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How 2 Conspiracy Theorists Shaped Trump's Worldview (And Why They Matter To Mueller)

2:09pm February 21, 2019

by Terry Gross

"If there was contact between the Trump campaign, or even Trump himself, and WikiLeaks, it went through [Jerome] Corsi and [Roger] Stone," says New Yorker writer Jeffrey Toobin.

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Hassan Shibly, attorney for the family of Hoda Muthana, says she was a "vulnerable young woman who was brainwashed and manipulated."

Alabama Woman Who Joined ISIS Can't Come Back, Trump Says

12:49pm February 21, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

Hoda Muthana was 20 when she moved to Syria and started posting ISIS propaganda online. She says she has renounced the group and wants to return home, but the Trump administration refuses to allow it.

Demonstrators gather near the studio of singer R. Kelly to call for a boycott of his music on Jan. 9, 2019 after allegations of sexual abuse against young girls were raised on the Lifetime docuseries Surviving R. Kelly.

'Surviving R. Kelly' Producer Dream Hampton Takes On Ecosystem That Supported The Star

12:09pm February 21, 2019

by Terry Gross

The activist, filmmaker and writer chronicles sexual abuse allegations against R. Kelly in the six-part docuseries, Surviving R. Kelly, even as new allegations against him surface.

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Astronaut Buzz Aldrin walks on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission in 1969. The landing site at Tranquility Base has remained mostly untouched — though that could change as more nations and even commercial companies start to explore the moon.

Science

How Do You Preserve History On The Moon?

11:17am February 21, 2019

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

As the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing nears, some say the site of the first footprints on the moon should be protected. But historic preservation off our planet is unprecedented.

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Vehicles sit in high floodwater during a storm surge associated with Superstorm Sandy in 2012, near the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel in New York.

National

New York City Admits Defrauding FEMA Out Of Millions After Superstorm Sandy

10:42am February 21, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

The city sought reimbursement for vehicles it said were damaged by Sandy. But many of them were already "junk" years before the storm, according to a settlement.

'Empire' Actor Jussie Smollett Arrested On Charges Of Filing False Police Report

8:19am February 21, 2019

The actor had reported being the victim of a racist and homophobic attack. Prosecutors say that report was not true.

Locals and firefighters gather around buildings that caught fire late Wednesday in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Thursday, killing dozens of people.

World News

Bangladesh Fire Kills At Least 70 People

7:26am February 21, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

The blaze swept through several buildings in Dhaka's centuries-old neighborhood of Chawkbazar while many people were asleep.

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer discusses the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement as President Trump and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin look on Oct. 1, 2018. Lighthizer is now the chief U.S. negotiator in trade talks with China.

'Expect Change': Robert Lighthizer Is Trump's Hardball-Playing China Trade Negotiator

5:06am February 21, 2019

by Jim Zarroli

The U.S. Trade Representative has spent his career warning about the problems and perils of global trade. Now, as the chief U.S. negotiator with China, he's in a position to do something about it.

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., talks with reporters during her weekly news conference in Washington, D.C.

Politics & Government

House Democrats Plan Resolution Challenging Trump's Emergency Declaration

11:12pm February 20, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

The Democratic majority is likely to approved the resolution and then the law says the Republican-controlled Senate would have to consider the measure too.

Federal prosecutors say Christopher Paul Hasson had acquired a cache of weapons and ammunition in an attempt to launch a domestic terrorist attack. Over the years, Hasson honed a hit list that included prominent Democrats and media figures.

National

Arrested Coast Guard Officer Planned Mass Terrorist Attack 'On A Scale Rarely Seen'

10:37pm February 20, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

Christopher Paul Hasson, a self-proclaimed white nationalist, allegedly wanted to "kill every last person on earth" in a crusade to establish a "white homeland," according to officials.