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Executions In Arkansas Blocked By Federal Judge After Week-Long Trial

6:16pm April 15, 2017

Court rulings have stalled plans by the state of Arkansas to execute several prisoners before its supply of a lethal-injection drug expires at the end of this month.

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Protesters Want To See Trump's Tax Returns And Have Their Voices Heard

6:16pm April 15, 2017

President Donald Trump will be spending Easter at Mar-A-Lago, but outside of the private club, protesters will be demanding that he release his taxes.

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Leaks Between Trump Team And Russia Continue To Come Out

6:16pm April 15, 2017

The latest twists and turns after an eventful week in U.S.-Russia relations including new developments concerning former Trump advisers Carter Page and Paul Manafort.

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After This Week, Is Trump's Message Still America First?

6:16pm April 15, 2017

Journalist Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, conservative political commentator Lenny McAllister, and Arsalan Iftikhar, founder of TheMuslimGuy.com talk about the week's many developments in foreign policy.

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The Internet Is Gratified: 'April The Giraffe' Gives Birth On Popular Livestream

11:55am April 15, 2017

by Jason Slotkin

The calf was born Saturday as an estimated million viewers watched Animal Adventure Park's live Youtube feed.

People who lacked health insurance for more than three consecutive months in 2016, or who bought individual insurance and got federal help paying the premiums, will need to do a little work to figure out what, if anything, they owe the IRS.

Tax Day And Health Insurance Under Trump

10:40am April 15, 2017

by Julie Rovner

To avoid penalties, people who didn't have health insurance in 2016 or who got federal assistance to pay the premiums need to take a little extra care when completing their tax forms this year.

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On the weekend of April 8, the Czech Embassy in Washington, D.C., made mazanec as part of an Easter celebration.

Mazanec: A Czech Easter Tradition Fighting To Survive In The U.S.

10:00am April 15, 2017

by Cecilia Mazanec

In the Czech Republic, mazanec, a Czech Easter bread, is like the turkey to America's Thanksgiving. But in the U.S., those who make this bread are struggling to keep the raisin-filled tradition alive.

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Virginia Tech Shooting Survivor On The 10-Year Anniversary

9:39am April 15, 2017

Kristina Anderson was 19 when she was wounded in the shooting rampage at Virginia Tech. She talks to NPR's Linda Wertheimer about how the event has shaped her life.

Outside Money And Volunteers Pouring Into Georgia Special Election

8:04am April 15, 2017

by Johnny Kauffman

Tens of millions of dollars and hundreds of volunteers are flooding into a congressional special election in Atlanta's suburbs. Democrats say it's a referendum on Trump's first few months in office.

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Prisoners Stash Computers In The Ceiling

8:04am April 15, 2017

At a prison in Ohio some inmates who were supposed to be recycling computer parts managed to stash computers in the ceiling and use them to access porn and instructions on how to build explosives.