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Ex-Rep. Joe Walsh to challenge Trump in 2020 GOP primary
"Somebody needs to step up and there needs to be an alternative" among Republicans, Walsh told ABC's "This Week," adding that "the country is sick of this guy's tantrum."
6 years ago
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg treated again for cancer
The 86-year-old justice just wrapped up weeks of treatment after a new cancerous tumor was found on her pancreas. Doctors say there's no evidence of cancer elsewhere.
6 years ago
70 mayors reject Trump food stamp proposal, saying it puts kids at risk
Mayors from 70 cities send a letter to the Trump administration, saying a plan to push millions of people out of the food stamp program would punish some of the neediest.
7 years ago
Activists push Democrats on climate change, a new priority for party’s base
The Sunrise Movement is holding rallies and registering voters, aiming to boost turnout among young voters.
7 years ago
The myth of mental illness and gun violence
Despite research showing no link between mental illness and gun violence, the rhetoric coming from President Trump and other officials continues to connect the two.
Air Date: August 22, 2019
Listen 49:01More U.S. towns are feeling the pinch as recycling becomes costlier
At Omni Recycling, a materials recovery facility in Pitman, N.J., one can see firsthand the mess that plastic has become for recyclers.
7 years ago
What’s behind a cluster of vaping-related hospitalizations?
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services has confirmed 15 cases of patients who were admitted to Wisconsin hospitals with severe lung injury since July.
7 years ago
Planned Parenthood to withdraw from Title X, unless court intervenes
Planned Parenthood says it will formally withdraw from the nation's family planning program for low-income people within days, unless a federal court intervenes.
7 years ago
New rules can deny green cards for immigrants on food stamps
Trump administration rules that could deny green cards to immigrants who use Medicaid, food stamps, housing vouchers or other forms of public assistance are going into effect.
7 years ago
The new normal: Trump accuses a predecessor of murder
Granted, conspiracy theorists on the left claim, also without evidence, that it was Trump who got Epstein whacked.
7 years ago
Sentries, not ‘squad’: Moderate Dems ones to watch for 2020
This is a story about a different kind of squad.
7 years ago
From pain to purpose: 5 ways to cope in the wake of trauma
There are strategies to counter the fear — and move forward.
7 years ago
With Congressional blessing, Space Force is closer to launch
The House and the Senate have both proposed plans for Space Force in their versions of the annual defense bill.
7 years ago
Cosby appeal tests other accusers’ testimony in #MeToo era
The review of Cosby's sexual assault conviction comes as movie mogul Harvey Weinstein and other accused predators await trial.
7 years ago
Jeffrey Epstein dead from apparent suicide at Manhattan jail
The New York City Medical Examiner's office confirms to NPR News that the wealthy financier and sex offender was found dead early Saturday morning.
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