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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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In this Monday, March 12, 2018, file photo, supporters of temporary protected status immigrants hold signs and cheer at a rally outside of a federal courthouse in San Francisco. A judge on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018, blocked the Trump administration from ending protections. (Jeff Chiu/AP Photo, File)
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Migrants embrace ruling that keeps temporary status for now

Hundreds of thousands of immigrants got temporary relief after a federal judge blocked the Trump administration from moving ahead with its plans.

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Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska
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Money

Kavanaugh nomination battle is fought with millions in secret cash

Advocacy organizations on both sides are able to keep donors' contributions secret. But spending on TV ads must be disclosed to the FCC.

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Activists chant during a protest outside the office of Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa.
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Senate to get FBI report on Kavanaugh, setting up finale in confirmation drama

Only one copy is being made available to senators and their aides.

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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer appear at a news conference at the U.S. Capitol June 28. Democrats have been hopeful about making big gains in the midterm elections, but a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll shows Republican enthusiasm surging. (Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images)
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Poll: Amid Kavanaugh confirmation battle, Democratic enthusiasm edge evaporates

In July, there was a 10-point gap. Now, that’s down to 2 points, a statistical tie.

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Donald Trump, left, talks with his parents, Mary and Fred and his sister, U.S. District Court Judge Maryanne Trump Barry, at the opening of Trump's Taj Mahal Casino Resort in Atlantic City, N.J., Thurs., April 5, 1990. (AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

NY Times: Trump got $413M from his dad, much from tax dodges

The 15,000-word Times report contradicts Trump's portrayal of himself as a self-made billionaire who started with just a $1 million loan from his father.

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Amazon says it will pay all its U.S. workers at least $15. Here, workers prepare shipments at an Amazon Fulfillment Center in California during the early Christmas rush in 2014
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Money

Amazon sets $15 minimum wage for U.S. employees, including temps

The retail giant, run by the world's richest man, was criticized earlier this year after revealing its workers' median pay was $28,446.

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Among female voters, marriage has long been an indicator that a woman was more likely to support Republicans. But that is changing. (Nicole Xu for NPR)
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Politics & Policy

Married women may be moving away from the GOP

"Married women have, especially in the last six months, turned against Trump and also are starting to lean towards voting more Democratic in the congressional races,"

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Former U.S. President Barack Obama, attends the Nordic Business Forum business seminar in Helsinki, Finland last month. Obama has endorsed more than 300 candidates running for office in this year's midterm elections. (Jussi Nukari/AP)
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Politics & Policy

Obama endorses more Democratic midterm candidates — from Congress to state houses

Former President Barack Obama weighed in on the midterm election conversation Monday, endorsing 260 candidates in federal and state races across the country.

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Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee last month.
(Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
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The process is a lie — and that’s the truth

The confirmation process has become a ridiculous pantomime, where nominees proclaim their generic 'philosophy' without telling you what they think about specifics.

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Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh gives his opening statement at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Michael Reynolds/Pool Image via AP)
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Yale classmate recalls Kavanaugh as frequent, heavy drinker

Charles "Chad" Ludington, who now teaches at North Carolina State University, said he was a friend of Kavanaugh's at Yale

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A cursor moves over Google's search engine page on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018, in Portland, Ore. (Don Ryan/AP Photo)
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Google CEO holds ‘very productive’ meeting with U.S. lawmakers

Google CEO Sundar Pichai went to Washington Friday.

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A police officer stands on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. (Education Images/UIG via Getty Images)
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Trump administration moves to escalate census lawsuits to Supreme Court

The DOJ's civil rights division argues that it needs responses to the citizenship question in order to better enforce the Voting Rights Act.

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Del. Ariana Kelly stands outside the Maryland House of Delegates in Annapolis, Md. She introduced a new state law to require that consent be taught in sex ed classes.
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Education

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Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh gives his opening statement at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Michael Reynolds/Pool Image via AP)
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Courts & Law

American Bar Association says FBI investigation should come before a Kavanaugh vote

"Each appointment to our nation's highest court (as with all others) is simply too important to rush to a vote," Carlson told the committee

8 years ago

Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, seeks to media during a break in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018, with Christine Blasey Ford and Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Watch live: Senate Judiciary votes on Kavanaugh nomination

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