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Election judges check ballots during a test of the ballot system at Denver election headquarters on Oct. 13. Edward Foley, an election law expert from Ohio State University's Moritz College of Law, says in the past, a "rigged" election has meant tampering

Election Law Expert: Rigged Election 'Extraordinarily Unlikely'

9:36am October 18, 2016

by NPR Staff

Donald Trump has questioned the integrity of the election. Edward Foley of Ohio State University's Moritz College of Law says he's not convinced that any widespread "rigging" could happen on Nov. 8.

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Sen. John McCain speaks to the media, March 16, shortly after President Barack Obama nominated Merrick B. Garland to the Supreme Court. McCain said that the confirmation of the next Justice should occur after the election. Now he vows to block Hillary Cli

Sen. McCain Says Republicans Will Block All Court Nominations If Clinton Wins

9:43pm October 17, 2016

by Nina Totenberg

The Supreme Court is already short one justice because Republicans refuse to consider President Obama's nominee. Two sitting judges are in their 80s, so additional vacancies are likely.

Melania Trump stands beside her husband, GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland in July.

Melania Trump Stands By Her Husband, Dismisses Comments As 'Boy Talk'

9:11pm October 17, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

The GOP nominee's wife said in an interview with CNN that she believes her husband when he denies allegations brought forward by multiple women that he groped or inappropriately kissed them.

WFYI's Jake Harper reports health stories for Side Effects Public Media in Indianapolis. His newest health anxiety stems from the human papillomavirus, or HPV.

Is 20-Something Too Late For A Guy To Get The HPV Vaccine?

8:37pm October 17, 2016

by Jake Harper

A generation of young men missed out on the HPV vaccine. Now, 29-year-old journalist Jake Harper wonders if that's putting him and other men at risk.

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Actor Mark Ruffalo and Murray the Muppet talk about empathy.

E Is For Empathy: Sesame Workshop Takes A Crack At Kindness

8:14pm October 17, 2016

by Cory Turner

A new survey from Sesame Workshop found that parents and teachers worry a lot about kindness — what it looks like, how to cultivate it and why there isn't enough of it in the world.

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WikiLeaks Says Julian Assange's Internet Access Cut Off By 'State Party'

8:02pm October 17, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

The organization has published thousands of emails related to Hillary Clinton's campaign, and promised more election-related leaks to come in the weeks to go before the U.S. presidential vote.

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Man Who Shot At George Zimmerman Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison

7:57pm October 17, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The two men were driving in separate vehicles when Matthew Apperson fired, later saying Zimmerman had pointed a gun at him — which Zimmerman denied. Zimmerman killed Trayvon Martin in 2012.

Too often, pediatricians say, the teen depression that went undiagnosed in the community shows up in the ER as a suicide attempt.

How Gaps In Mental Health Care Play Out In Emergency Rooms

7:40pm October 17, 2016

by Shefali Luthra

Psychiatric patients have longer ER stays than patients with physical problems, research shows, and have trouble finding inpatient care and follow-up treatment. Kids can be among the hardest hit.

Quid found 228,912 English-language stories in the news and on the blogs about Clinton's health between Sept. 12 and Oct. 12.

Pundits Vs. Machine: Who Did Better At Predicting Campaign Controversies?

7:19pm October 17, 2016

by Laura Sydell

We pitted two political pundits against an algorithm to compete at predicting the biggest issues to arise over a month in the presidential election. Now we find out who won.

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Vice President Biden: What Trump Is Doing Is 'Very Dangerous'

7:19pm October 17, 2016

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Joe Biden about the latest report on the cancer moonshot initiative, the state of the presidential race, and possible U.S. retaliation for Russian hacking.

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