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The last Nobel Prize in Literature winner was Kazuo Ishiguro, who took the honor in 2017. The Swedish Academy will award two literary prizes in 2019, the Nobel Foundation says.

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Nobel Foundation Confirms It Will Award 2 Literature Prizes In 2019, With Changes

2:18pm March 05, 2019

by Bill Chappell

A year after the Swedish Academy faced a crisis, the body "no longer includes any members who are subject to conflict of interest or criminal investigations," the Nobel Foundation says.

A color-enhanced scanning electron micrograph shows HIV particles (orange) infecting a T cell, one of the white blood cells that play a central role in the immune system.

Bone Marrow Transplant Renders Second Patient Free Of HIV

2:04pm March 05, 2019

by Richard Harris

British doctors report the apparent eradication of HIV from a patient who was undergoing treatment for cancer. It's only the second time this has been accomplished, despite many attempts.

'An American Summer' Looks At How Gun Violence 'Gets In People's Bones'

1:21pm March 05, 2019

by Terry Gross

Alex Kotlowitz discusses the people whose lives were changed or lost due to gun violence in Chicago one summer. He likens the trauma of living with gun violence to the PTSD some veterans experience.

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The multistate measles outbreak in 2015 led pediatricians in Scottsdale, Ariz., to warn patients they might be exposed during office visits. The state's medical associations oppose legislation that would make it easier for parents to opt out of school vac

Arizona Legislature Mulls Bills To Weaken Vaccination Requirements

12:58pm March 05, 2019

by Will Stone

Against the advice and pleas from doctors and medical associations, some Arizona lawmakers are pushing bills that would make it easier for parents to get exemptions for their kids from vaccinations.

Wendy Chase was elected to the New Hampshire House in November. Her mission to pass paid parental leave was inspired by the decades of care her daughter required after being diagnosed with cancer at age 2.

Paid Family Leave Gains Momentum In States As Bipartisan Support Grows

12:23pm March 05, 2019

by Yuki Noguchi

Paid time off for illness and family caregivers has substantial bipartisan support. Several states are expected to consider proposals, but there are disagreements over how to structure and pay for it.

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As Elite Campuses Diversify, A 'Bias Towards Privilege' Persists

11:24am March 05, 2019

by Elissa Nadworny

Many elite colleges have committed to enrolling more low-income students. But, a new book argues, their efforts at inclusivity still fall short.

Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller (center) leaves after a closed meeting with members of the Senate Judiciary Committee on June 21, 2017, at the Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Elderly Trump Critics Await Mueller's Report — Sometimes Until Their Last Breath

10:15am March 05, 2019

by Tim Mak

Mitchell Tendler, a 93-year-old WWII vet, died recently. According to his son, one of his last statements was about the special counsel: "'I'm not going to see the Mueller report, am I?'"

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau makes an announcement at the Canadian Space Agency in Longueuil, Quebec on Feb. 28. A second member of his Cabinet resigned Monday over allegations that he tried to influence a criminal prosecution.

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2nd Member Quits Justin Trudeau's Cabinet Over Allegations Against Canadian PM

9:28am March 05, 2019

by Brian Mann

He is accused of secretly trying to direct the attorney general's handling of a criminal prosecution of a large Canadian company.

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Investigators walk next to a police tent last year in Salisbury, England, near where former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were found critically ill.

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Russia Wants Access To Ex-Spy In U.K.

3:58am March 05, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

Former double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia survived an assassination attempt last year, which U.K. authorities blamed on Russia. Russian officials want to know where the two are now.

A measles vaccination campaign in Manila, Philippines, this year. The measles vaccine is believed to confer an additional benefit beyond immunity to the measles virus. Vaccinations against other diseases — polio, tuberculosis, typhoid — may also confe

Health & Safety

The Unintended Benefits Of Vaccines

10:08pm March 04, 2019

by Susan Brink

For decades, scientists have observed an extraordinarily positive side effect among children who receive the measles vaccine. Researchers are now finding that other vaccines confer added protections.