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June Runoff Will Decide Winner Of Georgia Congressional Seat

8:24am April 19, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

Democrat Jon Ossoff came close to winning a district that has been in GOP hands since the 1970s. It was Tom Price's district before he became HHS secretary. It was also Newt Gingrich's district.

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It's National Garlic Day. Who Is Making Up These Weird Holidays?

8:24am April 19, 2017

by Kenny Malone

Why is it National Deep-Dish Pizza Day or National Splurge Day, or maybe National Watermelon Day? Our Planet Money podcast tries to find out who or what is behind all the new strange holidays.

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No More Politics On Balconies

5:07am April 19, 2017

In an apartment building near Washington, D.C.'s baseball stadium, people have hung up banners supporting the Nationals. Then things got political. Now the building says no more signs.

In two recent clinical trials of Harvoni and Sovaldi in the treatment of young people between the ages of 12 and 17, the drugs eliminated all traces of the hepatitis C virus in 97 to 100 percent of patients, generally in 12 weeks.

FDA Approval Of Hepatitis C Drugs For Kids Is Likely To Speed Treatment

5:00am April 19, 2017

by Michelle Andrews

Many insurers have required that adults with hepatitis C be very sick before they can get access to expensive drug treatment. But Medicaid has special rules that may get kids and teens access sooner.

Police chief Jerry Dyer briefs reporters in Fresno, Calif., after shootings on Tuesday. Kori Ali Muhammad is accused of killing three people on the streets of downtown Fresno.

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'I Shot Them,' Suspect In Deadly Fresno Shootings Tells Police

4:10am April 19, 2017

by Doreen McCallister

Kori Ali Muhammad, who is black, was arrested shortly after the rampage that left three white men dead, police in Fresno, Calif., said. He is also suspected in last week's killing of a security guard.

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First DREAMer Protected By Deferred Action Program Is Deported

10:54pm April 18, 2017

by Richard Gonzales

The case underscores the uncertainty facing hundreds of thousands of young immigrants who signed up for a program that they thought protected them from deportation.

Protesters attend a rally in Brooklyn, N.Y., in 2016, in support of former NYPD Officer Peter Liang, who was convicted of manslaughter and official misconduct for the shooting death of Akai Gurley in a housing development stairwell.

On Police Treatment, Asian-Americans Show Ethnic, Generational Splits

9:36pm April 18, 2017

by Hansi Lo Wang

Younger Asian-Americans are more likely to cite unequal treatment by police than older generations, according to a survey of Asian-American voters who are also split on the issue along ethnic lines.

Flint, Mich., Mayor Karen Weaver recommended on Tuesday that the city use Detroit's water supply long-term. Flint was using Detroit water before switching to its own system in 2014 to save money.

Three Years After Ill-Fated Switch, Flint Mayor Recommends Using Detroit Water

5:52pm April 18, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

The Michigan city tried to save money by drawing its supply from the Flint River, beginning in April 2014. That decision resulted in a crisis when lead contaminated the drinking water.

Pedro Hernandez appears in Manhattan criminal court on Nov. 15, 2012, in New York. He was sentenced Tuesday to 25 years to life in the killing of Etan Patz.

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Etan Patz Killer Sentenced To 25 Years To Life

4:45pm April 18, 2017

by Amy Held

Pedro Hernandez was sentenced Tuesday in the 1979 killing of the 6-year-old New York City boy, whose disappearance sparked decades of investigation and helped create a generation of wary parents.

Democrats Face Divided Republican Field In Georgia Special Election

4:33pm April 18, 2017

by Mara Liasson

In the Atlanta suburbs, Democrats nationally have rallied around a candidate trying to pick off the House seat vacated by Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, against a divided GOP field.

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