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Listen Up: Your AI Assistant Goes Crazy For NPR Too

7:25am March 06, 2016

Last week, we told you about Alexa, the voice activated assistant that operates on a speaker sold by Amazon called the "Echo." Our story caused Alexas across the country to revolt.

Another Unlikely Supporter For Donald Trump

7:25am March 06, 2016

Charles Evers, brother of slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers, recently endorsed Donald Trump. NPR's Rachel Martin speaks to him about why.

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Something Old, Something New: How To Plan A Wedding If It's Not Your First

7:25am March 06, 2016

Rupert Murdoch took his fourth trip down the aisle this weekend to marry Jerry Hall. Rachel Martin asks wedding planner Bryan Rafanelli how to plan your wedding for the second — or seventh — time.

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Mississippi Debuts Grammy Museum

7:25am March 06, 2016

by Debbie Elliott

A new Grammy Museum is opening in the Mississippi Delta. It pays tribute to the region considered to be the birthplace of American music. NPR's Debbie Elliott has a preview.

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Modern Love: What It's Like To Fall, Quite Literally, In Love

7:25am March 06, 2016

Most people remember the first time they fall in love. In this excerpt from "Modern Love: The Podcast," the author writes about the actual fall that marked her first love.

VICE's Latest Cable Ventures

7:25am March 06, 2016

by Eric Deggans

VICE TV is a new cable channel. NPR TV critic Eric Deggans and producer Andrew Limbong tell us what they think of three of the new shows from the "hip" news outlet.

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Bernie Sanders arrives for a press conference with union workers in East Lansing, Michigan, where he discussed the effect of free trade agreements on American workers.

FACT CHECK: Bernie Sanders, Abandoned Buildings and NAFTA

7:02am March 06, 2016

by Danielle Kurtzleben

The Vermont independent senator is connecting Detroit's economic troubles with the Bill Clinton-passed 1990s trade agreement (and Hillary Clinton by proxy). How right is he?

Sen. Ted Cruz delivers a speech at a campaign rally in Wichita, Kan., on Saturday.

A Split Super Saturday: Cruz, Trump, Clinton And Sanders Each Notch Wins

10:49pm March 05, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

The Associated Press has called Kansas and Maine for Cruz. Meanwhile, Democrats are caucusing in Kansas and Nebraska, and both parties are voting in Louisiana. Republicans are caucusing in Kentucky.

Ted Cruz Wins Straw Poll At Conservative Confab

6:23pm March 05, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

The Texas senator has won the straw poll at the Conservative Political Action Conference. Donald Trump, who canceled his appearance at the last minute, finished a distant third.

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A 'Mixed' Family Tells What It's Like When One Member Lives In U.S. Illegally

5:11pm March 05, 2016

by Jasmine Garsd

As presidential candidates talk about deporting or legalizing the 11 million unauthorized immigrants in the U.S, we hear what it means for American citizens whose spouses or parents are undocumented.