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Finicum's Death Changes Tone Of Occupied Wildlife Refuge In Oregon

5:33am January 28, 2016

by Nathan Rott

One person was killed as authorities arrested militants who had been occupying the federal refuge. Family identified the man as Robert "LaVoy" Finicum, an Arizona rancher and father of 11 children.

Lowering The Bar For The New GED Test

9:11pm January 27, 2016

by Anya Kamenetz

Many students had complained the new version was too hard. A lower minimum passing score means tens of thousands of students could potentially get their high school equivalency diplomas retroactively.

Ammon Bundy speaks to the media in front of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge Headquarters on Jan. 6 near Burns, Ore. Bundy was arrested on Tuesday.

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Ammon Bundy Tells Remaining Oregon Occupiers To Go Home

8:52pm January 27, 2016

by Laura Wagner

The militant, who is under arrest, released a statement Wednesday calling on the people still occupying a federal wildlife refuge near Burns, Ore., to "stand down."

National Park Service Launches Search For Next Ansel Adams

8:15pm January 27, 2016

by Kainaz Amaria

The National Park Service is hiring a full-time photographer to document the country's natural landscapes. NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Rich O'Connor of the National Park Service photography program about the position, which some are comparing to the job held by Ansel Adams in the 1940s.

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Teaching Parenting Skills At Doctor Visits Helps Children's Behavior

8:09pm January 27, 2016

by Vanessa Rancaño

Using video to teach good parenting habits when children are babies leads to better behavior in kids later on, a study finds. The program is aimed at helping children in low-income families.

Idealism Vs. Pragmatism: How Style Divides The Democratic Candidates

8:05pm January 27, 2016

There are policy differences between the two leading Democratic presidential candidates, but those differences are small compared to the gap in style and tone.

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Congress Moves To Tackle Heroin, Prescription Drug Epidemic

8:03pm January 27, 2016

by Ailsa Chang

What is being done to fight heroin and prescription drug abuse in hard-hit states like New Hampshire? What can Congress do to help? Lawmakers tackle the issue.

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Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner Overlooks Budget Crisis In State Of The State Speech

7:29pm January 27, 2016

by Cheryl Corley

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner will deliver his state of the state address Wednesday. It comes amidst a budget impasse, partisan fighting and finger pointing over cuts to social services and an underfunded pension fund.

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New York City called a travel ban on vehicles in Times Square and elsewhere during last weekend's storm, which broke snowfall records all along the Mid-Atlantic coast.

A Big El Niño Was The Likely Instigator Of Last Week's Blizzard

7:24pm January 27, 2016

by Christopher Joyce

The weather trail that led to a blizzard in the Mid-Atlantic likely started with a very warm Pacific, scientists suspect. Whether climate shifts will bring more strong El Niños is still uncertain.

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How Much Did 'Snowzilla' Blizzard Cost The Economy? Not Much, Analysts Say

7:22pm January 27, 2016

by Yuki Noguchi

Snowzilla may have set a record for snowfall, but it was a minor event, as far as economic costs go. Analysts talk about what they include — or do not include — in their economic loss estimates.

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