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Super Bowl Ad Featuring Voice Of Martin Luther King Jr. Sparks Debate

2:20pm February 06, 2018

An ad has sparked debate over proper use of King's speeches. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with the author of Bearing the Cross: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.

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What The Screen Time Experts Do With Their Own Kids

1:30pm February 06, 2018

by Anya Kamenetz

Many of these experts are also parents, and their work informs their approach to making rules with their kids about phones, TV and other media.

Sorting Out What The U.S. Markets' Volatile Start May Mean

12:39pm February 06, 2018

U.S markets showed signs of volatility on the heels of Monday's drop on Wall Street. NPR's Rachel Martin, Jim Zarroli and Scott Horsley talk about the plunge and the White House's reaction.

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When President Trump decided to stop making the cost-sharing reduction payments to health insurers, New York and Minnesota lost significant funding to a health program that covers more than 800,000 low-income residents.

How Trump's Funding Cuts Threaten 'Basic Health Program' Plans

11:28am February 06, 2018

by Michelle Andrews

The elimination of cost-sharing reduction subsidies slashes payments for a program that provides low-cost health insurance in New York and Minnesota.

As U.S. Stock Market Opens, Uncertainty Reigns

11:21am February 06, 2018

The sharp drop in the stock market has sparked concern about the U.S. economy. NPR's Jim Zarolli tells Rachel Martin the plunge appears to be a natural correction.

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Wealth Manager: Consider Stock Market Activity In Context

11:15am February 06, 2018

Barry Ritholtz, chief investment officer of Ritholtz Wealth Management, says Monday's stock market drop was bad but "really isn't terrible" when compared to other big stock market plunges.

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Former Top White House Economist: Recent Stock Market Drop 'Doesn't Feel Like' 2008

10:11am February 06, 2018

The recent stock market plunge has many wondering whether the U.S economy is taking a turn for the worse. Steve Inskeep speaks with Austan Goolsbee, top White House economist under President Obama.

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Taking The Pulse Of The Nation's Economy

10:04am February 06, 2018

To get perspective about what the sell-off in the Dow says about the nation's economic health, NPR's Rachel Marin talks to David Wessel of the Brookings Institution.

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After Margaret Wroblewski's experiences of being harassed on D.C.'s Metro, she started an Instagram project called, "I Was On The Metro When." It tells the stories of other women who have been harassed.

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Commuter Pushes D.C. Metro To Get On Board With #MeToo

7:45am February 06, 2018

by Carmel Delshad

One Maryland woman turned her experiences of being harassed on the D.C.-area Metro rail system into a photo series, putting a face on the problem of sexual harassment on public transportation.

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Is A Baby Girl In Their Future?

6:59am February 06, 2018

A family in Rockford, Mich., has 13 sons. The mom is pregnant but is waiting to find out until the baby is born whether it is a girl or a boy.