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The Department of Labor is suing Google to obtain payroll data to determine whether the company is complying with equal opportunity laws. Google's lawyer has called the lawsuit a "fishing expedition."

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Google Accused Of Underpaying Female Employees

5:44pm April 08, 2017

by Maggie Penman

The U.S. Department of Labor is investigating Google for what an official called "systemic compensation disparities" between men and women. The government is suing the company to release its records.

According to Reuters, U.S. officials say the Islamic State in Afghanistan is based overwhelmingly in Nangarhar and Kunar province.

U.S. Soldier Killed In Afghanistan

4:26pm April 08, 2017

by Maggie Penman

The NATO-led Resolute Support's official Twitter account released a statement Saturday saying that a U.S. solider had been killed in Afghanistan. Few details were given about the circumstances.

Filipino and American soldiers had defended Bataan for three months with dwindling supplies. Many were already sick and starving by the time the sixty-five mile march began.

Ceremony In San Francisco Marks The 75th Anniversary Of The Bataan Death March

1:29pm April 08, 2017

by Maggie Penman

The Bataan Death March in the Philippines is an oft forgotten part of World War II history, but survivors and advocates are working to change that.

Lawsuit Alleges Seattle Mayor Ed Murray Raped Teen 30 Years Ago

10:41am April 08, 2017

by Richard Harris

The mayor held a brief news conference Friday to deny the allegations. He said the "untrue allegations" were painful to him and his husband, and said the person making the accusations is "troubled."

President Donald Trump steps away from his podium on Thursday evening after addressing the U.S. launch of cruise missiles into Syria after a chemical weapons attack this week against civilians.

8 Key Questions For Trump And The World After The Syria Strike

10:31am April 08, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

The strike leaves more questions than answers — like how it squares with Trump's "America First" policy, does this mean a change in U.S. approach toward Syria and Russia, and what's next?

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Sweet n' Nasty molds hundreds of adult chocolates in house, including these handcuffs and keys — which are used to top bachelorettes' cakes or sold on their own with the phrase, "Eat your way out!"

Kinky Cakes: Inside The World Of Adult Bakeries

10:00am April 08, 2017

by Becky Little

Bachelorette parties aren't the only source of business for bakers who specialize in racy confections. Think divorces, vasectomies, breast implants, military deployments and even funerals.

What Trump's Syria Airstrikes Accomplish

8:06am April 08, 2017

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Kori Schake of the Hoover Institution about Syria and what may lie ahead now that the U.S. has taken direct military action against the Assad regime.

Week In Politics: Syria, Gorsuch, White House Infighting And The 'Nuclear Option'

8:06am April 08, 2017

by Mara Liasson

It was a busy week in politics, capped off by Trump's airstrikes on Syria. But also, Neil Gorsuch was confirmed, reports emerged about power struggles in the White House, and the Senate changed rules.

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Anita Hill On Workplace Harassment

8:06am April 08, 2017

Fox News' Bill O'Reilly has lost support from advertisers after reports about sexual harassment. NPR's Scott Simon talks to professor Anita Hill about women being harassed in the workplace.

White Supremacists Trying To Recruit On College Campuses

8:06am April 08, 2017

White supremacists are stepping up recruitment efforts on college campuses. NPR's Scott Simon asks Emerson College President Lee Pelton how he's responded to racist fliers and emails on his campus.