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News Brief: Asia Trip Winds Down, Moore Denies Misconduct Allegations

5:28am November 13, 2017

President Trump met with Philippine President Duterte on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit. And, Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore continues to deny allegations of sexual misconduct with minors.

Famed gossip columnist Liz Smith, pictured in New York in 2005, died at age 94 on Sunday.

Liz Smith, Longtime Gossip Columnist, Dies At 94

11:23pm November 12, 2017

by Emma Bowman

Smith gave millions a peek into the private lives of the rich and famous through her columns. While she scored big scoops, her insider's take allowed her to shirk the usual salacious brand of gossip.

Princeton's Involvement With Slavery

7:44pm November 12, 2017

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Princeton history professor Martha Sandweiss about her new project drawing on archival documents to tell the story of the university's relationship with slavery.

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Making Sense Of The Paradise Papers Dump And Its Ties To The Trump Administration

6:16pm November 12, 2017

The Paradise Papers dump revealed the extent to which the wealthy hide their assets from the government through offshore tax havens. Michael Montgomery of the Center for Investigative Reporting is one of hundreds of journalists poring over the papers.

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In New Film, 'My Friend Dahmer' Author Portrays Serial Killer As Sympathetic Outcast

6:16pm November 12, 2017

by David Barnett

My Friend Dahmer, based on the best-selling graphic novel by John Backderf, tells a story of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer's high school years and the kids who knew him, including Backderf.

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New Exhibit Shows Off Special Effects Pioneer Ray Harryhausen's Lasting Works

6:12pm November 12, 2017

by Nomin Ujiyediin

A new exhibition in Oklahoma City presents the work of pioneering stop-motion animator Ray Harryhausen. In an age of CGI and 3-D animation, his work still influences and delights.

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Meet The Next Mayor Of Helena, Mont.

3:45pm November 12, 2017

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Wilmot Collins, a refugee from Liberia, who was just elected mayor of Helena, Mont., ousting the longtime incumbent.

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A week after a gunmen killed more than two dozen at the First Baptist Church there, hundreds gathered in Sutherland Springs, Texas. for the congregation's first Sunday service since the attack.

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Hundreds Gather For First Sunday Service Since Texas Church Shooting

3:15pm November 12, 2017

by Jason Slotkin

A week after 26 people were killed at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Pastor Frank Pomeroy told parishioners that unlike the gunman, they had chosen "life."

Workers patch bullet holes and paint the exterior of the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, on Thursday after a gunman opened fire Sunday, killing 26 people and wounding 20 others.

A Week After Mass Shooting, Texas Church To Open As A Memorial

8:06am November 12, 2017

by Emma Bowman

The First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs will reopen to pay tribute to the victims of Sunday's massacre. "It is our hope that this will be healing for everyone," the associate pastor says.

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Watching The Art Of The Abusers

7:52am November 12, 2017

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Matt Zoller Seitz, New York Magazine's TV critic, about how to watch the film and media of accused sexual harassers like Harvey Weinstein, Louis C.K. and Bill Cosby.