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Impossible, you say? Try asking a toddler
Green eggs and ham? Even toddlers know when an event appears to be impossible, not just improbable.
Texas, Oklahoma Divided Over How To Handle Earthquakes Linked To Oil Drilling
by John Burnett
Oklahoma and Texas have been experiencing a rash of human-caused earthquakes. It happens when oil and gas wastewater gets pumped underground in the wrong places and disrupts faults. Oklahoma officials have cracked down on wastewater injection; Texas is apparently uninterested in doing much. That could mean a lot more quakes given that the country's biggest oil reservoir has just been discovered in west Texas.
How To Find The Best Deals On Cyber Monday
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Joanna Stern, personal technology columnist at the Wall Street Journal, about this year's so-called "Cyber Monday." They discuss the best online tech deals, which tech gadgets make the perfect gift, and if consumers should be concerned about exploding batteries in this year's hottest gizmos.
Trump Presidency Casts Doubt Over Declassification Of CIA Torture Report
by David Welna
Only a few copies exist of the infamous CIA torture report, and the Senate committee that created them has called for the agencies that received them to return them. Activists and journalists are hoping to keep those copies at least extant, so they might one day be declassified and released. They fear that if all the copies are returned, they will be destroyed and the information lost forever.
Suspect Dead After Knife And Car Attack At Ohio State University
by Jessica Mador
A man deliberately crashed his car into pedestrians on the Ohio University State campus in Columbus. The driver went on to attack passing students with a butcher knife. The suspect was shot and killed by a university police officer.
California Secretary of State Urges Trump To Present Proof Of Voter Fraud
NPR's Audie Cornish talks to California Secretary of State Alex Padilla about Donald Trump's allegations of voter fraud in the state.
President-Elect Trump Makes Voter Fraud Claims Amid Push For Recount
by Tamara Keith
President-elect Donald Trump is making baseless claims about widespread voter fraud amid a push to recount votes in three key states that he won.
For Bay Of Pigs Veterans, Fidel Castro's Death Feels Bittersweet
by Adrian Florido
Among the Miami Cubans celebrating Fidel Castro's death are surviving veterans of the failed Bay of Pigs invasion that tried to retake Cuba in 1961. For these men, news of Castro's death has been bittersweet.
Dylann Roof To Represent Himself In Charleston Church Shooting Trial
by Alexandra Olgin
There was a bit of a courtroom surprise Monday in Charleston, S.C. A federal judge granted accused church shooter Dylann Roof's request to represent himself in his trial.