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In New York City, Russian Americans Support Trump Despite Recent Scandals

4:36pm May 19, 2017

by Kirk Siegler

New York City's Brighton Beach neighborhood has one of the highest concentrations of Russian Americans in the U.S., and support for President Trump there is unwavering despite the recent scandals.

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Trump Embarks On First Overseas Trip Without Naming New FBI Director

4:36pm May 19, 2017

by Scott Horsley

President Trump embarks on his first overseas trip without naming a new pick to replace fired FBI Director James Comey. One candidate for the job, former Sen. Joe Lieberman, is drawing mixed reviews.

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Week In Politics: Fallout Continues Over Firing Of FBI Director Comey

4:36pm May 19, 2017

NPR's Ari Shapiro joins regular political commentators E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and Brookings Institution and David Brooks of The New York Times to review the week in political news, namely the ongoing fallout over the firing of FBI Director James Comey and the ongoing investigations into Russian interference in the 2016 election.

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50 Years Ago, A Network Of Clergy Helped Women Seeking Abortion

4:36pm May 19, 2017

by Sarah McCammon

Before Roe v. Wade, a network of clergy helped counsel women seeking abortions and sometimes helped them find abortion providers. Some of them are gathering in New York this weekend to mark the 50th anniversary.

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Health Care Industry Drives Job Growth At The Expense Of Efficiency

4:36pm May 19, 2017

by Don Gonyea

As the debate over health care continues in Washington, one thing not in dispute is that health care industry employment has been going up steadily over the past decade. In Ohio, health care industry jobs now outnumber those in manufacturing. The jobs are good news to state and local economies, but some analysts also say it's a reflection of the high costs and complexity of health care.

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White House press secretary Sean Spicer, left, calls on a reporter during a press briefing appearance by national security adviser H.R. McMaster on Tuesday.

The News Can't Stop, Won't Stop — All This Happened This Week

3:24pm May 19, 2017

The avalanche of news since Donald Trump was inaugurated has overshadowed the GOP's domestic agenda, and now the president embarks on his first overseas trip, with potentially big consequences.

Jean-Michel Basquiat's untitled painting of a skull is displayed behind an official with Sotheby's, which offered the media a preview earlier this month. On Thursday, the work sold for $110.5 million — the highest sum ever paid at auction for a work by

At $110.5 Million, Basquiat Painting Becomes Priciest Work Ever Sold By A U.S. Artist

1:12pm May 19, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

With the sale Thursday night in New York City, the late Jean-Michel Basquiat's 1982 untitled painting is also said to be the sixth-most expensive work sold in world history.

Chart: Participants were much more likely to say the pain got better or went away if they made $50,000 a year or more.

Poll: Doctors Are Still Prescribing Lots Of Opioids For Low Back Pain

12:56pm May 19, 2017

by Nancy Shute

More than half of Americans suffer lower back pain each year, the latest NPR/Truven Health Analytics survey finds. And they're often not going for treatments recommended as safest and most effective.

Previous sexting scandals had put an end to the political career of former Rep. Anthony Weiner, seen leaving his apartment building in New York in 2013.

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Anthony Weiner Pleads Guilty To Charge Over Sexting With A Minor

12:54pm May 19, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

The disgraced former congressman from New York pleaded guilty to one charge of transferring obscene material to a minor. Weiner is the estranged husband of Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin.

The Environmental Protection Agency have been hard-pressed to find any advocates for rolling back regulations in an online public comment forum.

Public To EPA On Cutting Regulations: 'No!'

12:13pm May 19, 2017

by Jennifer Ludden

The Environmental Protection Agency asked for public input on "job-killing regulations" and has received more than 28,000 comments, many of which urge the agency not to roll back protections.