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Controversial Social Scientist Charles Murray Retires

6:04pm January 07, 2018

After more than 30 years, The Bell Curve author Charles Murray is taking on a new role as emeritus scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. NPR's Michel Martin talks to Dr. Murray about his career.

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The W.K. Kellogg Foundation's Pledge To Fight Racism Starts With 'National Day Of Racial Healing'

6:04pm January 07, 2018

The W.K. Kellogg Foundation has dedicated itself to "ending structural racism." NPR's Michel Martin talks to the company president and CEO La June Montgomery Tabron about the foundation's initiatives.

Olympic Figure Skating Judges Make Controversial Selections

6:04pm January 07, 2018

The U.S. Olympic Skating Team was chosen this weekend, but the choice was not without controversy. NPR's Michel Martin talks with Christine Brennan from USA Today about the selection process.

'A Fabricator Extraordinaire': Trump's Campaign Manager Slams Wolff For 'Fire And Fury'

6:04pm January 07, 2018

In a Washington Post op-ed, President Trump's deputy campaign manager David Bossie called Michael Wolff's new book a "fake book that reads like the National Enquirer on steroids." NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Bossie about the book and the campaign.

After A Year Of Reckoning, Can Hollywood Change?

6:04pm January 07, 2018

In the wake of the "MeToo" movement, NPR's Michel Martin asks New Yorker writer Dana Goodyear if Hollywood will change its attitude toward sexual harassment. Goodyear wrote about the industry's reckoning in her latest article for the magazine.

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Pennsylvania Coal Mine To Close

8:06am January 07, 2018

In southwestern Pennsylvania, another coal mine is closing. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to county supervisor Blair Zimmerman about what this means for his community.

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Explaining 'Chain Migration'

8:06am January 07, 2018

by John Burnett

The president wants to put an end to what he calls the nation's "horrible" system of "chain migration." We explain what it means.

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A Young Mayor Assesses His First Year In Office

8:06am January 07, 2018

Levar Stoney, the 36-year-old mayor of Richmond, Va., discusses his first year in office and the challenges he's faced.

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Puerto Ricans Celebrate Three Kings Day In Frigid New England

8:06am January 07, 2018

by Ryan Caron King

Three Kings Day has a special meaning this year for Puerto Ricans in Hartford, Conn., as families displaced by Hurricane Maria celebrate the holiday in a new, much colder place.

Russia Investigation Latest

8:06am January 07, 2018

Republicans want an investigation into the dossier author who alleges collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Adam Entous of The New Yorker.