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Laura Galante: Are All Of Us Vulnerable To Fake News?

9:24am June 23, 2017

by NPR/TED Staff

Technology allows us to choose information to support our beliefs. In this new reality, cybersecurity expert Laura Galante says, it's easier for foreign governments to influence public opinion.

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Morning News Brief: Senate Republicans Release Health Care Bill, China Vs. Golf

7:48am June 23, 2017

We look at the bill Senate Republicans have unveiled to overhaul U.S. health care. And China's government is cracking down on golf.

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Rubio's Changing Feelings Toward Trump

7:48am June 23, 2017

Steve Inskeep talks with former staffer for Sen. Marco Rubio Alex Conant about the Florida Republican's relationship with President Trump and how it might play into future political ambitions.

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Monterey County Helps Former Flower Growers Switch To Marijuana

7:48am June 23, 2017

by Sam Harnett

Former flower growers in California have been devastated by cheap imported flowers from South America, so local officials in Monterey County passed an ordinance to help them grow marijuana instead.

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Rep. Charlie Dent On GOP Health Care Proposal

7:48am June 23, 2017

Following the Senate releasing its own version of the Republican health care bill, Steve Inskeep talks with Republican Rep. Charlie Dent, who voted against the GOP bill in the House.

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What The New GOP Health Plan Would And Wouldn't Change

7:48am June 23, 2017

by Alison Kodjak

We analyze the new Republican health care bill unveiled by the Senate.

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The AMA's Take On GOP Health Care Plan

7:48am June 23, 2017

Rachel Martin talks with David Barbe, a family doctor in rural Missouri and president of the American Medical Association, about the Senate health care proposal.

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The FBI's J. Edgar Hoover Headquarters is aging and obsolete, and officials want to replace it with a more modern structure in the suburbs of Washington, D.C.

Real Estate Firm With Ties To Trump May Build The New FBI Headquarters

7:48am June 23, 2017

by Jim Zarroli

Some critics say Vornado Realty Trust should recuse itself from bidding on the project because of its financial relationship to the president and his family.

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Chef Michael Scelfo of Cambridge, Mass., left, and Lisa Carlson, who operates three food trucks in Minneapolis, collaborate on the Glynwood dinner's spelt salad with lamb tongues and hearts, and "ugly" cherries, shiitakes, and kale.

Is It Really So Offal? 'Ugly Food' Boot Camp Entices Chefs And Diners

7:00am June 23, 2017

by Lela Nargi

Teams of cooks are making dishes from food that many American consumers would overlook — or even consciously avoid — as part of a sustainability project aimed at reducing food waste in the U.S.

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What Uber's Leadership Change Means For Diversity In Tech

5:02am June 23, 2017

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks to tech industry recruiter and consultant Y-Vonne Hutchinson about the resignation of former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, and the message it sends to Silicon Valley.