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Cubs Vs. Indians: World Series To End One Team's Historic Drought

6:00pm October 25, 2016

by Tom Goldman

The 2016 World Series is a dream matchup for many. The Chicago Cubs, title less since 1908, will face the Cleveland Indians who last won a championship a mere 68 years ago.

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Clinton, Trump Make Closing Arguments With 2 Weeks Until Election Day

6:00pm October 25, 2016

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are focusing on their closing arguments to voters in key battleground states with two weeks to go until Election Day.

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Volkswagen Agrees To $14.7 Billion Settlement In Emissions Cheating Scandal

6:00pm October 25, 2016

by Sonari Glinton

Nearly 500,000 dirty diesel vehicles could be taken off the roads under a settlement approved by a judge in the Volkswagen emissions cheating scandal. VW has agreed to pay up to $14.7 billion to resolve claims from consumers and the U.S. government. Customers will be compensated under a VW buyback program, and the company will also pay to offset the pollution caused by the rigged diesel vehicles.

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The window seat may be a safer spot for small children than along the aisle. Plus there's the view.

For Babies On A Plane, Hot Drinks And Co-Sleeping Pose A Risk

5:47pm October 25, 2016

by Erin Ross

Airplanes are a remarkably safe way to travel, but small children can be injured while aloft. Skipping the hot coffee and putting small ones in the window seat can help, pediatricians say.

Karen Lorne, diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease in July, volunteers weekly with her certified therapy dog, Bailey, at the Ronald McDonald House in Chapel Hill, N.C.

Simplified Study Aims To Quickly Test A Long-Shot ALS Treatment

5:03pm October 25, 2016

by Richard Harris

Fifty patients with Lou Gehrig's disease have volunteered for a study of a dietary supplement as an experimental treatment. Even a failure could help by eliminating a dead end from consideration.

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Two Weeks Out: Democrats Have The Edge In The Fight For The Senate

4:51pm October 25, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

States like Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Missouri and North Carolina will be decisive, and they're all moving Democrats' way as Republicans are put further on the defensive by Donald Trump.

Texas Hispanic Republicans Chairman 'Very Disappointed' With Trump Campaign

4:23pm October 25, 2016

NPR's Robert Siegel checks back in with Artemio Muniz, chairman of the Federation of Hispanic Republicans in Texas. Back in July at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Muniz was a self-described "leave it blank" uncommitted delegate because he said he was unsure about who to vote for. At the time, Muniz said he was undecided about Donald Trump.

Marco Rubio at Calle Orange, a street festival in downtown Orlando, Sunday.

Attempting To Woo Latino Voters, Marco Rubio Gets Booed At Orlando Festival

4:11pm October 25, 2016

by Adrian Florido

Some in the crowd expressed anger over his endorsement of Donald Trump, who kicked off his presidential campaign last year by disparaging Mexican immigrants.

It's unheard-of for a Republican presidential candidate to be this close to losing in Utah.

4 Reasons Mormons Are More Skeptical Of Trump Than Other Religious Conservatives

3:49pm October 25, 2016

by Danielle Kurtzleben

White evangelicals are some of Donald Trump's strongest backers. But another reliably Republican group of Christians — Mormons — is leery of the GOP candidate. Here's why.

A reconstruction of the head of Paranthropus boisei, based on a skull found at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania, in 1959 by Mary Leakey. Initial analysis of the skull and fossilized teeth led scientists to think this ancestor ate nuts. More advanced analysis in la

Dental Detectives: What Fossil Teeth Reveal About Ancestral Human Diets

3:03pm October 25, 2016

by Erin Ross

From the thickness of tooth enamel to the molecular signatures on a tooth left behind by foods eaten by a human, fossil teeth hold many clues to the diets of our ancestors.