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Surge Of Cuban Migrants Arrive On U.S. Shores

6:40pm October 24, 2016

by Melissa Block

Cubans who recently made the dangerous migration to Florida by boat talk about what drove them to leave their homeland, about leaving their families behind, and what awaits them here in the U.S.

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Thousands Of California Soldiers Forced To Repay Enlistment Bonuses

6:40pm October 24, 2016

The Pentagon is asking thousands of California National Guard members to repay millions of dollars in enlistment bonuses. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to David Cloud of The Los Angeles Times.

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A woman casts her vote at a polling station in Brooklyn in the New York state presidential primary on April 19.

Voters With Disabilities Fight For More Accessible Polling Places

6:40pm October 24, 2016

by Pam Fessler

More than 35 million eligible voters in the U.S. have a disability. And in the last presidential election, almost a third of voters with disabilities reported having trouble casting their ballots.

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It would look pretty darned cute if you didn't know it's a colon cancer screening test.

A Noninvasive Colon Cancer Test That's FIT To Be Tried

6:35pm October 24, 2016

by Nancy Shute

Colonoscopy has long been the gold standard for colon cancer screening. Now gastroenterologists say the quick, inexpensive, noninvasive FIT test is a good option for people not willing to go there.

Newborn baby is shown sleeping on a bed. A new report says it's much safer for a baby to sleep alone on a crib with no pillows or blankets.

Pediatricians Release New Guidance For Preventing Sudden Infant Deaths

6:27pm October 24, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Infants should sleep in the same room as their parents for the first six months of their lives, and ideally, the entire first year. That's a key recommendation from the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Chad Sheridan, a cellarmaster at Lakefront Brewery and expert on braggots, helped re-create a recipe for an ancient alcoholic brew discovered in a 2,500-year-old burial plot in what's now Germany.

2,500 Years Ago, This Brew Was Buried With The Dead; A Brewery Has Revived It

5:38pm October 24, 2016

by Bonnie North

In an ancient burial plot in what is now Germany, scientists uncovered a cauldron with remnants of an alcoholic beverage. They teamed up with a Milwaukee brewery to re-create the recipe.

Former Pa. Attorney General Sentenced To 10-23 Months In Jail For Perjury

5:21pm October 24, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

She was once viewed as a rising star within the Democratic Party. In August, she was convicted on multiple counts after she leaked grand jury information about a rival, then lied about it under oath.

White House Releases Affordable Care Act Insurance Rates

5:00pm October 24, 2016

by Alison Kodjak

The White House released information Monday about rates and offerings for the 2017 Affordable Care Act Open Enrollment.

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AT&T-Time Warner Merger Raises Concerns Over CNN's Independence

4:29pm October 24, 2016

by David Folkenflik

CNN's profitability makes it an attractive part of the Time Warner portfolio that AT&T struck a deal to acquire over the weekend. Concerns have been raised about whether the deal could compromise CNN's independence.

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Kind World: 6-Year-Old Devises Plan To Cure Best Friend's Rare Disease

4:29pm October 24, 2016

by Erika Lantz

Dylan Siegel was 6 years old when he hatched a plan to cure his best friend's rare disease. He ended up raising more than $1 million. Reporter Erika Lantz of the Kind World series brings us their story.