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Democratic Senators Ask For Threat Assessment On Trump's Properties

5:20pm March 14, 2017

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Democratic Sen. Tom Udall about the letter he and other Democrats sent to Trump administration officials regarding threat assessments and costs of protecting the Trump Organization's properties around the world.

Rex Tillerson Travels To Asia Amid North Korea Tensions

5:20pm March 14, 2017

by Michele Kelemen

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson heads to Asia for a 4-day visit to Japan, South Korea and China. The trip comes at a tense time in the region as North Korea test fires missiles and the U.S. installs an anti-missile defense system in South Korea.

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Top Marine Testifies Before Congress On Nude-Photo Scandal

5:20pm March 14, 2017

by Tom Bowman

Senators excoriated Navy Department witnesses, including the commandant and sergeant major of the Marine Corps, over an online ring in which service members shared explicit photos of their female colleagues. The Pentagon is investigating a scandal that now appears to go beyond just the Marine Corps as first believed.

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Trump Restores CIA Power To Launch Drone Strikes

5:20pm March 14, 2017

by David Welna

President Trump has reportedly reversed an Obama-era policy of giving more responsibility for terrorist drone strikes to the Pentagon. The CIA will resume more responsibility for not only generating intelligence but also conducting strikes — and reaction in the national security world is mixed.

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Former CBO Director Responds To Report On GOP Health Care Bill

5:20pm March 14, 2017

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Douglas Holtz-Eakin, former director of the Congressional Budget Office, about the CBO report on the cost of the latest health care bill and the group's overall reliability in predicting the cost of such legislation.

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Kind World: A Story Of Depression And Shoveling Snow

5:07pm March 14, 2017

by Erika Lantz

In 2013, Laura DiGeronimo got a holiday surprise, but not the kind many people would welcome. As part of the series, "Kind World," a story about a break-up, depression and shoveling snow.

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Late Season Snow Storm Clobbers Northeast Region

4:28pm March 14, 2017

by Tovia Smith

A late season storm has hit a wide swatch of the Northeast — crippling travel and knocking out power across the region. Some of the hardest hit areas will likely be digging out of more than 2 feet of snow before the storm tapers off.

Republicans Divided Over Health Care Bill After Critical CBO Report

4:28pm March 14, 2017

by Susan Davis

Republicans are divided over the health care plan being pushed by the House speaker and the White House, which congressional analysts say will mean 24 million fewer people insured in 10 years.

Candidate Donald Trump and media magnate Rupert Murdoch (center) at Trump International Golf Links in Aberdeen, Scotland, last June.

Murdoch And Trump, An Alliance Of Mutual Interest

4:05pm March 14, 2017

by David Folkenflik

The media titan, long accustomed to influence and access when it comes to Australian and British prime ministers, is poised to enjoy similar status with President Trump.

The We-Vibe classic is one of several Bluetooth-enabled We-Vibe products that can be paired with an app and controlled remotely. Customers alleged that the company that makes the vibrators was secretly tracking their use.

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Vibrator Maker To Pay Millions Over Claims It Secretly Tracked Use

3:30pm March 14, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

The makers of the We-Vibe, which can be paired with an app, don't admit any wrongdoing. But they will pay $3.75 million after allegations that the app was collecting "highly sensitive information."