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Former GOP Nominee Mitt Romney Sharply Criticizes Donald Trump

5:51pm March 03, 2016

by Sarah McCammon

In a speech on Thursday, Mitt Romney sharply criticized Donald Trump. The former 2012 presidential candidate called Trump a fraud and a phony. Romney said he would vote for any of the other Republican contenders, but did not endorse one.

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For Sexual Assault Victims, An Effort To Loosen Statutes Of Limitations

5:26pm March 03, 2016

by Tovia Smith

State statutes of limitations currently range from 3 to 30 years. But a new understanding about how rape victims recover from their trauma is prompting many states to change their time limits.

Florida Newspaper Editor Describes 'Bizarre' GOP Primary Race

5:03pm March 03, 2016

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Adam C. Smith, political editor of the Tampa Bay Times, about what's happening in the GOP primary race in Florida.

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Trump: The Reality TV Years

5:01pm March 03, 2016

by Linda Holmes

Before Donald Trump was a presidential candidate, he spent many, many seasons headlining the show The Apprentice, where he was presented as the embodiment of success and an enemy of weakness.

Blue skies in San Juan, Puerto Rico belie the U.S. territory's struggle with massive debt. The islands have a generous health care program that covers nearly everyone, but economists say it has never been adequately funded.

Puerto Rico's Growing Financial Crisis Threatens Health Care, Too

5:01pm March 03, 2016

Unless Congress and the White House can agree on a funding fix for Medicaid in the U.S. territory, many worry that Puerto Rico's health care system could collapse when stopgap funding ends next year.

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Apple Dispute Gets Personal: Encryption Debate Plays Out At Home

4:24pm March 03, 2016

by Joel Rose

Pundits and politicians have staked out their positions in the encryption dispute between Apple and the FBI. The same debate is playing out across the country between siblings, parents and children, and even husbands and wives.

Domestic Politics: When Couples Are Divided Along Party Lines

4:24pm March 03, 2016

Super Tuesday may be over, but there are many votes to come, including Saturday's vote in Nebraska. That's where Maria Julie Rodriguez and James Borer live. They responded to our call out on social media for couples divided over their presidential primary candidate of choice. They're split not just between two candidates, but between two parties.

Some Educators Question If Advanced Math Should Be Required

4:24pm March 03, 2016

by Anya Kamenetz

Algebra is the one course that prevents the most people from graduating high school, and it's the single most failed course in community colleges. Now some educators are questioning whether people really need these skills as adults, and whether it's time for a new approach to teaching math.

Donald Trump addresses a crowd in South Carolina. Trump has the clearest path to the GOP nomination, but Republicans opposed to him aren't giving up the fight.

Is A Brokered Convention The Most Likely Way Republicans Can Stop Trump?

3:46pm March 03, 2016

by Domenico Montanaro

Republicans opposed to Donald Trump are running out of time and options to stop him from being their nominee. Many are now talking about their last, best chance being at the convention.

Protesters attend a rally in the Brooklyn borough of New York on Feb. 20 in support of a former NYPD Officer Peter Liang.

Don't Miss Jay Caspian Kang On Asian-Americans, Whiteness And Peter Liang

3:35pm March 03, 2016

by Hanna Choi

Protests over the conviction of police officer Peter Liang in the shooting death of an unarmed black man show that Asian-Americans have something to say about race and policing. But what, and how?