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After Harvey, One Group Is Hoping Giving Away Cash Will Help Houstonians Rebuild

8:24pm October 06, 2017

by Julia Dewitt

GiveDirectly is a group trying an approach to rebuild Houston modeled from anti-poverty work in Africa. Just give away cash, no strings attached — but there's hopeful logic behind the method.

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An announcement from Oath Inc., the Verizon Communications subsidiary that owns AOL and Yahoo, that AOL Instant Messenger will cease in December.

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Once Its AIM Was True, But Soon AOL's Instant Messenger Will Be No More

6:41pm October 06, 2017

by Scott Neuman

AOL Instant Messenger, with 100 million users at its peak in 2001, was overtaken by mobile text messaging and social media platforms such as Twitter. It will be shut down in December.

How President Trump's Views On Guns Have Shifted Over The Years

5:49pm October 06, 2017

by Tamara Keith

The White House says President Trump is a strong supporter of the Second Amendment and Americans' right to own guns. But before becoming president, he was once open to some gun restrictions.

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Looking At The Politics Of Guns After The Massacre In Las Vegas

5:49pm October 06, 2017

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with David Brooks of The New York Times, and EJ Dionne, of The Washington Post and co-author of One Nation After Trump about guns in the U.S.

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'Primal Scream' Psychologist Arthur Janov Dies At Age 93

5:49pm October 06, 2017

Psychologist Arthur Janov introduced the idea of a 'The Primal Scream' as a therapeutic tool. His work is still carried out today, though it remains a contentious technique.

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A Look At What Would Happen If Trump Doesn't Certify The Iran Nuclear Deal

5:49pm October 06, 2017

by Michele Kelemen

Next week is critical in the Trump administration's vow to redo the Iran nuclear deal. Options are being prepared for the president to announce by Friday. Here's a look at how they could play out.

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Sen. Dan Sullivan Outlines The Current State Of The Iran Nuclear Deal

5:49pm October 06, 2017

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan from Alaska about what Congress will do if President Trump decides to decertify the Iran Deal.

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Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Harvey Weinstein Go Back 3 Decades

5:49pm October 06, 2017

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Kim Masters, host at KCRW and editor at large at The Hollywood Reporter, about the allegations against Weinstein that The New York Times reported.

Members Of U.S. Army Special Forces Killed In Niger

5:49pm October 06, 2017

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

Three Green Berets were killed and two more were wounded in an ambush in Niger. The U.S. special forces are in Niger to train local forces in anti-terrorism tactics to battle violent extremists.

Researcher Says Rate Employment Doesn't Accurately Represent Black America

5:49pm October 06, 2017

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Andre Perry of the Brookings Institution about the jobs report from September and how full employment has not reached black America.