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Uber Bill Totals $1,600 For Man Visiting West Virginia

7:03am March 02, 2018

Kenny Bachman, who had been drinking, slept for much of his ride from West Virginia to New Jersey. At first he blamed the driver and challenged the charge. But he paid and gave the driver five stars.

Morning News Brief: NPR Exclusive, Gun Proposals

7:03am March 02, 2018

NPR has learned a Russian politician's links to NRA leaders are deeper than previously known. President Trump baffled the GOP with calls for stricter gun-control, but then signaled a potential shift.

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Putin Unveils Nuclear-Powered Missile With Unlimited Range

6:26am March 02, 2018

Steve Inskeep talks to Andrew Weiss of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace about Russian President Putin touting a new line of nuclear-capable weapons with "virtually unlimited range."

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Arizona Prisons Face Federal Sanctions Over Prisoners' Health Care

5:59am March 02, 2018

by Jimmy Jenkins

Prisoners were denied consistent care by the company overseeing treatment in state prisons. Emails by a former doctor describe a grim picture that was supposed to improve under a court settlement.

Actress Ashley Judd and her friend, Ted Klontz, outside Nashville, Tenn.

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Actress Ashley Judd's #MeToo Moment Was Driven By A 'Commitment' To Her Younger Self

5:01am March 02, 2018

In a StoryCorps conversation, Ashley Judd talks about being one of the first women to publicly accuse Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment and about the "barn doors" that were flung open as a result.

Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., the ranking member, and Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, meet before the start of a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017, the mor

Time Running Short For Congress To Stabilize Individual Insurance Market

5:00am March 02, 2018

by Julie Rovner

Bipartisan efforts on Capitol Hill seek to help keep premium prices from rising out of control and undermining the policies available to people who don't get insurance through their jobs.

A report from the RAND Corporation confirms there is very little scientific evidence for or against many gun policies. RAND hopes to lend researchers a hand with its new state-by-state database of gun laws.

Science Provides Few Facts On Effects Of Gun Policies, Report Finds

2:57am March 02, 2018

by Rebecca Hersher

A review by the RAND Corporation finds little evidence as to whether many popular gun control policies do or don't affect gun violence. In many cases, solid studies just haven't been done.

U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Roberta Jacobson has handed in her resignation. She is pictured with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in Mexico City last month.

U.S. Ambassador To Mexico Is Latest Career Diplomat To Resign

8:42pm March 01, 2018

by Carrie Kahn

Roberta Jacobson didn't give a reason but according to former U.S. and Mexican diplomats, the strain in the countries' relations made her job particularly difficult.

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Is There Really A Difference Between Expensive Vodka And Cheap Vodka?

8:02pm March 01, 2018

by Dan Pashman

Walk in to just about any bar in America today and you'll see a row of fancy vodka bottles all lined up. Some people swear by one brand or another, but there is a federal law that requires all vodkas to be pretty much the same, so the Planet Money team decided to test them.

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WH Opioid Commission Member Weighs In On Progress Made In Addressing Crisis

8:02pm March 01, 2018

At the beginning of November, the six-member White House opioid commission delivered 56 recommendations to President Trump, for reigning in the nation's opioid crisis. On Thursday, the White House hosted a summit on opioids. Commission member Bertha Madras speaks with NPR's Ari Shapiro about the progress she sees happening, or not, toward those 56 recommendations.

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