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Attorney General Barr Considered Resigning, Official Says
Attorney General William Barr told people he was considering resigning over frustration with the president's public statements about Justice Department cases, an administration official said.
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Ex-Ill. Gov. Rod Blagojevich Is Among People Pardoned By Trump
The president commuted the sentence of Blagojevich, who was convicted on corruption charges over his attempt to sell a Senate seat once held by President Obama. He was released from prison Tuesday.
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Michael Bloomberg Will Make His Debut On Nevada's Debate Stage
NPR's David Greene talks to David Axelrod, who ran former President Obama's campaigns, about how Democratic candidate Michael Bloomberg could change the dynamic of the 2020 race.
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Demolition Project In Texas Doesn't Go As Planned
An 11-story building in Dallas didn't implode all the way. The demolition company says it will finish the job soon — with a wrecking ball.
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NICU Nurse In Decades-Old Photo Looks Familiar
A New Jersey couple's baby was delivered early, so he's in a neonatal ICU. The couple was looking at old photos and they discovered the current nurse also took care of the dad more than 30 years ago.
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U.N. Pleads For Ceasefire As Displaced Syrians Head For Turkish Border
Syrians are fleeing fighting from the Syrian government and its Russian ally as troops push into the country's last rebel-held province. Satellite images give a sense of scale to that crisis.
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Closing Arguments To Begin In Portland Light Rail Train Murders
Jurors on Wednesday hear closing arguments in the trial of Jeremy Christian, who is accused of the 2017 racially motivated murders of two men on a light rail train in Portland, Ore.
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Ja'Net Dubois, 'Good Times' Star, Dies At 74
Actress, singer and composer Ja'Net DuBois has died. She won two Emmys for her voice-over work on "The PJs" and she co-wrote and sang the theme to "The Jeffersons."
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Trump Grants Pardons To 11 People Including Rod Blagojevich
NPR's David Greene talks to New York University law professor Rachel Barkow about President Trump granting clemency to 11 people, including former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
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Sanders Speaks To People Who Haven't Had A Voice, Rocha Says
NPR's David Greene talks to Chuck Rocha, a senior adviser in Sen. Bernie Sander's Democratic presidential campaign, about how things look for the candidate heading into the Nevada caucuses.
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Nevada Holds Early Democratic Caucuses Ahead Of Saturday's Voting
To make it easier for more people to vote, the state party added early caucusing, where voters can register their preferences on paper. In the first two days, 26,000 people voted.
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As China Tries To Slow Coronavirus' Spread, Ripple Effects Continue
The director of the leading hospital in Wuhan, China, has died of Coronavirus. This high-profile death comes as Apple, one of largest tech companies, warns that Coronavirus will hurt its revenue.