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Tracing the Tension Between President Trump And the FBI Since The 2016 Campaign

5:55pm February 01, 2018

The animosity between President Trump and the FBI isn't new. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly and Ari Shapiro trace the tension from the 2016 campaign through present day conflicts, including the GOP memo that hasn't been released.

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With Marijuana Legal In California, San Francisco Is Dismissing Thousands Of Convictions

5:55pm February 01, 2018

San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón announced Wednesday that his office will dismiss thousands of marijuana-related convictions dating back to 1975. This is in response to California legalizing recreational marijuana this year.

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Republicans Plan To Release Controversial Memo Alleging Surveillance Abuse By FBI

5:55pm February 01, 2018

by Ryan Lucas

Tension between President Trump and the FBI is rising with the anticipated release of a GOP authored memo alleging that the FBI improperly used its surveillance authority and is biased in its role in the Russia investigation. FBI director Chris Wray opposes the release, but Trump has said he is certain to make it public.

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Representatives of various religious congregations gathered Saturday in Oswiecim, Poland, to commemorate the victims killed at the Nazi extermination camp Auschwitz II-Birkenau.

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Poland Passes Bill Criminalizing Claims Of Its Complicity In The Holocaust

4:55pm February 01, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

The Nazis established some of the most notorious extermination camps of the Holocaust on Polish soil — including Auschwitz-Birkenau.

A journalist describes Robert Mueller, pictured in 2007 when he was FBI director, as "about as apolitical and nonpartisan a figure as you could find in Washington."

Mueller's Reputation In Washington Is 'Stunningly Bipartisan,' Journalist Says

4:46pm February 01, 2018

by Terry Gross

Author Garrett Graff discusses the special counsel in charge of the Trump/Russia investigation: "Bob Mueller is probably about as apolitical and nonpartisan a figure as you could find in Washington."

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British Lord Resigns After Being A Few Minutes Late, But Will Keep His Job

4:37pm February 01, 2018

Lord Michael Bates was set to answer questions before the British House of Lords on Wednesday, but arrived a few minutes late. When the session concluded, he jumped up to the lectern, apologized profusely and offered his resignation. He still has his job though after Prime Minister Theresa May said she wouldn't accept it.

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Investigation in Myanmar Reveals Disturbing Massacre, At Least 5 Mass Graves

4:37pm February 01, 2018

by Michael Sullivan

An investigation by The Associated Press details a massacre and at least five mass graves in Myanmar's Rakhine State. Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya have fled from there to Bangladesh since last August.

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This Might Finally Be The Year For Philadelphia Eagles Fans

4:37pm February 01, 2018

by Avi Wolfman-Arent

This may be finally be the year for Philadelphia Eagles fans. But after a decades long drought, they're cautiously optimistic that their team can win the Super Bowl and bring home the Vince Lombardi Trophy.

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Trauma or abuse can trigger seizures in people with psychogenic non-epileptic seizure disorder.

Her Seizures Looked Like Epilepsy, But Her Brain Looked Fine

4:37pm February 01, 2018

by Jon Hamilton

For a surprising number of people who appear to have epilepsy, the real problem is psychogenic non-epileptic seizures, a little-known condition.

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Barrels of fish sit on a dock after being unloaded from a boat in Songkhla, Thailand, in February 2016.

Was Your Seafood Caught With Slave Labor? New Database Helps Retailers Combat Abuse

4:37pm February 01, 2018

by Clare Leschin-Hoar

Many seafood lovers use the Monterey Bay Aquarium's ratings to choose sustainable fish. Now it has rolled out a tool to help corporations assess the risk of human trafficking in seafood supply chains.

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