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President Obama delivers a speech with Vice President Biden at the White House on Wednesday.

WATCH: President Obama On Trump Win, Clinton Loss

2:17pm November 09, 2016

by Brian Naylor

President Obama spoke on Wednesday, a day after the candidate he hoped would carry on his legacy suffered a devastating loss to Donald Trump.

Gregoire Courtine, a neurologist at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, holds a silicone model of a primate's brain with an electrode array. The goal is to pick up signals from the brain and transmit them to the legs.

Monkeys Regain Control Of Paralyzed Legs With Help Of An Implant

2:08pm November 09, 2016

by Rae Ellen Bichell

Two monkeys with spinal cord injuries were able to move after a wireless implant restored the connection between brain and legs. But any help for people will be years away, researchers say.

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speaks to Florida voters Oct. 30 at a Baptist Church in Miami, Fla.

Shades Of 2000? Clinton Surpasses Trump In Popular Vote Tally

2:04pm November 09, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Hillary Clinton is poised to become the fifth presidential candidate to win the popular vote but lose the election. Shortly after noon Wednesday, she led Trump by 238,156 votes.

If the Trump administration decides to drop an appeal of a legal setback involving Obamacare subsidies, the insurance exchanges could be hobbled.

How A President Trump Could Derail Obamacare By Dropping Legal Appeal

1:54pm November 09, 2016

by Julie Rovner

After he takes office, Trump could cut off funding for insurers' discounts to many health exchange customers by abandoning the executive branch's appeal of a 2014 lawsuit brought by House Republicans.

Clinton, In Concession Speech: U.S. 'More Deeply Divided Than We Thought'

1:43pm November 09, 2016

Special coverage of Hillary Clinton's concession speech, with NPR hosts and reporters. Clinton took the stage Wednesday to make her first public statements after losing the presidency to Donald Trump.

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Hillary Clinton concedes the presidential election at the New Yorker Hotel on Wednesday in New York City.

WATCH: Hillary Clinton Concedes Presidential Race To Donald Trump

1:25pm November 09, 2016

"This is not the outcome we wanted or worked so hard for. I'm sorry we didn't win this election for the values we share and the vision we hold for our country," the Democratic nominee told supporters.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton concedes the presidential election Wednesday morning in New York City.

Transcript: Hillary Clinton Concedes To Donald Trump

12:52pm November 09, 2016

by NPR Staff

"I feel pride and gratitude for this wonderful campaign that we built together," Clinton said Wednesday morning.

People vote at Santa Monica City Hall on Tuesday. Proposition 60, California's controversial ballot measure that would require adult film performers to use condoms, has been rejected.

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Condom Mandate For Porn Industry Falls Short In California

11:38am November 09, 2016

by Bill Chappell

The measure has been a topic of heated debate, pitting the adult entertainment industry's trade association against the AIDS Healthcare Foundation.

D.C. Votes Overwhelmingly To Become 51st State

11:35am November 09, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

District of Columbia voters passed the referendum Tuesday with nearly 80 percent in favor. Congress, which will ultimately decide the fate of the federal district, is not expected to approve it.

Trump Wins. Now What?

11:08am November 09, 2016

by Scott Horsley

After a presidential election that defied expectations, here's what to expect from the president-elect.