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Salvadoran Woman Considers What End Of Protected Status Means For Her Family

6:06pm January 08, 2018

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Vanessa Velasco, a Salvadoran woman who will lose her temporary protected status in the U.S. in September 2019, about what the decision means for her and her three children — who are all American citizens.

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Up to one half of rural residents are covered by Medicaid, says Michelle Mills, CEO of Colorado Rural Health Center. And they're typically older, poorer and sicker than city dwellers.

Hospitals In States That Expanded Medicaid Less Likely To Close

5:39pm January 08, 2018

by John Daley

Hundreds of thousands of people gained health insurance in states that expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. In those states, hospitals were less likely to close.

The Supreme Court declined to take up a case over a Mississippi law that provides specific protection for three "sincerely held" religious beliefs.

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Controversial Mississippi Law Limiting LGBT Rights Not Heading To Supreme Court

5:13pm January 08, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

The justices leave in place a federal appeals court decision that allowed the law to take effect. It came into force in October.

Alabama And Georgia Will Decide Who's The College Football Champion In Atlanta

4:18pm January 08, 2018

by Ross Terrell

College football will crown its national champion Monday night. And fans of the two teams won't have too far to travel: Alabama and Georgia are playing in Atlanta where things have been a bit crazy.

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How Robots Are Helping A Furniture Shop Without Putting Workers Out Of Jobs

4:18pm January 08, 2018

by Asma Khalid

Furniture making is a job associated with old fashioned handiwork. But robots are coming to the field, not to replace workers but to help U.S.-based companies survive.

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Ammon Bundy (from left), Ryan Payne and Ryan Bundy on the day a mistrial was declared last month. They were joined by Jeanette Finicum, widow of Robert "LaVoy" Finicum, and Ryan's wife and daughter.

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Judge Dismisses Federal Case Against Cliven Bundy And Sons, Bars Retrial

4:18pm January 08, 2018

Less than a month after declaring a mistrial, Judge Gloria Navarro said there can be no retrial against the Nevada rancher and three other men, who led an armed standoff with federal agents in 2014.

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When exercise and diet aren't enough, some parents consider stomach-reduction surgery for obese teens.

Bariatric Surgery Helps Teens With Severe Obesity Reduce Heart Disease Risk

3:32pm January 08, 2018

by Tara Haelle

Adolescents with severe obesity who had bariatric surgery showed significant improvements in cardiovascular disease risk factors such as elevated blood pressure and high cholesterol.

Nathan Chen, foreground, smiles after winning the men's skate event between Ross Miner, left, who finished second, Vincent Zhou, second from right, who finished third, and Adam Rippon, who finished fourth, at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in San J

U.S. Olympic Figure Skating Lineup Set, Here Are The Surprises

2:47pm January 08, 2018

by Tom Goldman

Fourteen skaters in individual, pairs and dance categories will travel to South Korea next month to try to bolster America's sterling reputation in one of the Olympics' most popular sports.

A Small Fire Breaks Out On Roof Of Trump Tower In NYC

2:43pm January 08, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

President Trump was in Washington, D.C., at the time the fire broke out in Manhattan on Monday. The fire was brought under control; one civilian and one firefighter were injured.

Pfizer said it would be abandoning its neuroscience development programs and allocating its spending elsewhere.

Pfizer Halts Research Into Alzheimer's And Parkinson's Treatments

2:32pm January 08, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

The pharmaceutical giant said it would be abandoning its neuroscience development programs and allocating its spending elsewhere. The move also means the company will lay off some 300 employees.