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Flint Needs Long-Term Solutions To Unsafe Water, State Official Says

12:53pm January 28, 2016

Steve Inskeep talks to Brian Calley, Michigan's lieutenant governor, about plans to use state and federal funds to deal with Flint's troubled water system. Drinking water is contaminated with lead.

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Pop star and entertainer Michael Jackson performs a concert at the historic Berlin Reichstag on June 19, 1988. He died in 2009.

Let Twitter Be Your Guide Through This Michael Jackson Casting Mess

12:52pm January 28, 2016

by Leah Donnella

When the news leaves you speechless, let Twitter take the wheel.

The Last Candidate To Skip The Final Iowa Debate? Ronald Reagan

12:29pm January 28, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

Television debates have been a mainstay in presidential campaigns since 1976. Now, the GOP presidential front-runner is taking a big gamble just days before the Iowa caucuses.

Harvesting oranges near Arcadia, Fla. The sacks that workers carry weigh about 90 pounds when they are full of fruit.

Guest Workers, Legal Yet Not Quite Free, Pick Florida's Oranges

10:31am January 28, 2016

by Dan Charles

Most workers who are picking oranges in Florida are temporary "guest" workers from Mexico. They have signed contracts to work only for growers who arranged their visas and provide their housing.

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Inmate and Vietnam veteran Ed Munis works on his computer at the Veteran Service Office in California's Soledad Correctional Training Facility, which he helped start more than a decade ago.

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Inmate-Run Program Helps Vets Behind Bars Navigate VA Maze

9:17am January 28, 2016

by Krista Almanzan

For the past decade, a Veteran Service Office operating inside a prison has aided 1,000 incarcerated veterans in receiving more than $15 million in benefits for themselves and their dependents.

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Donald Trump waits to be introduced during a campaign event at the University of Iowa this week. With just days to go before the Iowa caucuses, Trump withdrew from the final GOP debate.

6 Questions Ahead Of The Trump-Fox Split-Screen 'Squirmish'

8:40am January 28, 2016

by Domenico Montanaro

Trump commands the spotlight once again as he ditches a Fox News debate. The other cable news networks — which don't have broadcasting rights to the debate — will probably air the Trump event instead.

Flint's Undocumented Migrants Hesitate To Request Help During Water Crisis

6:15am January 28, 2016

by Tracy Samilton

Some undocumented immigrants in Flint, Mich., are just finding out that the water from their taps is contaminated with lead. Fear of being deported keeps some from picking up free water and filters.

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Militants Encouraged To End Occupation Of Wildlife Refuge

6:13am January 28, 2016

by Kirk Siegler

Ammon Bundy is asking the remaining armed militants occupying a national wildlife refuge in Oregon to stand down and return home to their families. Bundy was arrested on Tuesday.

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Finicum's Death Changes Tone Of Occupied Wildlife Refuge In Oregon

5:33am January 28, 2016

by Nathan Rott

One person was killed as authorities arrested militants who had been occupying the federal refuge. Family identified the man as Robert "LaVoy" Finicum, an Arizona rancher and father of 11 children.

Lowering The Bar For The New GED Test

9:11pm January 27, 2016

by Anya Kamenetz

Many students had complained the new version was too hard. A lower minimum passing score means tens of thousands of students could potentially get their high school equivalency diplomas retroactively.