assault and rapes have decreased in big cities since the 1970s. Patrick Sharkey attributes ...
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As A Massive Garbage Dump Closes In Brazil, Trash-Pickers Face An Uncertain Future
Authorities are closing a dump on the outskirts of Brasilia. Some 2,000 trash-pickers, who sort and sell recyclables, depend on the dump fo...
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How America Has Changed During Trump's First Year In Office, By The Numbers
The economy has improved, health insurance prices continued to climb, and far fewer people have been stopped at the southwestern border. Ho...
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In Their Own Words: People With Intellectual Disabilities Talk About Rape
In the final piece of NPR's series on the sexual assault epidemic against people with intellectual disabilities, we hear from victims t...
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A Drone's Eye View Of The World: Hippos, Palm Trees, Motor Scooters
Here are a few of the winners from the 4th International Drone Photography Contest. (Image credit: Tom Sweetman) from News : NPR http:/...
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PHOTOS: To Brighten Dreary Winter Nights, A Festival Lights Up London
Winters in London can be damp and dreary, and it gets dark early. The "Lumiere London" light festival features more than 50 outdo...
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Victims Of Las Vegas Shooting: We Need More Help
A fund set up to help the victims of the mass shooting in Las Vegas isn't getting the same kind of donations other funds in devastating...
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Trump Has Revealed Assumptions About Handling Presidential Wealth, Businesses
Trump has continued to own a business empire while serving as president — thus showing that expectations about handling presidential wealth...
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DeVos: 'Common Core Is Dead'; A Large Online Charter School Is Shut Down
School-related arrests data, foster youth transportation and more education news of the week. (Image credit: Facebook) from News : NPR ...
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Government Shuts Down As Congress Fails To Pass Funding Measure
The government is now in a partial shutdown — happening on the first anniversary of President Trump's inauguration — after Congress fai...
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Senate Set To Vote On Government Funding Bill Before Midnight
The Senate is set to hold a vote before midnight on Friday on the bill the House passed last night to avert a government shutdown. from N...
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LA Coroner: Tom Petty's Death Was Due To An Accidental Overdose
Family members said they hoped that the cause of his death would spark discussion about the power and danger of opioid drugs. (Image credi...
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