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Cuban refugees float in heavy seas 60 miles south of Key West, Fla., in 1994. The Obama administration is ending a two-decades-old policy of allowing Cuban refugees to stay in the U.S. if they can make it to U.S. soil.

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Obama Administration Ends Refugee Policy That Favored Cubans

10:16pm January 12, 2017

by Richard Gonzales

The so-called wet-foot, dry-foot policy let Cuban migrants stay if they arrived on U.S. shores but not if they were intercepted at sea. Now they face the same rules as people from other countries.

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. addresses a crowd in Birmingham, Ala., in 1966. President Obama has designated an historic civil rights district in Birmingham as a national monument.

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Obama Honors Civil Rights Movement With New National Monuments

9:27pm January 12, 2017

by Richard Gonzales

As his administration ends, Obama has protected more historic, cultural and natural sites than any other president before him. The new sites are in South Carolina and in Birmingham and Anniston, Ala.

President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York on Wednesday, during which he discussed plans to shift management of his businesses to his sons.

Trump's Plan To Shift His Businesses Is Lacking, Ethics Experts Say

8:49pm January 12, 2017

by NPR Staff

Donald Trump says he'll turn over management of the Trump Organization to his sons to avoid a conflict of interest. But ex-presidential ethics lawyers say he must assign his properties to a trustee.

Federal Agency Says Consumers Feel Threatened By Debt Collectors

8:06pm January 12, 2017

by Yuki Noguchi

A survey by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finds that more than 1 in 4 Americans contacted by collectors feel threatened. The bureau is revamping rules for the industry.

The highly rated variety of medical marijuana known as "Blue Dream" was displayed among other strains at a cannabis farmers market in Los Angeles in 2014.

Marijuana's Health Effects? Top Scientists Weigh In

7:40pm January 12, 2017

by Patti Neighmond

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine sorted through 10,000 studies to determine the good and bad health effects of marijuana. Tight drug restrictions impede research, they say.

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FBI Director James Comey, shown here testifying on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, has told friends and employees he had few good choices in the investigation into Clinton's handling of classified information on her private email server.

DOJ Watchdog To Review Pre-Election Conduct Of FBI, Other Justice Officials

7:00pm January 12, 2017

by Carrie Johnson

The inspector general will examine whether FBI Director James Comey's public statements about the Clinton investigation ran afoul of policies that caution against influencing an election.

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HUD nominee Ben Carson testifies at his Senate confirmation hearing.

Carson, Trump's Pick For Housing Agency, Won't Rule Out Grants To Trump Properties

6:36pm January 12, 2017

by Brian Naylor

The former Republican presidential candidate and retired neurosurgeon has no experience with housing, but he said he wants to help "develop our fellow human beings."

American soldiers are pictured during a welcome ceremony at the Polish-German border in Olszyna, Poland on January 12, 2017. U.S. troops are being deployed in Poland under Operation Atlantic Resolve. The troops will be followed by 87 tanks, 144 Bradley fi

U.S. Troops Arrive In Poland, But Will Trump Keep Them There?

6:22pm January 12, 2017

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

U.S. tanks have returned to Europe to help defend Poland and Baltic states from possible Russian aggression. The Kremlin sees it as a threat.

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Obama To End Policy Granting Residency To Cubans Arriving In U.S.

6:22pm January 12, 2017

by Carrie Kahn

The U.S. government is ending its decades-old policy known as "wet foot, dry foot," that extended residency in the U.S. for Cubans who arrive on U.S. shores without a visa.

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Senate Banking Committee Grills HUD Nominee Ben Carson In Hearing

6:22pm January 12, 2017

by Pam Fessler

Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson has been chosen by President-elect Trump to be his secretary of housing and urban development. Carson's confirmation hearing is Thursday before the Senate Banking Committee.

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