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Olympic Committee Releases 'Olympic Athlete from Russia' Logo

10:53am December 20, 2017

by Bill Chappell

The IOC's Olympic Athlete from Russia Implementation Group released guidelines for uniforms, accessories and equipment two weeks after the Russian team was effectively banned.

Samantha Pierce of Cleveland has a 7-year-old daughter, Camryn. In 2009, Pierce gave premature birth to twins. The babies did not survive. Scientists say black women lead more stressful lives, which makes them more likely to give birth prematurely and put

How Racism May Cause Black Mothers To Suffer The Death Of Their Infants

10:05am December 20, 2017

African-American women are more likely to lose a baby in the first year of life than women of any other race. Scientists think that stress from racism makes their bodies and babies more vulnerable.

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The author and her family gathered around their prized Christmas Eve pierogi in 2012. On the far left is "Grandmom" Cecelia Beans.

On Christmas Eve, Pass The Pierogi And The Memories

10:00am December 20, 2017

by Carolyn Beans

Sometimes it takes years to get a family recipe right. And in the meantime, new holiday traditions emerge, like arguing over how to seal "Grandmom's" Slovakian pierogi perfectly.

A Hawaii Civil Defense Warning Device, which sounds an alert siren during natural disasters, is shown in Honolulu on Nov. 29, 2017. The alert system is tested monthly, but now Hawaii residents will hear a new tone designed to alert people of an impending

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Nuclear Strike Drills Faded Away In The 1980s. It May Be Time To Dust Them Off

9:31am December 20, 2017

by Martin Kaste

Nuclear civil defense fell out of favor in the latter years of the Cold War. But, as North Korea builds its nuclear arsenal, local officials are reluctant to bring it back.

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A bed is seen inside an abandoned house, which has no running water or electricity, now occupied by Rivera's family.

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'No Man's Land': An Isolated Puerto Rican Island Struggles To Rebuild

8:42am December 20, 2017

In Vieques, an 81-year-old blind retiree and his family are bathing in brown, foul-smelling water from an improvised well behind the home they are squatting in.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (left) speaks at the press conference after the senate vote of the tax reform bill on Wednesday in Washington, D.C

Senate Approves Landmark Tax Overhaul, Bill Returns To House

8:11am December 20, 2017

by Danielle Kurtzleben

After the House passed the $1.5 trillion tax cut plan, a technical issue in the Senate dictated changes to the bill. The House will have to vote again Wednesday morning.

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Couple Separated For First Time In 73 Years Tug At Canada's Heartstrings

7:16am December 20, 2017

by Scott Neuman

Herbert and Audrey Goodine, who lived at a nursing home in New Brunswick, are apart for Christmas after Herbert was moved to treat his dementia. Photos of the tearful parting have gone viral.

Yanghee Lee, U.N. human rights special rapporteur to Myanmar, talks to journalists during a news briefing in Yangon, Myanmar, in July.

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U.N. Human Rights Investigator Barred By Myanmar

5:39am December 20, 2017

by Scott Neuman

Yanghee Lee, the U.N.'s human rights special rapporteur to Myanmar, was told that she will not be allowed to enter the country for the rest of her term. Lee had been scheduled to visit in January.

3 Trump Judicial Nominees Withdraw, Raising Some Questions About Vetting

4:22am December 20, 2017

by Nina Totenberg

The Trump administration and the GOP-controlled Senate have been confirming judicial nominations at a record pace but the breakneck speed and nontraditional vetting has come at a cost recently.

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