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Water spinach is the main source of income for most Cambodian-American families in Rosharon, Texas. But Vuth Yin says rebuilding his home after flooding from Hurricane Harvey has kept him from farming.

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Water Spinach Farmers Struggle To Recover After Hurricane Harvey

6:30am October 26, 2017

by Hansi Lo Wang

Water spinach is a staple among many Asian-American families. Texas is one of the few states where it's grown commercially in the U.S. Farmers there are still struggling to rebuild after Harvey.

Former President George H.W. Bush arrives for the coin toss for the 2017 Super Bowl in Houston. Two women say he touched them inappropriately.

George H.W. Bush Responds To Groping Allegations

6:00am October 26, 2017

by James Doubek

The former president "has patted women's rears in what he intended to be a good-natured manner," his spokesman wrote. Actress Heather Lind wrote that Bush "sexually assaulted" her.

A sign appears outside the room where the first meeting of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, DC, July 19, 2017.

'Nothing Going On' With Trump Voter Fraud Commission Due To Multiple Lawsuits

5:23am October 26, 2017

by Pam Fessler

The commission is facing eight lawsuits and one Republican member says, "We're not emailing each other. We're not conversing with each other."

A Case For Tontines, A Morbid Mix Of Retirement Plan And Lottery

5:03am October 26, 2017

by Bryant Urstadt

An ancient financial arrangement, a death pact known as a tontine, may be relevant to today's understanding of insurance, and how it could be cheaper and more efficient.

Politics & Government

Morning News Brief: Opioid Crisis, Senate Budget Resolution

5:03am October 26, 2017

President Trump is expected to make remarks Thursday on the opioid crisis. The House is slated to vote on the Senate's budget resolution, which is key for any movement on a tax bill.

Julie Eldred is back at home in Massachusetts now. But she was sentenced to a treatment program for opioid addiction as part of a probation agreement, then sent to jail when she relapsed. Some addiction specialists say that's unjust.

Court To Rule On Whether Relapse By An Addicted Opioid User Should Be A Crime

5:00am October 26, 2017

by Deborah Becker

The high court in Massachusetts is weighing legal and scientific evidence to decide whether a woman convicted of larceny violated the terms of her probation by relapsing into drug use.

Virginia's Shenandoah National Park is one of 17 popular parks that would see higher peak-season entry fees under a new proposal.

Fees To Enter Popular National Parks Would Skyrocket Under Interior Department Plan

8:23pm October 25, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

Entrance costs would more than double at the country's 17 busiest parks. The park service says it needs to pay for deferred maintenance. But the increases may make the parks less accessible.

Wolf OR-33 as it was being collared. The wolf was shot dead earlier this year.

$15,500 Reward Offered After Endangered Wolf Shot Dead

8:10pm October 25, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has banded together with five conservation groups to offer a reward for information about the killing of a federally protected gray wolf.

Scientists Work To Overcome Legacy Of Tuskegee Study, Henrietta Lacks

7:22pm October 25, 2017

by Rob Stein

An influential Harlem church is trying to help the National Institutes of Health overcome reluctance by some African-Americans to participate in a medical study of 1 million diverse Americans.

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U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl enters the Fort Bragg military courthouse for his sentencing hearing on Wednesday in Fort Bragg, N.C.

At Bowe Bergdahl's Sentencing, Navy SEAL Describes Being Shot During Search

6:34pm October 25, 2017

A military judge is allowing the testimony of service members who were injured as a direct result of the searches for Bergdahl, who was captured by the Taliban and held for five years.

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