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Chicago police officials ride bikes by a broadcast of President Trump's inaugural address on Jan. 20. The president has threatened to "send in the Feds" to intervene in the city's law enforcement.

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Trump Threatens To 'Send In The Feds' Over Chicago's Violent Crime

1:15pm January 25, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

The Department of Justice is already working with the Chicago Police Department, and local authorities are cooperating with the DEA, ATF and FBI to investigate and combat violent crime in the city.

The William T. Young Library on the campus of the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Ky.

Judge Sides With University In Legal Fight With Student Newspaper

1:05pm January 25, 2017

by Ashley Westerman

A judge has sided with the University of Kentucky in a lawsuit against its own student newspaper, The Kentucky Kernel, over the release of a Title IX sexual assault investigation.

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President Trump, shown here in an ad for a Chinese magazine in Shanghai, continues to attack the integrity of reporters who challenge him — even as he keeps making false claims.

For Journalists Who've Worked In China, New White House Tactics Seem Familiar

1:00pm January 25, 2017

by Frank Langfitt

China tries to discredit the press and to convince citizens not to believe their own eyes. Trump's White House seems to favor similar tactics, writes Frank Langfitt, NPR's former China correspondent.

Mansoor Shams stands in downtown Denver with his sign, "I'm A Muslim U.S. Marine Ask Anything." He is traveling the country in an effort to dispel misconceptions about Muslims.

Muslim Marine Answers Questions In Effort To Fight Islamophobia

1:00pm January 25, 2017

by NPR Staff

Mansoor Shams has been standing on street corners around the country with a sign saying, "I'm A Muslim U.S. Marine Ask Anything." It's exhausting, "but I feel like it's almost become my mission."

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Robby Kelley, seen here during a race in Kitzbuehel, Austria, this weekend, gained some new fans for refusing to quit in another World Cup slalom race Tuesday night.

U.S. Skier Wins The Crowd, Even As He Loses The Race In Austria

12:39pm January 25, 2017

by Bill Chappell

"My parents told me to never give up," American skier Robby Kelley says. When he crashed near the finish of a World Cup race Tuesday, he hiked back up the mountain to get it right.

Trucks, including an armored car, pass through U.S. customs in 2016 in Laredo, Texas.

Trump Vows 'Big Border Tax' For U.S. Manufacturers That Move Jobs Abroad

12:03pm January 25, 2017

by John Ydstie

President Trump has suggested an import tax of up to 45 percent on goods made by U.S. firms overseas. But it's illegal to single out individual companies and it's unclear what form the tax would take.

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Data from four countries suggests a link between starting menstruation by age 11 and earlier menopause.

An Early First Menstrual Period May Lead To Premature Menopause

11:52am January 25, 2017

by Jessica Boddy

Having a first period by age 11 and never having children were both associated with premature menopause, which this study defines as menopause by age 40.

Doug Ericksen, a Washington state senator who is the head of communications for the Trump administration's EPA transition team, listens to testimony during a hearing in Olympia, Wash., in 2013.

EPA Scientists' Work May Face 'Case By Case' Review By Trump Team, Official Says

11:37am January 25, 2017

by Nathan Rott

A Trump official says he expects peer-reviewed research will be subject to vetting during the transition period. If such a rule became permanent, it would be a radical departure from existing policy.

Six artists who have dyslexia find their words in art.

Finding Words in Paint: How Artists See Dyslexia

10:30am January 25, 2017

by LA Johnson

It's the most common learning disability, yet it's hard to understand. We asked six artists who have dyslexia to share their experiences in images.

David Shulkin (center), the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs undersecretary of health, talks with attendees in July prior to testifying at a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing in Gilbert, Ariz. Donald Trump has selected Shulkin to lead the agen

Hiring Freeze And Obamacare Repeal Could Clobber Veterans Affairs

9:10am January 25, 2017

by Quil Lawrence

If the Affordable Care Act is repealed, some of those left uninsured will be veterans. They may turn to the VA, further burdening a troubled health care system.

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