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Rep. McCarthy Stuns Colleagues By Pulling Out Of Leadership Election

7:57am October 09, 2015

by Ailsa Chang

House Majority leader Kevin McCarthy on Thursday abruptly pulled out of the race for speaker of the House. The election is off until House Republicans can coalesce around a new candidate.

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House Panel Spends Hours Questioning VW's CEO Of U.S. Business

7:57am October 09, 2015

by Yuki Noguchi

Volkswagen's top U.S. executive was taken to task on Thursday by the House Energy and Commerce Committee. It was the first congressional hearing since the company's emissions scandal broke.

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Ex-Rep. Dickey Regrets Restrictive Law On Gun Violence Research

7:57am October 09, 2015

Former Rep. Jay Dickey of Arkansas authored an amendment that restricted funding for research into gun violence and its effects on public health. Dickey tells Steve Inskeep he now has deep regrets.

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A U.S. Negotiator Says There's Still Pending Business With Iran

7:57am October 09, 2015

Wendy Sherman, the lead U.S. negotiator in the Iran nuclear talks, tells NPR the U.S. still has plenty of other issues to settle with Iran, such as the release of Americans being held in that country.

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Shooting At Northern Arizona University Campus: 1 Dead, 3 Injured

7:13am October 09, 2015

by Bill Chappell

A suspect is in custody, officials at Northern Arizona University say, after the campus of the Flagstaff school was hit by an attack in the early hours of Friday morning.

House Majority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., leaves after a closed House Republican election meeting to pick the next GOP House Speaker nominee on Thursday in Washington, D.C.

Kevin McCarthy Gone, In 60 Seconds

6:52am October 09, 2015

After McCarthy dropped out of the House speakership race, there was a chaotic outpouring of reaction from Republicans, like Rep. Jason Chaffetz, in a Capitol Hill hallway. Here are the highlights.

Volkswagen's U.S. Chief Appears Before House Panel On Emissions Scandal

6:30am October 09, 2015

by Yuki Noguchi

Volkswagen U.S. President Michael Horn appears before the House Energy and Commerce Committee to answer questions about the emissions scandal.

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New Orleans Chef Paul Prudhomme prepares barbecue shrimp at the annual White House Congressional Picnic in 2007.

Remembering Paul Prudhomme, The Louisiana Chef Who 'Made Magic'

6:21am October 09, 2015

by NPR Staff

The New Orleans chef changed the way the world saw Louisiana cooking. He has died at the age of 75.

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A Discoverer Of The Buckyball Offers Tips On Winning A Nobel Prize

8:32pm October 08, 2015

by Joe Palca

Harold Kroto shared a Nobel in 1996 for finding a new type of carbon molecule that ignited the field of nanotechnology. Find a passion where — with hard work — you can be the best, he advises.

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Bull trout are running out of time in Montana as their traditional waters heat up, biologists say. By moving more than 100 fish to higher elevations, fisheries scientists hope to save the species by seeding a new population in waters that will stay cooler

Scientists Try Radical Move To Save Bull Trout From A Warming Climate

7:46pm October 08, 2015

by Christopher Joyce

Bull trout are dwindling in Montana as their home waters warm and invasive fish devour them. Scooping up threatened fish and moving them higher up the mountain could backfire. Is the risk worth it?

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