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Does The New GOP Strategy Include 'Angry Mob' Talking Points?

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OK, let's go back to that moment when two women confronted Senator Jeff Flake in an elevator on Capitol Hill about the sexual assault allegations against Brett Kavanaugh.

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McConnell Warns Of 'Scary Prospect' If GOP Loses Senate Control In Midterms

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has a message for Republican voters who are celebrating the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh: Get to the polls in November if you want more conservatives sitting on judicial benches.

Disappearance Of Journalist Jamal Khashoggi Is Straining U.S.-Saudi Arabia Relations

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OK, let's go back to that moment when two women confronted Senator Jeff Flake in an elevator on Capitol Hill about the sexual assault allegations against Brett Kavanaugh.

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Hurricane Michael Leaves Trail Of Destruction Along Florida Panhandle

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Some Of The Problems That Hurricanes Bring Emerge Only After The Storm Leaves

By • Oct 10, 2018

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Stocks plunged on Wall Street today. U.S. stocks saw their biggest sell-off in six months. The Dow fell 831 points, which is a 3 percent decline. Here to talk about exactly what happened is NPR's John Ydstie. Hey, John.

A Look At Why Stocks Plunged On Wall Street

By • Oct 10, 2018

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Stocks plunged on Wall Street today. U.S. stocks saw their biggest sell-off in six months. The Dow fell 831 points, which is a 3 percent decline. Here to talk about exactly what happened is NPR's John Ydstie. Hey, John.

JOHN YDSTIE, BYLINE: Hi, Ailsa.

In '22 July' Filmmaker Paul Greengrass Tells The Story Of Terrorist Attack In Norway

By • Oct 10, 2018

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Stocks plunged on Wall Street today. U.S. stocks saw their biggest sell-off in six months. The Dow fell 831 points, which is a 3 percent decline. Here to talk about exactly what happened is NPR's John Ydstie. Hey, John.

Industry 4.0 And The Challenges That Come With It

By editor • Oct 10, 2018

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Stocks plunged on Wall Street today. U.S. stocks saw their biggest sell-off in six months. The Dow fell 831 points, which is a 3 percent decline. Here to talk about exactly what happened is NPR's John Ydstie. Hey, John.

How To Prevent Brain-Sapping Delirium In The ICU

By • Oct 10, 2018

If you are one of the 5.7 million Americans who ends up in the intensive care unit each year, you are at high risk of developing long-term mental effects like dementia and confusion. These mental problems can be as pronounced as those experienced by people with Alzheimer's disease or a traumatic brain injury and many patients never fully recover.

Mayor Of New Bern, N.C., Discusses How The Town Is Preparing For Hurricane Michael

By editor • Oct 10, 2018

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Wyoming Proposes Its Own Methane Regulations As Federal Level Sees Rules Relaxed

By editor • Oct 10, 2018

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Instrument-Makers Learn A Long-Overdue Lesson: It Isn't Just Men Playing Guitar

By editor • Oct 10, 2018

When Sadie Dupuis, the lead singer and songwriter of Speedy Ortiz, started playing guitar in her early teens, she didn't think of herself as a female guitarist — at least at first.

"I knew that I was the only girl in my high school who played. But it wasn't until I started touring as an adult and seeing how few women were on bills that it started to really matter to me that I was a woman who could play technically challenging parts," Dupuis says.

Goodbye, Google+ — We Forgot You Existed

By editor • Oct 9, 2018

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This week, Google disclosed a data breach, one that potentially affected hundreds of thousands of users. It was on the company's social media platform Google+.

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The Disappearance Of Saudi Journalist And Dissident Jamal Khashoggi

By editor • Oct 9, 2018

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Former WH Communications Director Hope Hicks Lands Job At Fox

By • Oct 9, 2018

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