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Unconfirmed Reports Allege Collusion Between Russia And Trump Campaign

2:03pm January 11, 2017

by Mary Louise Kelly

Reports are circulating that intelligence officials briefed President Obama and President-elect Trump on a dossier that is circulating which alleges Russia has compromising information about Trump.

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Most restaurants are required to post calorie counts on menus as a result of the Affordable Care Act. The question is whether they help you resist that doughnut.

6 Lesser-Known Obamacare Provisions That Could Evaporate

1:14pm January 11, 2017

Private rooms for pumping breast milk and expanded therapy coverage for children with autism are two of the less publicized mandates of the Affordable Care Act. Also, being able to choose your OB-GYN.

David Fuller has been a dairy farmer since 1977. He gets about the same amount of money for milk these days he did when he started.

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As Big Milk Moves In, Family-Owned U.S. Dairy Farms Rapidly Fold

1:00pm January 11, 2017

by Rebecca Sananes

Large-scale dairy farms are more lucrative, and national milk production has actually increased. But small farmers like David Fuller, who is auctioning off his last herd, see their way of life dying.

Attorney General-designate, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.

How Democrats Are Using Confirmation Hearings To Attack Trump

11:55am January 11, 2017

by Scott Detrow

Democrats are utilizing confirmation hearings to attack the president-elect's words and positions, which could continue today as Secretary of State-designate Rex Tillerson faces questions on Russia.

The Ninglick River is eating away at the shoreline in Newtok, Alaska, shown here in August 2016. Engineers estimate the village is losing 70 feet of land per year.

Alaskan Village, Citing Climate Change, Seeks Disaster Relief In Order To Relocate

10:26am January 11, 2017

by Rachel Waldholz

Rising temperatures and thawing permafrost threaten tiny Newtok. Its residents want President Obama to declare an official disaster, to unlock the millions it needs to move the community.

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Musi, an African elephant, is one of Fresno Chaffee Zoo's five elephants enrolled in the Elephant Welfare Initiative.

Fitness Trackers Aim To Improve The Health And Happiness Of Zoo Elephants

10:08am January 11, 2017

by Kerry Klein

OK, so they're not using Fitbits. But zoos across America are using software to minutely track the activity, behavior and physiology of captive elephants, and using that data to improve zoo life.

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LISTEN: Before Obama Was President, In His Own Words On NPR

10:06am January 11, 2017

by NPR Staff

NPR listeners first heard Barack Obama in the 1990s before he became a politician. Here are some of his earliest appearances as the first black president of the Harvard Law Review and as an activist.

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The Trump Organization spent $200 million to renovate the historic Old Post Office Building in Washington, D.C., transforming it into the Trump International Hotel. But several companies say they haven't been fully paid for that work.

Trump D.C. Hotel Contractors Say They're Owed Millions

9:21am January 11, 2017

by Jackie Northam

Liens filed by construction firms against the Trump Organization's new luxury Washington hotel claim they're owed more than $5 million for unpaid work. The federal government holds the building lease.

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President-elect Donald Trump is expected to hold a news conference on Wednesday; it would be his first in more than 160 days.

5 Questions For Donald Trump Ahead Of His Press Conference

8:27am January 11, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

The president-elect hasn't held a news conference since July. He promised one for Wednesday, and there's a lot to ask about, from his alleged ties to Russia to what he plans to do about Obamacare.

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Auto Show Lesson: The Difference Between Driverless And Self-Driving Cars

6:48am January 11, 2017

by Sonari Glinton

Major automakers at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit are betting big on self-driving vehicles. They all believe in a driver-less future, but they disagree on when it will arrive.