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Supporters of Democrat Doug Jones celebrate as Jones is projected to be the winner in Alabama's special Senate election during his election night gathering Tuesday in Birmingham, Ala.

'Black Votes Matter': African-Americans Propel Jones To Alabama Win

5:37pm December 13, 2017

by Brian Naylor

More than 90 percent of African-Americans voted for Doug Jones in Alabama's special Senate election Tuesday and Jones had the support of 98 percent of black women, according to exit polling.

Isabel Diaz Tinoco and Jose Luis Tinoco had some questions for the Miami insurance agent who helped guide them in signing up for a HealthCare.gov policy at the Mall of the Americas in November.

HealthCare.gov Enrollment Ends Friday. Sign-ups Likely to Trail Last Year's

4:57pm December 13, 2017

by Alison Kodjak

A shorter enrollment period and big cuts in the federal budget for outreach are taking a toll, say those helping with health insurance sign-ups. Deadlines for most state exchanges are a little later.

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Corrections officers at the Rikers Island jail complex in New York. The City of New York will pay up to $5 million in the settlement of a class action lawsuit.

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Rikers Settles Class Action Solitary Confinement Case

4:49pm December 13, 2017

by Rebecca Feldhaus Adams

More than 450 plaintiffs are approved to receive compensation for time they spent in solitary confinement at Rikers Island under the "old time" policy.

A man watches the Thomas Fire in the hills above Carpinteria, California.

3 Reasons Why California's Fire Risk Won't Dampen Anytime Soon

4:41pm December 13, 2017

by Kirk Siegler

The Thomas Fire, the fifth largest wildfire in California history, is a harbinger of things to come in the West.

World News

Many South Africans Are Disenchanted With Governing Of African National Congress

4:29pm December 13, 2017

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

South African President Jacob Zuma is plagued by allegations of corruption, which have tainted the image of his governing of the African National Congress. The party is deeply split ahead of its leadership conference this weekend, where a new leader will be chosen.

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Palestinians Face Pressure To Assimilate In Jerusalem

4:29pm December 13, 2017

by Peter Kenyon

President Trump may have handed Israel a symbolic victory with his recognition of Jerusalem as the Israeli capital, but every day in East Jerusalem, Palestinians face pressures to assimilate. With hope for a two-state solution dwindling, more families are applying for Israeli passports, and more Palestinian children are attending schools that teach the official Israeli curriculum.

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What Democrat Doug Jones' Win In Alabama Means For Congress

4:29pm December 13, 2017

by Susan Davis

Democrat Doug Jones won Alabama's special U.S. Senate election. This means the state will send a Democrat to the Senate for the first time in two decades, shrinking the GOP majority and emboldening Democrats heading into the 2018 midterm elections.

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What Trump's Most Retweeted Tweet In 2017 Says About The Past Year

4:29pm December 13, 2017

by Tamara Keith

All Things Considered is continuing to look at the past year in a series called "Highly Specific Superlatives." On Wednesday, we look at the most retweeted Trump tweet and what this single missive says about the 2017.

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President Of Alabama NAACP On Democrat Doug Jones' Win

4:29pm December 13, 2017

In Alabama's special U.S. Senate election, African-Americans made up as much as 30 percent of the electorate — with 96 percent of them voting for Democrat Doug Jones. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Benard Simelton, President of the Alabama State Conference of the NAACP, about the NAACP's get-out-the-vote campaign in the race.

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Nancy French On Implications Of Alabama Election For Christian Conservatives

4:29pm December 13, 2017

Nancy French is a Southern, conservative Christian writer who has written about her experience as the victim of childhood sexual abuse, her break with the Republican Party over Donald Trump's presidential candidacy and about empathizing with Roy Moore's Moore's accusers. NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with French about Alabama's special election and its implications for Christian conservatives.