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$200K Reward As Southern California Police Continue Search For 3 Inmates

7:36pm January 26, 2016

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Erika Aguilar, a reporter for Southern California Public Radio, about the search for three escaped inmates who police say are violent and potentially dangerous.

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White House Protester, Who Held A Peace Vigil For More Than 30 Years, Dies

7:16pm January 26, 2016

Concepcion Picciotto, a protester who held a keep a peace vigil outside the White House for more than three decades, has died. NPR spoke with her in 1985. The Washington Post speculated that she held the longest-running act of political protest in U.S. history.

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The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and Department of Health advise against eating any fish from the Lower Passaic because it may be contaminated with toxic chemicals. But Owaldo Avad says he's been catching and consuming fish like these

New Jersey River Polluters Fund Toxic Fish Swap — But There's A Snag

7:10pm January 26, 2016

by Sarah Gonzalez

Passaic River polluters are telling local fishermen to trade contaminated catch for healthy tilapia. But there's no disposal plan for the toxic fish, and residents don't want them to be incinerated.

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Ohio Gov. John Kasich Focuses On New Hampshire In Early Primary Race

7:09pm January 26, 2016

by Asma Khalid

Republican presidential hopeful John Kasich is making New Hampshire his main focus. NPR explores what his campaign hopes to achieve.

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Anti-Abortion Activists Indicted On Felony Charges In Planned Parenthood Case

7:06pm January 26, 2016

by Jennifer Ludden

A grand jury in Houston has returned indictments against two members of a group that targeted Planned Parenthood with a string of undercover videos last year. The felony indictments are a twist as the panel was originally tasked with investigation the group's claim that Planned Parenthood was selling fetal tissue.

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Depression Screening Recommended For Pregnant Women, New Mothers

7:00pm January 26, 2016

by Patti Neighmond

An independent task force chartered by the federal government says pregnant women should be screened for signs of depression both during and after pregnancy.

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Marvin Minsky, Who Pioneered Artificial Intelligence Research, Dies At 88

6:47pm January 26, 2016

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks to Ray Kurzweil, the inventor and futurist, and founder of Kurzweil Technologies, Inc., about Marvin Minsky. Minsky, who was a founding father of artificial intelligence, has died at the age of 88.

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'FiveThirtyEight' Measures Impact Of Presidential Newspaper Endorsements

6:41pm January 26, 2016

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Harry Enten, a political analyst for FiveThirtyEight, about whether newspaper endorsements are meaningful to presidential candidates.

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Larvae of genetically modified Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are pictured through a microscope viewfinder. The larvae will die before reaching adulthood.

Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Join The Fight To Stop Zika Virus

6:23pm January 26, 2016

by Greg Allen

On a trial basis, a British company is releasing genetically modified mosquitoes in Brazil to try to reduce the Aedes aegypti population — the species spreading Zika.

Wall (left) listens to violinist Fain perform during the Make Room concert at Wall's apartment in Annapolis, Md. The concert is a fundraiser to help Wall pay his rent and shine a light on the growing lack of affordable housing.

Modern Rent Parties Highlight The Need For Affordable Housing

6:10pm January 26, 2016

by Pam Fessler

There's no dancing or passing the hat at these new rent parties. There is music — and online fundraising. Recently, a classical violinist played a concert in an Annapolis apartment to help the tenant.

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