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Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Paul Selva (left) confirmed longstanding suspicions that Russia's new intermediate-range missile was operational. He told a House Armed Services Committee hearing this week that it can threaten alm

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U.S. Confirms Russian Missile Deployment Violates Nuclear Treaty. Now What?

11:15am March 10, 2017

by David Welna

A U.S. general says Russia has violated a longstanding arms control treaty by deploying new missiles. It was the first official, public assertion that these missiles are fully operational.

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People attend the JobNewsUSA career fair Sunrise, Fla., in November 2016.

U.S. Employers Added A Robust 235,000 Jobs In February

10:16am March 10, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Meanwhile, the unemployment rate stayed about where it has been, dropping just a tenth of a percentage point to 4.7 percent. All in all, the report builds on strong jobs gains in January.

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Oral History Project Hopes To Preseve Memories Of Navy Dolphins

9:40am March 10, 2017

by Robert Siegel

Robert Siegel pays a visit to an oral history project that is trying to preserve the memories of the dolphins once used by the U.S. Navy to work on underwater mines.

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GOP Voters In Charlotte, N.C., Evaluate Trump's Time In Office So Far

9:06am March 10, 2017

North Carolina voted for Trump in the presidential election. Rachel Martin traveled to Charlotte, a blue city in a red state, to check in with Republicans to see how they think the president is doing.

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WikiLeaks Reveal Demonstrates Encryption Apps' Vulnerabilities

6:19am March 10, 2017

The CIA can hack into smartphones and read messages as they're being typed on encrypted messaging apps. David Greene talks to Moxie Marlinspike, founder of the encrypted messaging app Signal.

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A storefront of a New York City bodega from the 1950s or '60s.

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New York City Bodegas And The Generations Who Love Them

6:01am March 10, 2017

by Hansi Lo Wang

Small grocery stores known as bodegas were once the cornerstones of New York City's Puerto Rican community. The industry has transitioned between ethnic groups, including now the Yemeni community.

Sarah Ferrari is a community partner for Soccer Without Borders at International High School in Langley Park, Md.

Helping Immigrant Students Catch Up, Fast — It Takes A Whole School

5:45am March 10, 2017

by Sophia Alvarez Boyd

A network of schools, serving English language learners and recent immigrants, is helping students succeed academically and emotionally, too.

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Repairs Will Restrict Water Usage In Mississippi's State Capital

5:42am March 10, 2017

by Desare Frazier

Forty thousand homes and businesses in Jackson, Miss., will have their water switched off or the pressure reduced Friday afternoon. It will be that way for days until officials fix a major water line.

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Trump's Military Strategy Reflects A More Aggressive Stance

5:42am March 10, 2017

As the U.S. prepares to send more troops to tackle ISIS and the Taliban, David Greene talks to NPR's Tom Bowman and Robert Ford, ex-ambassador to Syria and now a fellow at the Middle East Institute.

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Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway, right, and former Sen. Jim DeMint, now president of the Heritage Foundation, walk away from the West Wing of the White House on Wednesday. The White House declined to discipline Conway for a lapse in a recent o

U.S. Ethics Official To White House: No, These Rules Definitely Apply To You

10:31pm March 09, 2017

by Danielle Kurtzleben

After Kellyanne Conway urged shoppers to buy Ivanka Trump's fashion line, the Office of Government Ethics urged punishment. The White House says the agency's rules don't apply to its workers.