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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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Bita Honarvar for WABE 8:03pm Nov 21, 2019Health & Safety Health & SafetyThey Bring Medical Care To The Homeless And Build Relationships To Save Lives
"Street medicine" programs, like one in Atlanta, seek out people living in back alleys and under highways. The public health outreach improves patients' health and is cost-effective, hospitals find. -
Dado Galdieri / Bloomberg/Getty Images 7:59pm Nov 21, 2019World News World News Health & SafetyInfecting Mosquitoes With Bacteria Could Have A Big Payoff
Scientists are trying to flip the script on control of mosquitoes in an effort to combat dengue fever. Instead of trying to wipe them out, they're infecting them with bacteria. -
Catie Dull / NPR 7:59pm Nov 21, 2019Science Science Health & Safety'It's Going To Get Worse': How U.S. Countertop Workers Started Getting Sick
The story of the first worker in the U.S. to suffer lung damage after cutting a new kind of countertop material shows the way a workplace hazard emerged in this country. -
5:50pm Nov 21, 2019
Movie Review: 'Frozen 2' And 'A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood'
The simultaneous openings of Frozen 2 and the Mr. Rogers bio-pic A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood offer a chance to talk about the changing nature of children's entertainment. -
5:50pm Nov 21, 2019Sports Sports
Jake Burton Carpenter, The Godfather Of Snowboarding, Dies At 65
The man known as "The Godfather of Snowboarding" died Wednesday at the age of 65. Jake Burton Carpenter brought the sport to the masses, through the company he founded. -
5:50pm Nov 21, 2019Politics & Government Politics & Government
How The GOP Is Faring In The Impeachment Inquiry Hearings
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Hugo Gurdon, editor-in-chief of the Washington Examiner, about how the GOP is faring in the impeachment inquiry hearings. -
5:20pm Nov 21, 2019
The Great Cranberry Crash Of 1959
How did the cranberry go from a seasonal, Thanksgiving favorite to an all-year round, ubiquitous supermarket staple? -
5:20pm Nov 21, 2019Politics & Government Politics & Government
David Homes, Fiona Hill Testify In Final Scheduled Day Of Impeachment Hearings
Impeachment hearings continued on Thursday with testimony from David Holmes, a foreign service officer based in Kyiv, and Fiona Hill, a former NSC senior director for Europe and Russia. -
5:20pm Nov 21, 2019Politics & Government Politics & Government
Former Bolton Aide On How Bolton Factored Into The Impeachment Inquiry Hearings
NPR's Ailsa Chang asks Mark Groombridge, former aide to John Bolton, how his former boss factored into the impeachment inquiry hearings. -
5:20pm Nov 21, 2019Politics & Government Politics & Government
Fiona Hill And David Holmes Testify In Public Impeachment Inquiry Hearings
In her testimony, Fiona Hill, President Trump's former Russia adviser, warned lawmakers against promoting a "fictional narrative" that Ukraine, not Russia, interfered in the 2016 election. -
4:28pm Nov 21, 2019World News World News
Relatives Of Mexicans Killed In El Paso Shooting Are Suing Walmart
Mexico is helping victims of the August mass shooting at an El Paso Walmart sue the corporation for security lapses. Mexico's foreign ministry says the suit is seeking greater security measures. -
4:12pm Nov 21, 2019
Mark Ruffalo And Robert Bilott On The New Film 'Dark Waters'
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with actor Mark Ruffalo and the real life attorney he plays, Robert Bilott, in the new film Dark Waters.
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