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Occupy Central founders Chan Kin-man, Benny Tai and Chu Yiu-ming chant slogans with fellow democracy advocate Tanya Chan, after the four and other activists were convicted of public nuisance crimes related to Hong Kong's "Umbrella Movement" protests.

World News

Hong Kong Court Convicts 9 'Umbrella Movement' Organizers Of Nuisance Charges

10:10am April 09, 2019

by Bill Chappell

The rallies were spurred by outrage in Hong Kong over the Chinese government's plans to limit voters' choices among candidates to lead the city's government.

HHS Secretary Alex Azar at a White House roundtable discussion of health care prices in January. Azar tells NPR his office is now in "active negotiations and discussion" with drugmakers on how to make HIV prevention medicines more available and "cost-effe

How HHS Secretary Reconciles Proposed Medicaid Cuts, Stopping The Spread Of HIV

9:35am April 09, 2019

As head of the Department of Health and Human Services, Alex Azar is charged with making Trump's plan to end HIV in the U.S. by 2030 work. "We have an historic opportunity," he tells NPR.

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A pile of newly minted $1 coins honoring former President Thomas Jefferson are unveiled by the U.S. Mint in Washington, D.C., in 2007. In a turnaround, congressional analysts are no longer recommending a phaseout of paper dollars in favor of a dollar coin

Economy

Government Watchdog Flips On Dollar Coin

9:03am April 09, 2019

by Scott Horsley

In a turnaround, congressional analysts are no longer recommending a phaseout of paper dollars in favor of a dollar coin. Paper money is lasting longer because of cashless transactions.

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Virginia's Kyle Guy celebrates after helping his team defeat Texas Tech in the NCAA championship tournament. The title game finished in overtime – a first since the University of Kansas beat the University of Memphis in 2008.

Sports

'This Is A Great Story', Says Virginia Cavaliers' Coach On Team's NCAA Comeback

8:25am April 09, 2019

by Cat Schuknecht

Monday night in Minneapolis, the University of Virginia won its first-ever NCAA championship in a dramatic 85-77 overtime defeat of Texas Tech University.

Institute for Justice lawyer Wesley Hottot in his Seattle office. On the wall is a framed illustration of him arguing Timbs v. Indiana at the Supreme Court last fall.

National

Defining What's Excessive In Police Property Seizures Remains Tricky

8:24am April 09, 2019

by Martin Kaste

The Supreme Court ruled that seizing a $42,000 Land Rover was an "excessive fine" in a recent landmark decision on civil asset forfeiture. Future rulings will have to further define that term.

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Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen shakes hands with President Trump in El Centro, Calif., on April 5 after he arrived to visit the border wall between the United States and Mexico.

An Acting Government For The Trump Administration

5:01am April 09, 2019

by Brian Naylor

Kirstjen Nielsen's departure from the Department of Homeland Security means that 15 of President Trump's Cabinet-level appointments have departed, a number far higher than in previous administrations.

According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, incidents of serious workplace violence are four times more common in health care than in private industry. Most assaults come from patients and patients' families.

Facing Escalating Workplace Violence, Hospital Employees Have Had Enough

9:56pm April 08, 2019

by Marlene Harris-Taylor

U.S. hospitals are under mounting pressure to address violence against health care staff by patients and visitors. Nearly half of emergency doctors say they've been physically assaulted at work.

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Facebook, Messenger and Instagram apps are displayed on an iPhone. U.K. regulators are proposing broad new rules on social media platforms to combat online harms.

World News

U.K. Regulators Propose Broad Social Media Regulations To Counter 'Online Harms'

9:55pm April 08, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

Under the proposed rules, Internet companies will face penalties if they don't actively monitor and combat harmful speech online. Companies say the proposal is vague.

Juan Carlos Perla of El Salvador kisses his 10-month-old son, Joshua, inside a migrant shelter in Tijuana, Mexico, where they await their asylum hearing in San Diego.

National

Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration Policy Of Sending Asylum Seekers To Mexico

9:42pm April 08, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

The administration had planned to expand the program. Now it has to first defend the policy in court.

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, will lead the Senate Finance Committee's questioning Tuesday of executives from pharmacy benefit managers about drug costs.

Health & Safety

Drug Industry Middlemen To Be Questioned By Senate Committee

8:11pm April 08, 2019

by Alison Kodjak

The Senate Finance Committee will hear Tuesday from executives from the biggest pharmacy benefit managers. Confidential rebates paid to the PBMs are expected to draw scrutiny.

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