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Employees serve clients in a McDonald's restaurant on Pushkin square in Moscow on Feb. 1, 2010. The restaurant was the first in Russia and opened on Jan. 31, 1990.

Invisibilia Season 2: Changing Social Norms Could Save Your Life

9:51am June 17, 2016

by Alix Spiegel

When McDonald's came to the Soviet Union in 1990, it insisted that workers smile. That didn't come easy. But customers grew to like it — and workers did, too. What happens when you change a norm?

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Everytown for Gun Safety teaches survivors of shootings how to use their stories to advocate for gun control legislation.

A Million-Mom Army And A Billionaire Take On The NRA

9:11am June 17, 2016

by Chris Arnold

What happens when a billionaire businessman and politician teams up with a moms-against-gun-violence group with millions of supporters?

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Investigators Hope Recorders Will Give Clues To EgyptAir Crash

7:51am June 17, 2016

by David Schaper

EgyptAir flight 804 crashed into the Mediterranean in May while traveling from Paris to Cairo — killing all 66 people on board. The cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder have been recovered.

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Sen. Johnson Looks To Facebook For Information On Orlando Shooter

6:14am June 17, 2016

Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, Sen. Ron Johnson, R-WI, is lobbying Facebook to provide more information about Orlando shooter Omar Mateen's social media habits.

Sanders To Work To Defeat Trump And Transform Democratic Party

5:09am June 17, 2016

by Sam Sanders

Senator Bernie Sanders signaled Thursday night during a livestream web event, that he is winding down his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. He did not explicitly endorse Hillary Clinton.

Ernesto Rodriguez and his son, Sebastian, when Sebastian was 2 years old.

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After Deployment, Marine Returns To Find His 'Most Important Thing': Fatherhood

4:25am June 17, 2016

by NPR Staff

When 1st Lt. Ernesto Rodriguez deployed to Iraq, his son had only recently been born. When he returned, he struggled to keep his life together — but it was his son who helped him see things through.

Bernie Sanders addressed his supporters via livestream Thursday night.

WATCH: Bernie Sanders Says His Fight Will Continue

9:22pm June 16, 2016

by Amita Kelly

Addressing his supporters via livestream, Sanders says he's looking forward to working with Hillary Clinton "to transform the Democratic Party" and called on his volunteers to run office.

Philadelphia's new tax will hit thousands of products containing sugar or artificial sweetener.

Philadelphia Becomes 1st Major U.S. City To Pass A Tax On Soda

8:51pm June 16, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The new tax will hit thousands of products with added sugar or artificial sweetener. It's expected to raise millions of dollars annually for an expansion of early-childhood education.

Sumner Redstone attends a film premiere in Los Angeles in 2012.

'Shakespearean Drama' At Viacom As 5 Board Members Are Ousted

8:00pm June 16, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Media mogul Sumner Redstone, 93, has moved to replace five board members of Viacom Inc., including the chairman and CEO whom he has considered a surrogate son.

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President Obama Speaks In Orlando After Meeting With Victims' Families

7:39pm June 16, 2016

by Scott Horsley

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with NPR White House correspondent Scott Horsley and Corey Ealons, former communications aide for President Obama, about their analysis of Obama's speech from Orlando.

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