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U.S. Figure Skaters Preparing For PyeongChang Winter Olympics

4:58pm January 05, 2018

by Tom Goldman

The best figure skaters in the United States are squaring off this week and will learn who will compete at next month's Winter Olympics in South Korea. Already, there have been some surprises.

What To Do If You Come Across A Frozen Iguana

4:58pm January 05, 2018

On Thursday, we reported iguanas were falling from trees in Florida. Now, we explain why it is happening and what citizens should do in reaction. Bottom line: don't touch them. They are not dead. They may thaw out and attack.

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Massachusetts Hit Hard By Winter Storm

4:58pm January 05, 2018

by Craig LeMoult

Massachusetts bore the brunt of the winter storm. Many coastal communities were flooded by a storm surge and Boston recorded its highest tide in almost a century.

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How California Plans To Fight Gender Pay Gaps

4:58pm January 05, 2018

by Noel King

California has a new law intended to fight gender pay disparity by restricting companies from asking certain questions about salary history, and requiring them to reveal more about what they pay.

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Why College Football Means Big Business In Certain States

4:58pm January 05, 2018

Alabama and Georgia football is big business in those states. NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Eben Novy-Williams, a sports business reporter for Bloomberg, to get a better sense of the numbers.

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Taylor Michael Wilson is charged with terrorism, after stopping an Amtrak train in October in Nebraska.

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Alleged White Supremacist Is Charged With Terrorism After Stopping Amtrak Train

3:47pm January 05, 2018

by Bill Chappell

The FBI uncovered ties to "an 'alt-right' Neo-Nazi group" and accounts that the suspect talked about killing black people, according to court papers.

Maurice Andrews finishes in first place in the Kuskokwim 300 Season Opener in blizzard conditions in Alaska on Dec. 30, 2017. The race was delayed two weeks due to warm weather.

While The Eastern U.S. Freezes, It's Too Warm In Alaska

3:43pm January 05, 2018

by Anna Rose MacArthur

"We're way behind on winter," one resident says. Higher than average temperatures in rural Alaska are being blamed for two deaths and are preventing people from hunting for food.

Demonstrators take part in a protest against U.S. aid cuts, in Lahore, Pakistan, on Friday.

Pakistan Defends Anti-Terrorism Record After U.S. Cuts Aid

3:04pm January 05, 2018

by Diaa Hadid

However, officials also sought to tone down tensions. "Efforts are still underway to find common ground," says a foreign ministry spokesman.

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In this photo from 2012, a filling station attendant pumps gas in Portland, Ore. A new law took effect this week allowing motorists in some rural countries in Oregon to pump their own gas.

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Oregonians Aren't Pumped About New Law Allowing Self-Service Gas Stations

2:33pm January 05, 2018

by Samantha Raphelson

A new law took effect this week allowing drivers in certain rural Oregon counties to pump their own gas. For decades, the state has required an attendant to pump gas for drivers.

A man shovels snow from a footpath in New York City.

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Blizzard Has Passed, But Frigid Temperatures Remain Along East Coast

2:11pm January 05, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

The National Weather Service says there's a good chance that some locations will set temperature records today, as arctic air settles in after a massive winter storm.