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Teenagers from two very different neighborhoods of Washington, D.C. got together recently to talk about race, and where they're from.

As a former SNL cast member, Franken tends to see humor in politics. Despite this, he says his gut reaction to the Trump administration isn't levity: "This guy is outside the norm in many ways."

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NPR's Ron Elving joins Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson to discuss the White House's communications strategy in the wake of the resignation.

Indigenous stories are ongoing, not simply legends from the past. I don't want my students to have the distorted idea that First Nations people have vanished or are not "modern."

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Some states dictate how doctors must treat this life-threatening reaction to infection, and early intervention is helping. But scientific evidence may be changing too rapidly for the rules to keep up.

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No one had authentically crossed the trail in a covered wagon in over a century — until Rinker Buck.

Martin takes a more serious turn in his new film "Dean," playing a young man struggling in the aftermath of his mother’s death.

Some 350,000 people reportedly were evacuated from their homes before Cyclone Mora made landfall. The worst damage was at refugee camps housing thousands who fled neighboring Myanmar.

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The show about manipulative South Carolina politician Frank Underwood has become a hit for Netflix, and a must-see in Washington.

The antibiotic vancomycin has been modified to make it harder for bacteria to develop resistance to it.

The analysis was solid, but a laugh obscured the point.

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Raucous protests and a scuffle among state lawmakers made for an unusual last day of Texas' legislative session.

Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson talks with Vox health policy reporter Sarah Kliff about challenges facing the health bill.

Ladi6 takes everything that was great about '90s soul music and updates it, sprinkling cosmic effects and big synths throughout.

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The company that owns the Three Mile Island nuclear plant, site of the worst nuclear disaster in U.S. history, says the facility will be closed unless the state of Pennsylvania decides to bail it out.

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The breakaway republic has not received international recognition. Its foreign minister says that's slowing down delivery of aid to the drought-stricken territory.

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Several states and cities are considering measures that would bar employers from asking job candidates about their prior salary. The bills are seen helping narrow the pay gap for women and minorities.

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The British synthpop duo's new song is a soaring six minutes of Kraftwerk-ian vocoder-pop, and a clever comment on how emojis have replaced everyday language.

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