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A Mother Documents Her Final Months Of Life In 'Julie' Podcast

5:13pm February 07, 2019

At age 37, Julie Yip-Williams was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer. She died in March 2018 and documented the final months of her extraordinary life for the new podcast, Julie.

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Why Many In The Great Lakes Region Can't Afford Basic Drinking Water

5:13pm February 07, 2019

by Elizabeth Miller

The Great Lakes are one of the world's largest sources of fresh water. But an investigation from American Public Media and Great Lakes Today finds the cost of that water has doubled or tripled.

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Washington Public Health Official Discusses Measles Outbreak In Pacific Northwest

5:13pm February 07, 2019

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Dr. Alan Melnick, director of public health for Clark County, Wash., about the measles outbreak in the Pacific Northwest. Clark County now has 50 confirmed cases.

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Attorney General nominee William Barr met with several senators on Jan. 29. The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday voted to recommend his nomination to the full Senate.

William Barr, Attorney General Nominee, Gets Nod From Key Senate Committee

2:20pm February 07, 2019

by Carrie Johnson

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted on Thursday to recommend that the full chamber confirm President Trump's choice to take over the leadership of the Justice Department.

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Gucci Apologizes And Removes Sweater Following 'Blackface' Backlash

1:22pm February 07, 2019

by Amy Held

The luxury brand said it would work toward turning the incident into a "learning moment." It coincides with Black History Month as well as another blackface controversy roiling Virginia's leadership.

An NYPD vehicle sits outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn on Monday. Inmates inside suffered days of bitter cold without heat in the facility.

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DOJ Asks Watchdog To Investigate Heat And Power Failures At Brooklyn Jail

11:56am February 07, 2019

by James Doubek

The Department of Justice is asking its Office of the Inspector General to investigate how inmates in a Brooklyn jail were left in cells without heat or power for days.

Brent Henderson harvests soybeans on his farm near Weona, Ark., in 2017. That crop showed symptoms of dicamba exposure. Henderson switched to Xtend soybeans the following year, he says, as "insurance" against future damage.

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Is Fear Driving Sales Of Monsanto's Dicamba-Proof Soybeans?

11:34am February 07, 2019

by Dan Charles

Some farmers say they're buying a popular new soybean seed partly because they're afraid of crop damage from herbicide drift. A new lawsuit claims the seed maker is violating antitrust laws.

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Firefighters battle flames at a burning apartment complex in Paradise, Calif., in November. PG&E could shut down power to as many as 5.4 million customers during extreme weather conditions.

PG&E Could Shut Off Power For Millions To Prevent Wildfires

11:17am February 07, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

The utility could cut power to as many as 5.4 million during extreme weather conditions. PG&E declared bankruptcy last month in the face of billions of dollars in wildfire-related liabilities.

BB&T and SunTrust announced plans to merge, in a deal worth some $66 billion. The deal is weighted toward BB&T, whose shareholders will own around 57 percent of the new bank.

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BB&T And SunTrust To Merge, Forming 6th-Largest Bank In The U.S.

10:31am February 07, 2019

by Bill Chappell

The new bank is set to have its headquarters in Charlotte, N.C. Both of the banks are calling it a "merger of equals," but the deal is weighted toward BB&T, whose CEO will be in charge.

A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee stands at the center of Lee Circle along Monument Avenue in Richmond, Va. The commonwealth of Virginia has a complicated racial history that underpins many of today's political controversies.

A Complicated Racial History Underpins Politics In Virginia

9:31am February 07, 2019

by Debbie Elliott

The controversies currently rocking Virginia politics are rooted in a historical legacy of racism that cannot be overcome overnight, says historian Gregg Kimball.