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Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, pictured in 2016, was sentenced on Wednesday in a federal criminal case in Washington, D.C.

Paul Manafort Sentenced To 3.5 More Years In Prison; New State Indictment Announced

3:16pm March 13, 2019

Donald Trump's former campaign chairman was ordered to serve some of his time concurrently with a 4-year term handed down last week, making his sentence a total of 7.5 years.

After years of light regulation, the tech industry is coming under scrutiny from Congress and regulators due to a series of privacy breaches.

Politics & Government

Targeting Online Privacy, Congress Sets A New Tone With Big Tech

2:58pm March 13, 2019

by Brian Naylor

In a rare area of bipartisan agreement and after years of little regulation, lawmakers in both chambers say the tech industry needs to do more to protect its users' personal information.

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Survivors of an attack in the western village of Bongende, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, stand next to what is said to be a mass grave containing the bodies of 100 people killed during days of violence in the region in December 2018.

World News

U.N. Report Says Massacres In Congo Might Constitute Crimes Against Humanity

2:13pm March 13, 2019

by Cat Schuknecht

A United Nations investigation finds at least 535 men, women and children were killed in December amid a conflict between the Banunu and Batende communities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

A new documentary provides an unsparing look at former Trump adviser Steve Bannon, including his casual talk of apocalypse and trademark look of dissolution.

'I'm Gonna Get Crushed': Ex-Trump Aide Steve Bannon Pleads His Case In 'The Brink'

2:07pm March 13, 2019

by Ron Elving

A new documentary provides an unsparing look at former Trump adviser Steve Bannon, including his casual talk of apocalypse and trademark look of dissolution.

Health & Safety

Why An ER Visit Can Cost So Much — Even For Those With Health Insurance

1:51pm March 13, 2019

by Terry Gross

Vox reporter Sarah Kliff spent over a year reading thousands of ER bills and investigating the reasons behind the costs, including hidden fees, overpriced supplies and out-of-network doctors.

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A satellite image from Wednesday morning shows a powerful storm system heading east across the U.S. The storm is expected to bring high winds, snow and rain to much of the central U.S. in the coming days.

A 'Bomb Cyclone' Is Thwacking The Central U.S.

1:21pm March 13, 2019

by Rebecca Hersher

The storm is bringing high winds, snow, rain and dangerous road conditions. Meteorologists and local officials are warning people across the West and Midwest to cancel travel plans.

Electric scooters are pictured on a sidewalk in Paris in June 2018. Multiple companies offer the small vehicles for rent by the minute in cities around the world, including many in the U.S.

National

Who Charges All Those Electric Scooters? Follow A Nocturnal 'Juicer'

10:44am March 13, 2019

by Camila Domonoske

Bird and Lime offer electric scooters for rent in cities across America. The companies pay a few dollars a pop to an army of people who prowl the streets for the scooters and take them home to charge.

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"What's important to me is that the facts come to light, and we get justice and accountability," Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey said about litigation that has made internal Purdue Pharma documents public.

Health & Safety

Opioid Litigation Brings Company Secrets Into The Public Eye

10:35am March 13, 2019

by Brian Mann

Lawsuits over the way drugmakers have marketed opioids are already putting a dent in companies' reputations. Litigation has forced the release of internal documents that are shifting the narrative.

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Graduation rates are changing in the U.S.

College Completion Rates Are Up, But The Numbers Will Still Surprise You

10:28am March 13, 2019

by Elissa Nadworny

To unlock the benefits of going to college, you need to earn a degree. But average completion rates in the U.S. are surprisingly low and can vary widely depending on what type of school you attend.

Calif., Gov. Gavin Newsom will sign an order on Wednesday imposing a moratorium on California's death penalty.

National

Gov. Gavin Newsom Suspends Death Penalty In California

11:33pm March 12, 2019

by Scott Shafer

California voters are the only ones who can repeal the death penalty, something they've rejected twice in recent elections. The Governor's moratorium will spare the lives of over 700 inmates.