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Journalists Reconsider Purpose Of The White House Correspondents' Dinner

4:31pm April 28, 2017

The White House Correspondents' Dinner will go on as planned this weekend, but for the first time since 1981, the president won't be there. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to James Warren of Poynter and Vanity Fair about why some journalists are second guessing the purpose of the event.

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Tillerson Urges U.N. Security Council To Take Action On North Korea

4:31pm April 28, 2017

by Michele Kelemen

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson chaired a United Nations Security Council session Friday on the threat posed by North Korea. He urged council members to pressure North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons program.

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Week In Politics: Tillerson On North Korea, Michael Flynn

4:31pm April 28, 2017

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with political commentators David Brooks of The New York Times and E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and Brookings Institution. They discuss the Trump administration's latest stance on North Korea and the Pentagon's investigation into whether Trump's former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn broke the law by receiving money from a foreign source after retiring from the service.

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Georgetown University To Offer Slave Descendants Preferential Admissions

4:31pm April 28, 2017

by Noel King

When Georgetown University announced they were going to try to make reparations to descendants of slaves held by the university more than a century ago, it raised tough questions for the families who stand to receive the reparations. Georgetown is offering preferential admissions to descendants, but one family with two students applying, have another idea.

U.S. Economy Grows At Weakest Rate In Past 3 Years

4:31pm April 28, 2017

by Chris Arnold

The U.S. economy stalled in the first quarter, growing at a tepid 0.7 percent. But economists say the ragged quarter was an aberration and predict growth will rebound during the spring and summer.

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U.S. authorities are working on an emergency deal to import the yellow fever vaccine Stamaril, which is not currently licensed in the U.S.

U.S. Supply Of Yellow Fever Vaccine Will Run Out By Midsummer

4:19pm April 28, 2017

by Michaeleen Doucleff

Officials are working on an emergency import deal for another vaccine that is not licensed in the U.S. Even then, a limited number of doses will be available at only a small number of clinics.

Interdisciplinary artist and TED Fellow, Damon Davis.

At TED This Week, Two Speakers Got To The Root Of Things

3:46pm April 28, 2017

by Nina Gregory

At the TED Conference in Vancouver this week, two Fellows, Devita Davison and Damon Davis talked about putting ideas to work to invigorate marginalized communities from within.

University of Wyoming student Tyler Wolfgang poses in front of the university building that bears Sen. Mike Enzi's name.

Tutu Protests And Parties Break Out In Wyoming Over Senator's Remark

3:33pm April 28, 2017

by Bill Chappell

People are using the #LiveandLetTutu hashtag to share images of themselves wearing tutus, in response to Sen. Mike Enzi saying a man who wears a tutu in a bar is asking for it.

Scenes from the Women's March on Washington on Jan. 21.

100 Days In, Women's March Still Inspires. But Can The Enthusiasm Hold?

3:33pm April 28, 2017

by Danielle Kurtzleben

The event in Washington, D.C., the day after President Trump's inauguration animated activists worldwide. It spurred more marches and political involvement. But the next phase is a challenging one.

Poll: How often do you trust each to do the right thing?

Young Voters Distrust Presidency, Say It's Unlikely They'll Run For Office, Poll Says

3:23pm April 28, 2017

by Vanessa Romo

Forty-one percent of 18- to 29-year-olds give President Trump an F, a Harvard poll shows. Nearly half of this millennial group says politics is relevant, despite low likelihood of running for office.

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