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Former first lady Michelle Obama, pictured in October 2016, announced on Sunday that her new memoir titled Becoming will be released on November 13.

Michelle Obama Drops Due Date For 'Deeply Personal' Memoir

9:12pm February 25, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

Writing Becoming "has been a deeply personal experience," the former first lady tweeted. Publisher Penguin Random House says readers can expect "an unusually intimate" read this November.

Amira Adawe has a radio show, Beauty-Wellness Talk, which is a platform where the Somali community can talk openly about skin lightening without fear of being outed or stigmatized.

'You Have Dark Skin And You Are Beautiful': The Long Fight Against Skin Bleaching

5:29pm February 25, 2018

by Nancy Rosenbaum

Minnesota public health educator Amira Adawe wants women to stop using harmful skin bleaching products — but hers is not an easy fight.

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Without Policy Consensus, National Gun Control Debate Still Lacks Action

5:26pm February 25, 2018

by Mara Liasson

Lawmakers in Washington are weighing in on the divisive debate over what to do about assault-style weapons, but it's still unclear if any progress will be made.

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Reopens After Shooting

5:26pm February 25, 2018

by Greg Allen

Students will return to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School this week for the first time since a gunman killed 17 people. On Sunday, the school is holding an orientation day.

A Central American immigrant seeking asylum crossed the border with her son in 2017. The American court system bewilders her, she says.

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Without A Lawyer, Asylum-Seekers Struggle With Confusing Legal Processes

3:29pm February 25, 2018

An asylum seeker is five times more likely to win a petition for asylum with the help of a lawyer. But, many asylum seekers are expected to represent themselves in court.

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Jordan Riger, 22, uses her laptop to track attendance for a weekly meeting of Students for the Second Amendment at the University of Delaware in Newark, Del. She sees firearms as tools for self-defense.

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Millennials Are No More Liberal On Gun Control Than Elders, Polls Show

12:02pm February 25, 2018

by Hansi Lo Wang

Polling suggests millennials are more liberal than earlier generations on many social issues except gun laws. Pollsters say they can't explain this anomaly. Some millennials are surprised by it, too.

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From front row left, South Korean President Moon Jae-in; his wife, Kim Jung-sook and Ivanka Trump watch the closing ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics. Kim Yong Chol, vice chairman of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party Central Committee, stands third f

North Korea Open To Talks With U.S., Says South Korea

11:30am February 25, 2018

by Amy Held

Shortly before the Winter Olympics closing ceremony Sunday in Pyeongchang, the North indicated it is willing to engage in dialogue with the U.S., according to the South Korean president's office.

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Students In Parkland Prepare To Return To Class

8:14am February 25, 2018

by Jessica Bakeman

This week, students will return to class at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., after the deadly shooting there on Feb. 14. But some kids aren't sure they want to go back.

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An Asylum-Seeker Struggles With The Legal System

8:14am February 25, 2018

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro follows up with a woman from El Salvador who's navigating the complicated process of applying for asylum in the U.S. without a lawyer, and talks with lawyer Judy London.

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A Doctor And Former NRA Member Discusses The Kentucky School Shooting

8:14am February 25, 2018

Sterling Haring, former member of the NRA, helped treat school shooting victims at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Kentucky. He talks with NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro about the Parkland shooting.