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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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Patrick Semansky / AP 7:32pm Jan 15, 2021Politics & Government Politics & Government Health & SafetyOutgoing CDC Director Warns Of Pandemic's Peak: 'We're About To Be In The Worst Of It'
A year into the COVID-19 crisis, Dr. Robert Redfield stands by his federal health agency's response to the pandemic despite an early "learning curve" and contradictory messaging from President Trump. -
Joe Raedle / Getty Images 4:46pm Jan 15, 2021National National Science Health & SafetyTrump Administration Will Let More Doctors Prescribe Drug To Fight Opioid Addiction
The change means that doctors will no longer need a special federal waiver in order to prescribe buprenorphine, a medication to treat opioid use disorder. -
4:04pm Jan 15, 2021
Japanese Researchers Explain 8-Year Life Cycle Of Train Millipedes
Millipedes are known to emerge every eight years and bring trains to a screeching halt in central Japan. New research explains how these periodical animals can have this long of a life span. -
4:04pm Jan 15, 2021
Cuban American Legal Pioneer Osvaldo Soto Dies At 91
Miami is mourning the death of a legal pioneer. Osvaldo Soto successfully fought for the repeal of an "English-only" law in Miami-Dade County. He has died at age 91. -
4:04pm Jan 15, 2021World News World News
Coronavirus Surge Drains Brazilian City's Oxygen Supply
Manaus in northern Brazil is facing a huge coronavirus outbreak. The health system is collapsing. Oxygen supplies are so scarce that people are suffocating while in their hospital beds. -
4:04pm Jan 15, 2021World News World News
A Look At The Fallout Of TikTok Ban In India
In India, TikTok was a phenomenon. Last June, the Indian government banned the app for geopolitical reasons. Six months later, it's not clear what the ban has accomplished. -
4:04pm Jan 15, 2021National National Politics & Government
Week In Politics: Capitol Riot, Trump's 2nd Impeachment And Inauguration
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Hoover Institution fellow Lanhee Chen and Errin Haines of The 19th about the Capitol riot, President Trump's second impeachment and the incoming administration. -
4:04pm Jan 15, 2021National National Politics & Government
Reconstruction Era Expert On Why Politicians Use Terms Unity And Healing
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Eric Foner, a history professor at Columbia University, about what people mean when they talk about unity and healing during a moment of national division. -
4:04pm Jan 15, 2021National National
How QAnon-Like Conspiracy Theories Tear Families Apart
Political conspiracy theories are pushing some family relationships to the breaking point. NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Dannagal Young of the University of Delaware about how to mend those rifts. -
4:04pm Jan 15, 2021National National
'Planned, Coordinated Attack': Former Capitol Police Chief On The Insurrection
Former Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund says he believes the Capitol riot was part of an orchestrated plan. He also says reports of pipe bombs planted nearby may have been used to distract police. -
4:04pm Jan 15, 2021National National
What The U.S. Capitol Looks Like Ahead Of The Inauguration
Some Washington, D.C., residents have taken to calling Capitol Hill the "Capitol Green Zone" as a wide range of security measures are put in place ahead of the inauguration. -
4:04pm Jan 15, 2021National National
What Security Measures Will Be Taken During Inauguration
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Stephanie Cutter, an executive producer of the upcoming inauguration, about security measures being taken in light of last week's insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
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