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Before The White House, Jared Kushner Must Sort Out His Financial Holdings

4:36pm January 10, 2017

Jared Kushner has a monster job ahead of him, even before he accepts the role of senior adviser to the president. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Susanne Craig of The New York Times about Kushner's significant business and financial holdings.

National

Fox News Allegedly Settled Sexual Harassment Case Against Bill O'Reilly

4:36pm January 10, 2017

by David Folkenflik

Fox News has another sexual harassment story on its hands, this one involving Bill O'Reilly, arguably the network's biggest star. O'Reilly was accused of harassing another Fox employee, reporter Juliet Huddy, in 2011. Published reports confirmed by NPR indicate 21st Century Fox paid Huddy a sum "in the high six figures" to drop the matter.

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After Closing Arguments, Jurors Deliberate In Charleston Shooter Death Penalty Case

4:36pm January 10, 2017

by Alexandra Olgin

Prosecutors and Dylann Roof gave closing arguments before a federal jury Tuesday in Charleston, S.C. Jurors are deciding whether Roof should receive the death penalty for killing nine people at a church in 2015.

U.S. Intelligence Chiefs Testify Before Senate Panel On Russian Hacking

4:36pm January 10, 2017

by Tom Gjelten

The heads of the big three intelligence agencies and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper appeared before the Senate Intelligence Committee to discuss their finding that Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a campaign of cyber-mischief to disrupt the U.S. presidential election. It's the first public appearance by FBI Director James Comey since the election, and the first hearing by the spy czars since they issued their public report about the Russia campaign on Friday.

GOP Sen. Roy Blunt Responds To Intelligence Testimony On Russia Report

4:36pm January 10, 2017

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Republican Sen. Roy Blunt about the testimony by intelligence officials before the senate intelligence committee Tuesday.

Retired Marine Corps Gen. John Kelly Faces Senate For DHS Confirmation Hearing

4:36pm January 10, 2017

by Brian Naylor

Retired Marine Corps Gen. John Kelly faced senators Tuesday for a confirmation hearing on his nomination by President-elect Donald Trump to lead the Department of Homeland Security.

Outgoing HHS Secretary To GOP: Don't Repeal Until Ready To Replace

4:36pm January 10, 2017

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with outgoing Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell about the GOP's plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act and how Democrats are trying to defend it.

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin falsely claimed on Facebook in 2009 that the Affordable Care Act would include "death panels." The idea stuck, and swirled in conservative media, despite a lack of evidence.

From The Start, Obama Struggled With Fallout From A Kind Of Fake News

4:36pm January 10, 2017

by Don Gonyea

When Republicans attacked the proposed Affordable Care Act by falsely claiming that it contained "death panels," the White House initially saw the charge as being so absurd that no one would buy it.

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Folic acid in food might not be enough to prevent birth defects, a federal advisory panel says. Thus the recommendation for supplements.

Women Still Need Folic Acid Supplements To Prevent Birth Defects

4:23pm January 10, 2017

by Katherine Hobson

Taking folic acid while pregnant reduces the risk of birth defects. But there may not be enough of the vitamin in enriched grain products, a federal advisory panel says.

Stanford bioengineering professor Manu Prakash looked to a children's toy to create a hand-powered centrifuge for processing blood tests.

Children's Whirligig Toy Inspires a Low-Cost Laboratory Test

4:01pm January 10, 2017

by Madeline K. Sofia

A paper version of a spinning children's toy can replace laboratory centrifuges to process blood tests. The "paperfuge" may help diagnose malaria and other diseases.