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Fenway Incidents Prompt Questions About Hate Speech At The Ballpark

5:15pm May 11, 2017

by Tom Goldman

Last week at Boston's Fenway Park, fans openly used racial slurs, and in one case they were directed at Baltimore Orioles outfielder Adam Jones. NPR explores if the incidents are isolated or part of a larger problem.

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Fox News Harassment Claims Threaten Murdochs' Sky Takeover Bid

5:15pm May 11, 2017

by David Folkenflik

The Murdochs and 21st Century Fox have made a $14 billion bid for the 60 percent of the European broadcasting giant Sky that they do not already own. Some of their adversaries in the Fox News lawsuits are working to oppose them at Ofcom, the British regulator that has a big say in the decision.

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Democrats Claim Sessions' Role In Comey's Firing Violates Recusal Pledge

5:15pm May 11, 2017

by Scott Horsley

The Justice Department says the attorney general's recommendation the FBI director be fired was based on ineffective leadership, not any investigation he was overseeing. But some Democrats say Jeff Sessions' role violates his pledge to stay out of any campaign-related investigations.

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White House Begins Search For New FBI Director After Comey's Firing

5:15pm May 11, 2017

NPR's Robert Siegel interviews Josh Gerstein of Politico about possible contenders to replace James Comey as FBI director.

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U.S. Census Bureau Director John Thompson Abruptly Resigns

5:15pm May 11, 2017

by Andrea Bernstein

Census Bureau Director John Thompson resigned his position this week. The bureau is in the midst of ramping up its operation ahead of the 2020 Census. At the same time, Congress is pushing to keep a lid on costs.

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Acting FBI Director Contradicts White House Explanation For Comey's Dismissal

5:15pm May 11, 2017

by David Welna

James Comey was supposed to testify Thursday before the Senate Intelligence Committee about worldwide threats. Instead, Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe showed up. He insisted the agency's investigation of Russian malfeasance continues and is adequately resourced; he contradicted the White House in affirming Comey had wide and strong support at the FBI; and he said it was not usual to inform someone he's not being investigated.

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Trump Bars U.S. Reporters From Meeting With Russian Officials

5:15pm May 11, 2017

by Michele Kelemen

U.S. reporters were shut out of Wednesday's meetings between President Trump, the secretary of state and the Russian foreign minster. They had to go to the Russian embassy in Washington, D.C., to learn what happened.

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Turns out humans are better at smelling than you might think.

Why Your Sense Of Smell Is Better Than You Might Think

5:15pm May 11, 2017

by Richard Harris

A neuroscientist argues that our noses are more powerful than we think. Humans, he says, actually have a great sense of smell.

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Former Rep. Corrine Brown — seen talking with the press in Tallahassee, Fla., in 2015 — was convicted Thursday of more than a dozen charges in her federal fraud trial.

Former U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown Convicted Of Stealing From Phony Charity

5:05pm May 11, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Prosecutors alleged the Florida Democrat and her chief of staff pocketed hundreds of thousands of dollars they'd raised for scholarships — and jurors agreed, convicting her of conspiracy and fraud.

A Boy Scout works on a canoe in 2015 outside Payson, Utah.

Mormon Church Will Withdraw From Boy Scouts' Programs For Older Teens

4:04pm May 11, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The church said that "young men ages 14 to 18 are not being served well" by those programs. Though the church has been resistant to the Scouts' recent LGBT policies, it didn't cite that as the reason.