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Reports: Dozens Of Civilians Killed In U.S-Led Coalition Strike In Syria

5:57pm July 21, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Syria's main opposition group is calling for the coalition to suspend airstrikes against ISIS. Access to the area is restricted, but photos appear to show corpses from strikes near the Turkish border.

The Department of Justice is suing Anthem to block a proposed deal to buy rival Cigna and to block another proposed health insurance merger between Aetna and Humana.

Justice Department Moves To Block 2 Big Health Insurance Mergers

5:48pm July 21, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

The Justice Department says proposed deals between Aetna and Humana as well as Anthem and Cigna would increase the cost of medical care for Americans. The deals are worth a combined $91 billion.

Fox News CEO and Chairman Roger Ailes and his wife, Elizabeth Tilson, leave the News Corp. building in New York on Tuesday. Ailes is stepping down from his role and Rupert Murdoch will be taking over as chairman and acting CEO.

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Roger Ailes, Accused Of Sexual Harassment, Out As Chairman Of Fox News

5:45pm July 21, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Ailes, the co-founder and CEO of the news channel, "has resigned from his role effective immediately," according to parent company 21st Century Fox. Rupert Murdoch is taking over in the interim.

Invisibilia: How A Shirt Collar Helped A Man Survive Auschwitz

5:36pm July 21, 2016

by NPR Staff

NPR's podcast and show Invisibilia explore how clothes shape who people think we are and who we want to be. Hanna Rosin tells the tale of an Auschwitz prisoner who appropriated a Nazi's shirt.

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Donald Trump To Accept Republican Nomination At Convention

4:39pm July 21, 2016

by Scott Horsley

Donald Trump takes the stage Thursday night for the climax of the Republican National Convention. But the drama of rival Ted Cruz's speech the night before — and his decision not to endorse Trump — is still reverberating.

Young Republicans Weigh In On Their Party's Future

4:39pm July 21, 2016

by Robert Siegel

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to young Republicans at the Republican National Convention about the future of their party and their place in it.

Donald Trump To Deliver Remarks After Ted Cruz Failed To Endorse Him

4:39pm July 21, 2016

As the Republican National Convention nears its end, Donald Trump will deliver a speech Thursday night for the first time as the official GOP nominee.

Ivanka Trump's Popularity Could Help Her Father Win Over Women

4:39pm July 21, 2016

by Asma Khalid

Ivanka Trump will introduce her father at the GOP convention Thursday night. She's been a close confidant and adviser to him, and some question whether she can help Donald Trump reach female voters.

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence took questions from the media as he and his wife, Karen, left their New York hotel to meet with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on July 15. Pence has drawn criticism from the left and the right for various health car

As Indiana Governor, Mike Pence's Health Policy Has Been Contentious

4:17pm July 21, 2016

by Jake Harper

Pence signed into law some of the tightest abortion rules in the U.S., and was slow to respond to Indiana's heroin and HIV crises, critics say. But he compromised with Obama to expand Medicaid.

About 2 million Americans experience unbearable tinnitus.

Psychotherapy Helps People Tune Out The Din Of Tinnitus

4:12pm July 21, 2016

by Rae Ellen Bichell

One in 10 U.S. adults has tinnitus. Cognitive behavioral therapy is one of the few interventions that have been shown to help, but it's rarely prescribed by doctors, a study finds.