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President Obama shared a rather awkward embrace with Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a joint press conference Friday in Yangon, Myanmar.

Obama Critiques Myanmar's Reforms Alongside Opposition Leader

12:14pm November 14, 2014

by Bill Chappell

President Obama split time between two leaders Friday, meeting separately with President Thein Sein, a former general, and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, a former political prisoner.

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Doctor At Center Of Deadly Sterilizations In India Arrested

12:01pm November 14, 2014

by Krishnadev Calamur

The toll from the botched procedures is now 13, with scores more sick. Dr. R.K. Gupta, who has performed 50,000 sterilizations over his career, told Reuters that he was being made a scapegoat.

Sports

Baseball's Cy Young Awards Go To A Newcomer And A Repeat Winner

11:25am November 14, 2014

by Becky Sullivan

The Los Angeles Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw swept the voting for his third Cy Young, while Corey Kluber of the Cleveland Indians narrowly won his first.

In one of Access Health CT's new video commercials, a barber explains to his clients why getting health insurance should be a priority.

State Health Insurance Exchanges Hope To Woo Urban Minorities

10:34am November 14, 2014

With Obamacare signups resuming this week, California and Connecticut have deployed new strategies to reach people who resisted signing up last year. Step one: Avoid previous cultural gaffes.

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Obama Plans To Use Executive Action To Reshape Immigration

10:31am November 14, 2014

Obama has said he will take executive action on immigration by the end of the year; now, as NPR's Tamara Keith tells Audie Cornish, there are reports he could act as soon as the end of next week.

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Palestinian members of Hamas' armed wing takes part in a rally Thursday in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. The event was held in memory of Hamas military commanders killed during seven weeks of fighting with Israel in the Gaza Strip this summer.

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Israelis And Palestinians Ask: Is Another Uprising On The Way?

10:31am November 14, 2014

by Emily Harris

So far, it's just scattered unrest. But with peace talks in the deep freeze and the recent scuffling over Jerusalem's most sensitive holy site, there's talk about the prospects of another intifada.

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints published an essay on its website last month, acknowledging its founder practiced polygamy.

Mormon Church Publishes Essay On Founder Joseph Smith's Polygamy

10:31am November 14, 2014

by Dan Bammes

The Mormon church's founder was married to as many as 40 women in the years before his murder in 1844, the church acknowledged in an article posted on its website.

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Preemies May Be Exposed To High Levels Of Phthalates In The NICU

10:06am November 14, 2014

by Nancy Shute

Chemicals in medical equipment can be transferred to patients, and it's a particular concern with premature infants whose bodies and brains are immature.

A town crier rides his moped through the city of Kayes in Mali, using his megaphone to warn people about Ebola.

Mali Already Has An Ebola Cluster: Can The Virus Be Stopped?

7:58am November 14, 2014

by Jason Beaubien

Hundreds of people in Mali may have been exposed to Ebola. And there's concern that the country doesn't have the resources or experience to stop this outbreak before it gets out of control.

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John Ayers, executive director of the Cowen Institute for Public Education Initiatives at Tulane University, will resign at the end of November.

A Botched Study Raises Bigger Questions

7:03am November 14, 2014

by Anya Kamenetz

Why one education research technique, coming into use by most states, is proving so controversial.