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Flu shots are recommended for all pregnant women.

Flu Vaccine During Pregnancy Not Linked To Autism

7:39pm November 28, 2016

by Nancy Shute

Neither getting the flu nor getting a flu shot appears to increase the risk of autism in children, a study finds. The shots are recommended because the flu poses health risks to mother and fetus.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump looks at his wife, Melania, as they cast their votes at P.S. 59 in New York on Election Day.

Here Are The Problems With The Trump Team's Voter Fraud Evidence

6:48pm November 28, 2016

by Danielle Kurtzleben

The Trump transition team pointed to one heavily criticized study, as well as an analysis that didn't count fraud, as evidence that "millions of people" voted illegally.

Investigators say lives could have been saved in this 2015 crash in Philadelphia if positive train control had been in place.

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Feds Say Railroads Making Slow Progress On Revolutionary Braking System

6:43pm November 28, 2016

by David Schaper

The Federal Railroad Administration says many railroads are behind schedule in installing technology that could prevent crashes. It would slow or stop a train if the human operator failed to do so.

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Dylann Roof To Represent Himself In Charleston Church Shooting Trial

6:28pm November 28, 2016

by Alexandra Olgin

There was a bit of a courtroom surprise Monday in Charleston, S.C. A federal judge granted accused church shooter Dylann Roof's request to represent himself in his trial.

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For Bay Of Pigs Veterans, Fidel Castro's Death Feels Bittersweet

6:28pm November 28, 2016

by Adrian Florido

Among the Miami Cubans celebrating Fidel Castro's death are surviving veterans of the failed Bay of Pigs invasion that tried to retake Cuba in 1961. For these men, news of Castro's death has been bittersweet.

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President-Elect Trump Makes Voter Fraud Claims Amid Push For Recount

6:28pm November 28, 2016

by Tamara Keith

President-elect Donald Trump is making baseless claims about widespread voter fraud amid a push to recount votes in three key states that he won.

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California Secretary of State Urges Trump To Present Proof Of Voter Fraud

6:28pm November 28, 2016

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to California Secretary of State Alex Padilla about Donald Trump's allegations of voter fraud in the state.

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Suspect Dead After Knife And Car Attack At Ohio State University

6:28pm November 28, 2016

by Jessica Mador

A man deliberately crashed his car into pedestrians on the Ohio University State campus in Columbus. The driver went on to attack passing students with a butcher knife. The suspect was shot and killed by a university police officer.

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Trump Presidency Casts Doubt Over Declassification Of CIA Torture Report

6:28pm November 28, 2016

by David Welna

Only a few copies exist of the infamous CIA torture report, and the Senate committee that created them has called for the agencies that received them to return them. Activists and journalists are hoping to keep those copies at least extant, so they might one day be declassified and released. They fear that if all the copies are returned, they will be destroyed and the information lost forever.

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How To Find The Best Deals On Cyber Monday

6:28pm November 28, 2016

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Joanna Stern, personal technology columnist at the Wall Street Journal, about this year's so-called "Cyber Monday." They discuss the best online tech deals, which tech gadgets make the perfect gift, and if consumers should be concerned about exploding batteries in this year's hottest gizmos.

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