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Trump Agrees To Settle Trump University Lawsuits For $25 Million

8:13am November 19, 2016

President-elect Donald Trump has settled three outstanding lawsuits related to his now-defunct Trump University. The New York Attorney General announced the $25 million settlement Friday.

Danny McNeish, his stepmother, Julie, and his father, Phil, on the front porch of Julie and Phil's house in Roanoke, Va.

This Family Doesn't Agree On Trump — But They Await His Presidency Together

8:12am November 19, 2016

by Jennifer Ludden

Danny McNeish voted for Hillary Clinton; his father and stepmother voted for Donald Trump. And though they disagree on who's best for the country, this Virginia family keeps things civil, even calm.

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Advisor To Trump Transition Team Considers Immigration As National Security Priority

8:12am November 19, 2016

NPR's Scott Simon talks to former Congressman Pete Hoekstra about the Trump administration's transition process, and potential national security policies for the new administration.

Young human brains need loads of stimulation to learn and grow, pediatricians have long known. But a mouse study shows overstimulation also rewires the brain in ways that can interfere with learning.

Heavy Screen Time Rewires Young Brains, For Better And Worse

8:12am November 19, 2016

by Jon Hamilton

Bombarding young mice with video and audio stimulation changes the way the brain develops. But some scientists think those sorts of brain changes could protect kids from stressing out in a busy world.

'Hamilton' Cast Makes Appeal To Attendee Mike Pence, Amid Emotional Audience

8:12am November 19, 2016

Vice president-elect Mike Pence attended the Broadway production of Hamilton last night. At the end of the musical, the cast of the show had a message for him.

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney argues against Donald Trump's nomination as the GOP presidential candidate on March 3 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Once Trump's Loudest GOP Critic, Mitt Romney Set To Meet President-Elect

6:00am November 19, 2016

by Meg Anderson

Donald Trump may be taking the old adage of keeping friends close and enemies closer to heart. Romney was one of Trump's harshest Republican critics throughout the presidential campaign.

Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings perform at opening night of Celebrate Brooklyn! in New York City on June 8.

Soul Singer Sharon Jones, 60, Dies

10:05pm November 18, 2016

by Christopher Dean Hopkins

Jones, known for generating powerful, energetic performances despite her small stature while fronting The Dap-Kings for the past decade, had been fighting pancreatic cancer since 2013.

David Remnick is the editor of The New Yorker, where his latest piece is based on his interviews with President Obama during the time leading up to the election, and the days after.

New Yorker Editor David Remnick Describes Obama's Reactions To Election

8:17pm November 18, 2016

by NPR Staff

David Remnick, editor of The New Yorker talks about his interviews with President Obama in the days before and after the election.

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Efrain Antonio Campo Flores, seated second from left, and his cousin Franqui Francisco Flores De Freitas, far right, were convicted by a federal jury in Manhattan of conspiracy to smuggle cocaine into the U.S.

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New York Jury Convicts Nephews of Venezuela's First Lady On Drug Trafficking Charges

7:57pm November 18, 2016

by Richard Gonzales

Prosecutors argued that the defendants thought their ties to Venezuela's first family would facilitate their scheme to smuggle a large shipment of cocaine to the U.S.

Donald Trump at a 2005 news conference about Trump University. Now, the New York attorney general says Trump has agreed to a $25 million settlement with over 6,000 plaintiffs who said the university had defrauded them.

New York Attorney General Says Trump Agrees To Trump University Settlement

6:56pm November 18, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Eric Schneiderman called the settlement "a stunning reversal by Donald Trump and a major victory for the over 6,000 victims of his fraudulent university."