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Win McNamee / Getty Images 8:22pm Sep 20, 2018National National Politics & GovernmentKavanaugh Accuser Open To Testifying About Sexual Assault Allegations
Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who alleges Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her at a high school party in the 1980s, is open to appearing before a Senate panel next week.
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10:19pm Jul 17, 2019Politics & Government Politics & Government
Sen. Bernie Sanders Defends His 'Medicare-For-All' Plan
Sen. Bernie Sanders delivered a defense of his "Medicare for All" plan Wednesday, as other candidates claim the mantle and former Vice President Joe Biden argues against his approach. -
Herika Martinez / AFP/Getty Images 9:23pm Jul 17, 2019National NationalTrump's New Asylum Rules A Hard Blow To The Thousands Waiting To Cross Legally
"People get in line, everything is regulated," said one migrant who has waited three months. "And now comes this, that you have to have political asylum in a third country." -
Jack Delano / Library of Congress 6:02pm Jul 17, 2019Books Books ArtsIn Lost Essay, Langston Hughes Recounts Meeting A Young Chain Gang Runaway
The work, previously published only in Russian, was discovered by Professor Steven Hoelscher. The encounter occurred in 1927, when Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston went on a road trip through the South. -
Lucy Nicholson / Reuters 6:01pm Jul 17, 2019National National Politics & Government'No Meaningful Oversight': ICE Contractor Overlooked Problems At Detention Centers
Public scrutiny of the health and safety conditions at immigration detention centers is growing. But the contractor ICE hired to inspect those conditions is accused of ignoring problems for years. -
Jason Doiy / Courtesy of the San Francisco Public Library 6:01pm Jul 17, 2019Books Books ArtsYour Local Library May Have A New Offering In Stock: A Resident Social Worker
Libraries have never been just about books; they're also crucial hubs of community support. Some are even expanding that role, and supporting their librarians, by bringing in trained social workers. -
5:25pm Jul 17, 2019National National Health & Safety
Opioid Epidemic 'Road Map' Shows 76 Billion Pills Distributed Between 2006 And 2012
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Washington Post reporter Scott Higham about federal data that shows the scope of the opioid crisis: 76 billion pills distributed between 2006 through 2012. -
5:19pm Jul 17, 2019Science Science
Telescope In Chile's Mountains Looks For Signals To Explain How The Universe Began
There's a telescope high up in the mountains of Chile that's looking for signals from the earliest moments of the universe. Finding these signals would be key to explaining how the universe began. -
5:15pm Jul 17, 2019National National Politics & Government
How Cuban American Communities Are Reacting To Trump's Racist Comments
Cuban Americans are among President Trump's most reliable supporters and helped him win Florida. A sampling of Cuban American voters in Miami finds most untroubled by his recent racist comments. -
5:07pm Jul 17, 2019World News World News
The Story Of A Scam That Lured Hollywood Professionals To Indonesia
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with The Hollywood Reporter's Scott Johnson about an elaborate scam originating in Indonesia scamming Hollywood hopefuls out of their money. -
5:07pm Jul 17, 2019Politics & Government Politics & Government
Trump Holds Campaign Rally In Greenville, N.C.
President Trump will hold a campaign rally in Greenville, N.C., on Wednesday. It's his first since tweeting racist tropes. Many Greenville residents say they don't welcome that divisive message. -
5:07pm Jul 17, 2019Politics & Government Politics & Government
House Democrats Try To Vote On Top Priorities, Forced To Turn To Immigration
Some House Democrats are concerned that the latest border crisis and feud between President Trump and four House progressives is causing immigration to overtake health care as main issue for 2020. -
5:07pm Jul 17, 2019National National
Federal Judge Awards Jewish Woman $14 Million In Case Against Neo-Nazi Trolls
A federal judge has awarded $14 million to a Montana realtor in her case against the founder of a neo-Nazi website whose followers threatened her via a "troll storm."
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