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Host Stephen Dubner has surprising conversations that explore the riddles of everyday life and the weird wrinkles of human nature-from cheating and crime to parenting and sports. Dubner talks with Nobel laureates and provocateurs, social scientists and entrepreneurs - and his Freakonomics co-author Steve Levitt.

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The Poway Chabad Synagogue in Poway, Ca., was attacked last month when a gunman fired at Passover worshippers. The FBI says it is currently investigating 850 cases of domestic terrorism. (Denis Poroy/AP)
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Courts & Law

FBI is investigating 850 cases of potential domestic terrorism

The U.S. doesn't have an explicit law allowing the federal government to criminally charge extremists with domestic terrorism.

7 years ago

Donald Trump Jr. greets supporters of President Trump before he speaks at a Make America Great Again rally last month in Green Bay, Wis. The Senate intelligence committee has issued a subpoena for him to testify. (Darren Hauck/Getty Images)
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Politics & Policy

Senate intelligence committee issues subpoena for Donald Trump Jr. to testify again

The Senate intelligence committee has issued a subpoena to Donald Trump Jr., the president's eldest son, to testify again before the panel.

7 years ago

Then Attorney General William Barr at the Department of Justice in Washington in 2019. (Patrick Semansky/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Pa.’s Dean and Scanlon join majority in voting to hold AG Barr in contempt

Hours after the Trump administration invoked executive privilege on documents used to compile the Mueller report, Democrats voted to hold AG Barr in contempt.

7 years ago

President Donald Trump arrives for a one year anniversary event for the first lady's Be Best initiative in the Rose Garden of the White House, Tuesday, May 7, 2019, in Washington. (Andrew Harnik/AP Photo)
National Interest
Politics & Policy
National Interest

3 reasons why America’s worst businessman will keep his cultists

Trump's fans are eternally tethered to the delusion that he's a winner.

7 years ago

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., pictured on May 2. The committee debated Wednesday whether to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress. (Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images)
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Politics & Policy

Trump administration invokes executive privilege over Mueller report

The assertion came as the House Judiciary Committee debated whether to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress.

7 years ago

Hummus at Zahav (Danya Henninger/Billy Penn)
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Billy Penn

10 things to know about Zahav, named best restaurant in America

You can now sing it loud and proud, Philadelphia: Zahav is the best restaurant in the entire country.

7 years ago

Donald Trump ascends the stairs with his fist raised from the genie's lamp after opening the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort in a spectacular show of fireworks and laser lights Thursday evening in Atlantic City, N.J., on April 5, 1990.  Behind Trump is the 42-story hotel.  (AP Photo/Chaarles Rex Arbogast)
Politics & Policy

Newspaper: Trump lost more than $1 billion from 1985 to 1994

The New York Times says Trump reported business losses of $46.1 million in 1985, and a total of $1.17 billion in losses for the 10-year period.

7 years ago

Police and others are seen outside STEM School Highlands Ranch, a charter middle school in the Denver suburb of Highlands Ranch, Colo., after a shooting Tuesday, May 7, 2019. Authorities said several people were injured and a few suspects were in custody. (David Zalubowski/AP Photo)
Community

Sheriff: School shooting outside Denver injures at least 7

Gunfire erupted Tuesday inside a suburban Denver middle school not far from Columbine High School, wounding at least seven people before two suspects were taken into custody.

7 years ago

Lego Braille Bricks will feature studs with the same six-dot configurations found in the Braille alphabet, while remaining compatible with the existing bricks. (Courtesy of Lego)
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Education

To help children learn Braille, Lego will introduce bricks designed for the blind

Fewer children today know how to read Braille. Advocates say the tactile toys are a great introduction to the reading and writing system.

7 years ago

In this Nov. 30, 2018, file photo, Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, appointed by President George H. W. Bush, sits with fellow Supreme Court justices for a group portrait at the Supreme Court Building in Washington. Thomas is now the longest-serving member of a court that has recently gotten more conservative, putting him in a unique and potentially powerful position, and he’s said he isn’t going away anytime soon. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo, File)
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Justice Clarence Thomas’ moment may finally have arrived

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7 years ago

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Community

‘Prayer can’t be our only form of defense’: Mosques eye security for Ramadan

As the Muslim holy month of Ramadan begins, mosques around the U.S. are taking a serious look at security.

7 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks during a National Day of Prayer event in the Rose Garden of the White House, Thursday, May 2, 2019, in Washington. (Evan Vucci/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Trump attacks social media companies after Facebook bans

The president's comments came after Facebook this week banned Louis Farrakhan, Alex Jones and other extremists, saying they violated its ban on "dangerous individuals."

7 years ago

Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's former personal attorney, leaves his apartment, Friday, May 3, 2019, in New York. Cohen is scheduled to report to the Otisville Federal Correctional Facility in upstate New York on Monday to begin serving his three year prison term for tax evasion, lying to Congress and campaign finance crimes. (Kathy Willens/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Prosecutors refuse final meeting with Cohen as prison looms

For months, President Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen tried — but failed — to position himself as a whistleblower in the vein of Watergate hero John Dean.

7 years ago

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Politics & Policy

Trump administration moves to roll back offshore drilling safety regulations

The Trump Administration is rolling back some Obama-era safety regulations for offshore drilling that were meant to prevent a repeat of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion.

7 years ago

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Community

Boeing 737 with 143 on board skids into St. Johns River in Jacksonville

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