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U.S. Chief Information Officer Seeks To Upgrade Government's Computers

6:01pm October 31, 2016

by Brian Naylor

The man who oversees the federal government's computer infrastructure is seeking more than $3 billion to upgrade and make the system more secure. He says trying to make current computers, some of which are decades old, safe from hacking is like trying to put airbags in an old car.

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Did FBI Director James Comey's Email Announcement Break The Law?

4:37pm October 31, 2016

by Lauren Hodges

Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid says FBI Director James Comey violated the Hatch Act — a law barring public officials from influencing elections.

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Former Bush Ethics Lawyer Files Complaint Against FBI Director

4:15pm October 31, 2016

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks to Richard Painter, a professor of law at the University of Minnesota and former chief ethics lawyer for George W. Bush, about why he filed a complaint against FBI Director James Comey for violating the Hatch Act.

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FBI Reviews Newly Discovered Emails For Connection To Clinton Probe

4:15pm October 31, 2016

by Carrie Johnson

The FBI is rushing to sift through thousands of emails that may relate to its investigation of Hillary Clinton's private server.

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Yale Students Throw Halloween Party For Refugee Kids

4:15pm October 31, 2016

by Cassandra Basler

A lot of refugees have no experience with Halloween. So a group of Yale students threw a Halloween party over the weekend to introduce teens in New Haven to the holiday.

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Trial Begins For South Carolina Police Officer Accused In Walter Scott Death

4:15pm October 31, 2016

by Debbie Elliott

Jury selection begins Monday in the case of the former North Charleston, S.C., police officer Michael Slager. The white officer is accused of murder in the death of Walter Scott, a black man shot four times in the back fleeing during a traffic stop.

Closing Arguments Begin In New Jersey Bridgegate Trial

4:15pm October 31, 2016

by Andrea Bernstein

The jury heard closing arguments Monday in the George Washington Bridge lane-closing trail in New Jersey.

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Yes, Cat Yoga Is A Thing Now, And It's Pretty Purrfect

4:10pm October 31, 2016

by Melanie Peeples

The Greater Birmingham Humane Shelter in Alabama hosts yoga sessions — for people — right alongside the shelter's cats.

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Doctors are studying whether sequencing a newborn's genome has any impact on the child's future health.

Would You Want To Know The Secrets Hidden In Your Baby's Genes?

3:55pm October 31, 2016

by Mary Harris

A study offering the parents of newborns a scan of thousands of the baby's genes raises a big question: Do you want this kind of information on disease risk in your child's permanent record?

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Teenagers are most at risk for opioid poisoning, but the rate more than doubled for toddlers from 1997 to 2012.

More Children Are Being Poisoned By Prescription Opioids

3:38pm October 31, 2016

by Shefali Luthra

Whether it's toddlers mistaking pills for candy or teenagers taking opioids on purpose, the huge rise in access to opioid painkillers has led to more children being poisoned and hospitalized.