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How Kushner's Finances Could Be Potential Conflicts Of Interest

6:16pm March 01, 2018

by Andrea Bernstein

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with WNYC's Andrea Bernstein about Jared Kushner's financial vulnerabilities, and what they mean for potential conflicts of interest in his role as an adviser to President Trump.

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In His 9 Months On The Job, Special Counsel Robert Mueller Has Charged 19 People

6:16pm March 01, 2018

by Carrie Johnson

Less than a year on the job investigating Russian election interference, special counsel Robert Mueller has secured criminal charges against 19 people including five guilty pleas.

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Forecast For National Weather Service Is Cloudy, With A Chance Of Budget Cuts

6:16pm March 01, 2018

by Brian Naylor

The Trump administration is looking to slash the National Weather Service's budget at a time when the service already has hundreds of unfilled positions — all while extreme weather is increasing. Now, meteorologists are speaking out, warning about being understaffed and the risks to keeping the public informed.

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President Donald Trump departs after speaking at the White House's Opioid Summit Thursday. Trump delivered brief remarks at the conclusion of the summit aimed at addressing the opioid addiction problems in the U.S.

Trump Says Administration Working On 'Very Very Strong' Policies To Combat Opioids

6:16pm March 01, 2018

by Tamara Keith

The president made an unexpected appearance at Thursday's White House opioid summit. "It's a problem that's growing," he said of the drug epidemic that has struck the country.

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Supporters of Planned Parenthood dressed as characters from The Handmaid's Tale protest last June outside the Capitol against Senate Republicans' health care bill.

Planned Parenthood Plans Major Political Effort In Key States For 2018 Midterms

5:51pm March 01, 2018

by Don Gonyea

Planned Parenthood says it will be a major presence in Senate and gubernatorial races in eight battleground states in this year's midterm elections. It promises to spend record dollars as well.

Senators Push For Leadership At Indian Health Service

5:21pm March 01, 2018

by Eric Whitney

President Trump first nominee to lead the Indian Health Service is out of the picture. Montana's senators are urging the administration to name a new nominee quickly.

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Why Pedestrian Deaths Are At A 33-Year High And How To Prevent Them

5:21pm March 01, 2018

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Alissa Walker, urbanist editor of Curbed, about the 42 percent rise in pedestrian deaths in Los Angeles since the mayor launched his initiative to eliminate traffic fatalities two years ago. This comes as pedestrian deaths nationwide are at a 33-year high.

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Puerto Rican Government Considering Changes For Public Schools After Hurricane Maria

5:21pm March 01, 2018

by Adrian Florido

The Puerto Rican government wants to make big changes to the island's public school systems, including allowing charter schools. But critics say officials want to privatize the system, using the chaos after Hurricane Maria as an excuse.

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Colleges Say Suspensions For Gun Control Protests Won't Hurt Applicants

5:21pm March 01, 2018

by Tovia Smith

Many high schools say they will suspend student activists who walk out of classes to take part in gun control protests in the wake of the Florida school shooting. But dozens of colleges are taking the opposite stand, praising student activists and promising those suspensions will not hurt college applicants.

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Parton donated a copy of Coat of Many Colors to the permanent collection of the Library of Congress to mark the delivery of the 100th million book by her nonprofit Imagination Library.

Dolly Parton Gives The Gift Of Literacy: A Library Of 100 Million Books

4:57pm March 01, 2018

by Maureen Pao

In 1995, the entertainer and philanthropist started the Imagination Library, inspired by her father, who couldn't read and write. Now, it mails free books to more than a million kids each month.

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