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Tax Revelations Set The Stage For Presidential Debate In Cleveland
President Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden square off in their first presidential debate Tuesday — two days after the publication of a New York Times investigation about Trump's tax returns.
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Young Overachiever Might Make You Feel Like An Underachiever
Ian Taylor Schlitz, 14, started taking college classes at the age of 12. He just got his associate degree from Tarrant County College in Texas. Ian's older sister was accepted into college at age 9.
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2 Brothers Spent 6 Decades Trying To Find One Another
Bruce DeLude and Don Crawford spent years in foster care and then were adopted by two different families. With the help of Bruce's daughter, the brothers came face-to-face in an emotional reunion.
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Scientists Experiment With TB Vaccine To See If It Slows Spread Of COVID-19
As scientists race to develop a vaccine specific for COVID-19, some researchers are testing an old vaccine, that's been proven safe and is cheap to manufacture, to see if it could slow the pandemic.
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Presidential Debate Preview: Trump, Biden To Take The Stage In Cleveland
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Republican strategist Scott Jennings and Democratic strategist Karen Finney for a preview of the first presidential debate between President Trump and Joe Biden.
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Tax Return Report: Did Trump Go Beyond His Legal Limits?
NPR's David Greene talks to Lee Sheppard, contributing editor of Tax Notes, about President Trump's tax burden, and whether reporting by The New York Times shows any legal violations.
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Trump Names Devout Catholic As His Supreme Court Nominee
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Helen Alvaré, law professor at Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University, about Judge Amy Coney Barrett's judicial record and judicial philosophy.
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'New York Times' Reports Trump Paid Little In Federal Income Taxes
The newspaper's probe reveals details about Donald Trump's federal tax filings, including reports that he paid just $750 in federal income taxes each of his first two years in the White House.
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'South Park' Residents Cheer On Broncos From Stadium Seats
Characters from the cartoon town were in Denver for an NFL game. The show's creators went to college in Colorado and are huge Broncos fans. Every cardboard cutout wore a mask — even Kenny!
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Luxury Brand Moschino Pulls Some Strings During Milan Fashion Week
To keep things pandemic-friendly, Moschino replaced all its spectators and models with puppets. Designers created itty-bitty dresses and accessories for the marionette models.
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GOP Voter Hopes Supreme Court Nominee Will Bolster Conservative Ideals
A Republican voter in Los Alamos, N.M., is elated that President Trump has nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. She hopes this could change Obamacare and abortion laws.
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GOP, Democratic Voters Weigh In On Trump's Supreme Court Nominee
President Trump's pick of Amy Coney Barrett to fill the vacant Supreme Court created by the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg came as little surprise to many people, but the decision has divided voters.