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Former U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Doctor Pleads Guilty To Sexual Abuse

5:31pm November 22, 2017

by Kate Wells

A former U.S. Olympic gymnastics team doctor pleaded guilty today to child sexual abuse. Larry Nassar admitted to abusing young girls under the guise of medical treatment. It was a surreal, emotional moment – especially for survivors who say they reported the abuse years ago.

Local Opposition To The American Presence In Okinawa Is Growing

5:31pm November 22, 2017

On Sunday, a U.S. Marine stationed in Okinawa, Japan, drunkenly crashed his truck into another vehicle, killing the driver. NPR's Elise Hu talks with Anna Fifield, Tokyo Bureau Chief for The Washington Post about what the incident means for the American military presence in Okinawa.

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The portable toilets in San Francisco's Pit Stop fleet are all staffed by paid attendants during their hours of operation and cleaned frequently. Most of them, however, don't look like the city's famous "Painted Lady" Victorian houses.

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Just Look At These Fancy Port-A-Potties

5:15pm November 22, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

San Francisco has added a new set of portable bathrooms to its public toilet program. No, wait! Don't go! These are cool toilets!

Mike Hughes stands beside his steam-powered rocket, which he built from salvaged parts.

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'I Don't Believe In Science,' Says Flat-Earther Set To Launch Himself In Own Rocket

4:54pm November 22, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

"Mad" Mike Hughes plans to take the rocket built from salvaged metal on a flight across the Mojave Desert on Saturday. His stated mission: to overturn two millennia of scientific understanding.

What Kind Of Future Should America's Favorite Spectator Sport Expect?

4:45pm November 22, 2017

by Tom Goldman

Tomorrow a holiday tradition — Thanksgiving and the NFL. Fans have three different games they can devour, but TV ratings are down as controversy has dogged America's number one spectator sport. Is the future of the NFL at risk?

Trump Administration Has More Than 250 Unfilled Jobs

4:45pm November 22, 2017

by Brian Naylor

Hundreds of jobs remain unfilled in the Trump administration, and many are being held by temporary appointees. But a federal law limits how long those temps can serve, and many are bumping up against the end of their terms.

What The End To Net Neutrality Means For Internet Streaming

4:45pm November 22, 2017

NPR's Elise Hu talks to former Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler about what the FCC decision to end so-called net neutrality means and what it will mean to consumers of internet streaming.

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8 Rescued, 3 Missing After U.S. Navy Aircraft Crash

4:45pm November 22, 2017

by Tom Bowman

A C-2 Navy supply plane with 11 people aboard crashed in the Pacific while enroute to the Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier. Eight people were recovered in good shape and three remain missing.

Companies Are Trying To Get Shoppers Back In The Stores With Doorbusters

4:45pm November 22, 2017

Stores are bringing back doorbuster deals that are available in-store only — a gambit to get more people physically shopping on the Thanksgiving weekend. One of the best discounts this year is 4K televisions.

A Rohingya refugee boy looks on at Balukhali refugee camp in the Bangladeshi district of Ukhia on Wednesday. An estimated 618,000 Muslim Rohingya have fled mainly Buddhist Myanmar since a military crackdown was launched in Rakhine in August. Refugees desc

U.S. Denounces Violence Against Rohingya As 'Ethnic Cleansing'

3:51pm November 22, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

"Those responsible for these atrocities must be held accountable," Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said in a statement Wednesday. Targeted sanctions against Myanmar are a possibility.