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A Small Fire Breaks Out On Roof Of Trump Tower In NYC

2:43pm January 08, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

President Trump was in Washington, D.C., at the time the fire broke out in Manhattan on Monday. The fire was brought under control; one civilian and one firefighter were injured.

Pfizer said it would be abandoning its neuroscience development programs and allocating its spending elsewhere.

Pfizer Halts Research Into Alzheimer's And Parkinson's Treatments

2:32pm January 08, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

The pharmaceutical giant said it would be abandoning its neuroscience development programs and allocating its spending elsewhere. The move also means the company will lay off some 300 employees.

U.S. Ends El Salvador's Protected Status, Affecting 200,000 Residents

1:43pm January 08, 2018

by Bill Chappell

The move upends a status quo that has existed since 2001, when President George W. Bush extended temporary protected status after major earthquakes devastated parts of El Salvador.

Erika Harrell writes the Justice Department's annual report about crime against all people with disabilities.

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The Sexual Assault Epidemic No One Talks About

1:35pm January 08, 2018

by Joseph Shapiro

People with intellectual disabilities are the victims of sexual assault at a rate seven times higher than those without disabilities. But this epidemic receives little attention.

Yakima Valley firefighters talk with farmworker families, trying to persuade them to move away from a developing landslide near Union Gap, Wash.

As Cracks Widen In Washington State, Government Prepares For A Landslide

12:39pm January 08, 2018

by Anna King

Dozens of people have agreed to move temporarily to hotels in case a landslide destroys their homes.

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Congress Changed 529 College Savings Plans, And Now States Are Nervous

9:38am January 08, 2018

by Cory Turner

Why the dramatically new vision for the popular college savings plan could cost some states dearly.

North Koreans' Attitudes Of The U.S.

8:32am January 08, 2018

NPR's Michel Martin talks with North Korea expert Jean H. Lee of the Wilson Center about how people on the Korean peninsula view the U.S.

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NPR Investigation Finds Hidden Epidemic Of Sexual Assault

8:30am January 08, 2018

by Joseph Shapiro

People with intellectual disabilities are sexually assaulted at seven times the rate of people without disabilities. It's a crime that often goes unrecognized and unpunished.

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Trump To Address American Farm Bureau Federation's Convention

8:15am January 08, 2018

The president's address comes after years of decline in the farm sector. David Greene talks to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue about the president's track record on agriculture so far.

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Attempts To Strengthen Enforcement Of Federal Pot Laws Face Constraints

7:39am January 08, 2018

by Nathan Rott

The Trump administration is trying to strengthen enforcement of federal marijuana laws. Federal prosecutors may not get the cooperation they need from states that have approved marijuana use.

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