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Ivanka Trump sits with her husband, Jared Kushner, at the April 6 dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping at President Trump's estate in Florida. The same day, China granted the president's daughter potentially lucrative trademark rights.

China Defends Trademark Grants For Ivanka Trump Products

6:02pm April 19, 2017

by Jackie Northam

A Foreign Ministry spokesman suggests some media were "hyping certain gossip to hint at something undisclosed." A U.S. trademark lawyer says the process moved remarkably fast.

Medicaid expansion has helped low-income veterans gain health insurance, a report finds.

Many Veterans Gained Health Care Through The Affordable Care Act

5:21pm April 19, 2017

by Jessica Boddy

Almost half a million veterans gained health insurance through the Affordable Care Act, cutting the number of uninsured vets by 40 percent.

Letitia Winston (left), Lori Aquino, and Moriam Animashaun visited a Starbucks in Washington, D.C., to try the new Unicorn Frappuccino.

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Unicorn Frappuccino: A Digital Age Drink

5:19pm April 19, 2017

by Amy Held

Starbucks released its Unicorn Frappuccino amid a swirl of social media buzz. "It looks nice," says one customer. And in the age of likes, snaps and tweets, the fantasy may be all that matters.

Georgia Special Election Heads To Runoff As GOP Avoids Brutal Loss

5:12pm April 19, 2017

by Mara Liasson

Republicans were able to avoid an embarrassing loss of a House seat in Georgia to Democrats Tuesday night. It now heads to a one-on-one matchup in June.

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Former NFL Star Aaron Hernandez Hangs Himself In Prison

5:12pm April 19, 2017

by Shira Springer

Former NFL star Aaron Hernandez hung himself in his cell while serving a life sentence for murder.

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Trump Hosts Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots At The White House

5:12pm April 19, 2017

by Scott Horsley

President Trump hosts Super Bowl champs, the New England Patriots, at the White House. He has long had ties to the team, but the visit, although a tradition, is not without controversy.

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Bill O'Reilly Out At Fox News After Sexual Harassment Allegations

5:12pm April 19, 2017

by David Folkenflik

21st Century Fox announced Wednesday that Bill O'Reilly will not return to Fox News after a review of the sexual harassment allegations against him that provoked an advertiser boycott.

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Supreme Court Considers Separation Of Church And State In Playground Case

5:12pm April 19, 2017

by Nina Totenberg

A request for Missouri state funds to resurface its playground landed before the Supreme Court Wednesday because that preschool is part of a church ministry.

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Los Angeles Police Institute De-Escalation Policy To Avoid Shootings

5:12pm April 19, 2017

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Joe Domanick, associate director of the Center of Media, Crime and Justice at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, about the decision by the Los Angeles Police Commission to require officers to try to de-escalate tensions before they shoot.

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Massachusetts Prosecutors Move To Dismiss Thousands Of Tainted Drug Cases

5:12pm April 19, 2017

by Deborah Becker

Prosecutors in Massachusetts have a court imposed deadline this week to decide how many cases they will dismiss because of a drug lab scandal that potentially tainted 24,000 criminal cases. They estimate that fewer than 1,000 cases will be re-prosecuted. The scandal involved a former state chemist found guilty of tampering with evidence.