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Indonesian Officials Release Report On Air Crash That Killed 189 People

6:27am November 28, 2018

by David Schaper

A preliminary investigation into the Lion Air crash in October finds the pilots struggled against a new anti-stall flight control system, which forced the plane's nose down 26 times before it crashed.

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Shereese Hickson was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2012 and is unable to work. She supports herself and her son, Isaiah, on $770 a month.

Health & Safety

Chronically Ill, Traumatically Billed: $123,019 For 2 Multiple Sclerosis Treatments

11:12pm November 27, 2018

by Jay Hancock

Shereese Hickson's doctor wanted her to try a drug called Ocrevus for her multiple sclerosis. Trained as a medical billing coder, Hickson was shocked by the six-figure bill and the share she owed.

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Documents Show How Close The Trump Administration Is With 'Fox News'

4:59pm November 27, 2018

by David Folkenflik

The ties between Fox News and the Trump administration are strong as can be on-air. Documents show how producers ran questions and at least one script by staffers for former EPA chief Scott Pruitt.

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World News

Google Employees Join Others In Asking The Search Engine To Stay Out Of China

4:59pm November 27, 2018

by Jasmine Garsd

Google left China in 2010 because of government censorship. But the controversial Project Dragonfly would return a version of the search engine that would cooperate with the authoritarian government.

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CAMBRIDGE, MA - AUGUST 30: Pedestrians walk into the Harvard Yard at Harvard University on August 30, 2018 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The U.S. Justice Department sided with Asian-Americans suing Harvard over admissions policy. (Photo by Scott Eisen/Gett

Economy

College Side Hustle

4:50pm November 27, 2018

Colleges and universities are finding creative ways to make money.

Politics & Government

Can Trump Stop GM From Shutting Down 4 U.S. Plants?

4:44pm November 27, 2018

by Don Gonyea

What can the government do to keep General Motors from shedding thousands of jobs from its plants in Ohio as the company retracts its small car manufacturing operation?

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GM's Lordstown, Ohio, plant is one of five in North America that the company plans to shut down. The Trump administration threatened to retaliate by withholding federal subsidies for the company's cars.

Politics & Government

Trump Administration Threatens To Withhold Subsidies From GM

4:39pm November 27, 2018

by Scott Horsley

Angered by General Motors' decision to idle plants and lay off thousands of workers, the Trump administration threatened to retaliate by withholding federal subsidies for the company's cars.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro touches a gold bar as he speaks with economic officials at Miraflores Palace in Caracas in March.

World News

Venezuela Pushes For 'Gold Rush' Despite Sanctions

2:25pm November 27, 2018

by Philip Reeves

President Nicolás Maduro sets his eyes on the country's golden Orinoco flow. His ally Turkey is a major buyer.

A security guard stands in front of Google's booth at the China International Import Expo earlier this month in Shanghai.

World News

'We're Taking A Stand': Google Workers Protest Plans For Censored Search In China

10:50am November 27, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

Several employees shared a letter with NPR calling on the tech giant to halt its reported work on a search engine project tailored to Chinese censorship demands.

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Google Workers, Amnesty International Protest Censored Search Engine In China

10:06am November 27, 2018

Google employees and human rights groups have been raising the alarm for some time over how Google would operate under one of the most authoritarian and information-controlling regimes in the world.

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