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Investigators Trying To Understand Motive In Kentucky School Shooting

5:26pm January 24, 2018

by Taylor Inman

Investigators in Kentucky are trying to understand why a student brought a gun to school, killing two classmates and wounding more than a dozen others. People in the community are struggling to cope.

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In Alabama, Reporter Says He Located Remains Of Last Known American Slave Ship

5:26pm January 24, 2018

An Alabama reporter says he may have located the remains of the Clotilda, the last known American slave ship, which illegally brought 110 African captives to the U.S. in 1860. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to Ben Raines, reporter for AL.com, about his discovery, which has not yet been authenticated.

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Save The Children Office In Jalalabad Attacked By Insurgents

5:26pm January 24, 2018

by Greg Myre

Insurgents attacked an office of the nongovernmental organization Save the Children in Jalalabad on Wednesday. The attack came two days after another on the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul that left an unspecified number of Americans dead.

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Tom Hansen's irregular pay leaves him and his wife, Gina Barr, juggling their finances to pay the bills.

For One Family, Contract Work Means 'Feast Or Famine' As Income Varies

5:26pm January 24, 2018

by Jim Zarroli

An NPR/Marist survey found that 1 in 5 workers is a contractor, not a steady payroll employee. For about half of these workers, income can vary greatly from month to month, making budgeting difficult.

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Zhong Zhong (left) and Hua Hua are the first primate clones made by somatic cell nuclear transfer, the same process that created Dolly the sheep in 1996.

Chinese Scientists Clone Monkeys Using Method That Created Dolly The Sheep

5:26pm January 24, 2018

by Rob Stein

A team of researchers has produced two macaque monkey clones using a technique called somatic cell nuclear transfer. It's a first for primates. The advance could hasten research into human diseases.

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday.

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In Davos, Merkel Warns Against 'Poison' Of Right-Wing Populism

5:19pm January 24, 2018

by Simon Schuetz

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's speech at the World Economic Forum warned against isolationism and nationalism. She never mentioned President Trump by name but the speech was seen as a swipe at him.

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Larry Nassar Sentenced To Up To 175 Years After 150 Women Share Stories Of Abuse

4:19pm January 24, 2018

by Kate Wells

"My monster is finally gone." That's what one woman said on Wednesday at the sentencing today of Larry Nassar, the former Olympic gymnastics doctor convicted of sexually abusing patients under the guise of treatment.

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Formerly Of The Ethics Committee, Rep. Patrick Meehan Now Subject Of Investigation

4:19pm January 24, 2018

by Dave Davies

Until recently Rep. Patrick Meehan, R-Pa., sat on the Ethics Committee and was leading the investigation into sexual harassment on Capitol Hill. Now he is trying to explain his actions that led to a taxpayer-funded sexual harassment settlement and is a subject of a committee investigation.

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Who Wins And Loses From Tariff Placed On Solar Imports

4:19pm January 24, 2018

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Brian Eckhouse, who covers the solar industry for Bloomberg, about who wins and who loses from the 30 percent tariff President Trump has imposed on solar imports.

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A Look At All 11 School Shootings That Took Place In The First 23 Days Of 2018

4:19pm January 24, 2018

The New York Times reported that Tuesday's school shooting in Kentucky was the eleventh shooting on school property in 2018 — just 23 days into the year. NPR takes a look at the other 10.