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What Kind Of Due Process Are Those Accused Of Sexual Misconduct Entitled To?

4:34pm December 22, 2017

As the #MeToo movement unfolds, questions are being raised about what due process those accused of sexual misconduct are entitled to. NPR's Michel Martin explores the topic with constitutional law professor Elizabeth Price Foley.

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Why School Field Trips Are Causing Controversy In Denmark

4:34pm December 22, 2017

by Sidsel Overgaard

Denmark's seeing a controversy over how to handle Christmas in public schools. The country is largely secular but takes children on church field trips for the holiday.

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Leandro Teixeira and Richard Dubielzig of the University of Wisconsin - Madison open the whale eye package.

All I Want For Christmas Is A Giant Whale Eye

4:34pm December 22, 2017

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

A giant whale eye spent decades on a strange journey before it finally arrived at an animal eyeball lab and gave the folks there the "best Christmas ever."

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Jim Carrey stars as the title character the 2000 version of How The Grinch Stole Christmas.

Heart 2 Sizes Too Small? Mr. Grinch, See Your Cardiologist

4:34pm December 22, 2017

by Jon Hamilton

Not many patients have a heart that grows three sizes in a day. Cardiologist David Kass ponders what could have caused the Grinch's abrupt change of heart in the classic holiday story.

Robust Health Insurance Sign-Ups Surprise Supporters And Opponents

4:07pm December 22, 2017

by Julie Rovner

Despite an enrollment period that was half as long, nearly 9 million people have signed up for Affordable Care Act insurance for 2018 so far, about the same as last year.

Santa Claus reading his mail. High angle view.

Whiskey And Fufu: What Kids Around The World Leave Out For Santa

3:29pm December 22, 2017

by Kristen Hartke

The tradition of leaving a snack for Santa on Christmas Eve isn't unique to America. It would appear that Jolly Old St. Nick is quite well-fed long before he reaches our shores.

People pray next to the coffin of slain journalist Gumaro Pérez Aguilando during his wake at his mother's home in Acayucan, Veracruz state, Mexico, on Wednesday.

World News

Number Of Journalists Killed In Mexico Reaches 'Historical High,' Report Says

3:22pm December 22, 2017

by Carrie Kahn

While the number of journalists murdered worldwide in retaliation for their work appears to have dropped slightly from last year, killings of Mexican journalists continue to rise, reports show.

Caga Tiós, Catalan Christmas logs stacked up at a market in Girona, Spain.

A Catalan Log That Poops Nougats At Christmas

2:55pm December 22, 2017

by Lindsay Patterson

Catalan holiday tradition involves a log that's fed scraps of food for several weeks leading up to Christmas. Then, it's beaten with a stick and implored to poop out a Spanish nougat called turrón.

Luger Albert Demchenko is one of 11 Russian athletes whom the International Olympic Committee banned for life on Friday. He will be stripped of the two silver medals he won at the 2014 Sochi Games.

IOC Bans 11 More Russian Athletes For Life

2:45pm December 22, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

The sanctions mean that Russia has lost two more medals from its Sochi count. Some 200 athletes from Russia may compete at the Pyeongchang Games under a neutral flag.

Dr. Scott Gottlieb, Food and Drug Administration commissioner, told Kaiser Health News the incentives intended to spur development of drugs for rare diseases deserve a fresh look.

Health & Safety

FDA Commissioner: Are The Incentives Right For Orphan Drugs?

1:58pm December 22, 2017

by Sarah Jane Tribble

Food and Drug Commissioner Scott Gottlieb says he wants to know why drugmakers churn out medicines for some rare diseases but not others.