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Mueller Defends Office's Investigation Into Russian Interference In 2016 Election

12:42pm May 29, 2019

Special Counsel Robert Mueller gives his first public statement since the release of his office's report. He emphasized the report's finding that Russians launched an attack on our political system.

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Mueller: Special Counsel Office To Close

12:41pm May 29, 2019

Special Counsel Robert Mueller, speaking publicly for the first time since the start of the probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election, says his office is closing and he is resigning.

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Siege: Trump Under Fire, by Michael Wolff

Michael Wolff's New Trump Tell-All 'Siege,' Stars Steve Bannon And A Cast Of No-Names

8:11am May 29, 2019

by Ron Elving

The Fire and Fury author offers surprising stories about the president. But there may never have been a more polarizing president, nor an author less likely to be read as a neutral recorder of facts.

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Missouri Health Clinic May Be Forced To Stop Abortion Services

7:43am May 29, 2019

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Dr. Colleen McNicholas, an abortion provider at Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region, about how Missouri could soon lose the only clinic that provides abortions.

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People watch from the Liberty Memorial as a severe storm that dropped several tornadoes earlier approaches downtown Kansas City, Mo., Tuesday, shortly before striking Douglas County, Kansas.

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Large Tornado Touches Down Near Kansas City; At Least 12 Injured

7:43am May 29, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

The massive tornado skirted the metropolitan area but struck several towns to the west of Kansas City, Kan., leaving damaged houses "for a mile in every direction."

At least 43 million Americans have overdue medical bills on their credit reports, according to a 2014 report on medical debt by the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Mired In Medical Debt? Federal Rule Changes Proposed For Bill Collectors

7:20am May 29, 2019

by Michelle Andrews

More than half of Americans contacted about an overdue bill said it related to medical debt. Some consumer advocates say newly proposed limits on debt collectors don't do enough.

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New Mexico Officials Scramble To Handle Bus Loads Of Asylum-Seekers

6:55am May 29, 2019

NPR's Noel King talks to Chris Brice, an official with New Mexico's Luna County, where U.S. border agents dropped off busloads of asylum-seekers, who are waiting for their cases to be processed.

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News Brief: Missouri Abortion Issue, Oklahoma Flooding, Election Security

6:43am May 29, 2019

Missouri's last clinic that provides abortions is close to losing its license. Oklahoma communities are in a standoff with the raging Arkansas River. New election technology sparks security questions.

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Growing Number Of Turkish Military Officers Seek Asylum In The U.S.

6:43am May 29, 2019

by Tom Bowman

More than two dozen ex-Turkish military officers are in the U.S. seeking asylum — afraid they'll be jailed if they return home. They say they were falsely accused of taking part in a 2016 coup.

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Arkansas River Watershed Is At Breaking Point, Oklahoma Governor Says

6:06am May 29, 2019

by Frank Morris

In Oklahoma, Tulsa and other nearby communities are in a tense standoff with the raging Arkansas River. The river has already flooded hundreds of homes and businesses.