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The Flame Refluxer is essentially a big copper blanket: think Brillo pad of wool sandwiched between mesh. Using it while burning off oil yields less air pollution and residue that harms marine life.

Researchers Test Hotter, Faster And Cleaner Way To Fight Oil Spills

9:06am March 22, 2017

by Debbie Elliott

The Flame Refluxer is essentially a big copper blanket: think Brillo pad of wool sandwiched between mesh. Using it while burning off oil yields less air pollution and residue that harms marine life.

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In 2002, Chuck Barris, the man behind TV's The Dating Game and The Newlywed Game posed in the lobby of his apartment in New York. That was the year a movie came out based on his autobiography: Confessions of a Dangerous Mind.

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'Gong Show' Host Chuck Barris Dies; Game Show Creator Was 87

8:11am March 22, 2017

by Doreen McCallister

Barris died of natural causes Tuesday at his home in Palisades, N.Y., according to publicist Paul Shefrin. Critics called Barris "The King of Schlock" or "The Baron of Bad Taste."

'A Streetcar Naked Desire'

5:09am March 22, 2017

On Wheel of Fortune, a man had the letters, "A Streetcar Na_ed Desire." To fill in the blank, he chose "K."

BLACK-ISH - ABC's "black-ish" stars Yara Shahidi , Laurence Fishburne, Jenifer Lewis , Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross , Marsai Martin, Miles Brown and Marcus Scribner.

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Shows With Black Characters Find Loyal Non-Black Fans

5:09am March 22, 2017

by Karen Grigsby Bates

"When a show is well-written, when it has good actors, people want to watch," says Courtney Jones of Nielsen.

Many people who are on Medicaid are also in college or taking care of relatives, according to health policy analyst Leighton Ku. That would make it harder for them to meet work requirements proposed by the GOP.

It's Not Clear How Many People Could Actually Work To Get Medicaid

11:50pm March 21, 2017

by Jessica Boddy

Audie Cornish talks with health policy researcher Leighton Ku about the GOP proposal that would let states require able-bodied Medicaid recipients to work.

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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, seen here during his trip to China on Saturday, will travel to Russia next month.

Secretary Of State Tillerson Will Visit Russia In April, But Will Miss A NATO Meeting

10:32pm March 21, 2017

by Bill Chappell

News of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's trip to Russia emerged on the same day FBI Director James Comey said his agency is investigating possible coordination between Moscow and the Trump campaign.

Adding a work requirement to Medicaid could make it harder for people who have health problems from getting access to care, analysts say.

Medicaid Work Requirement Wouldn't Shrink Spending Much

7:06pm March 21, 2017

by Alison Kodjak

Most of the people on Medicaid are elderly, disabled or children, so a GOP proposal to require able-bodied recipients to work probably won't add up to big cost savings, analysts say.

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Chicago Police Say They're Investigating Livestreamed Gang Rape Of Teenage Girl

5:44pm March 21, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

A teenage girl was "apparently sexually assaulted by five or six men or boys," in a video watched live by about 40 people, The Associated Press reports. The girl, who was missing, has been located.

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Arkansas Ends Dual Holiday Celebrating Robert E. Lee, Martin Luther King, Jr.

5:13pm March 21, 2017

by Jacob Kauffman

Arkansas is putting a stop to its celebration of both Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee and civil rights icon Martin Luther King, Jr., on the same day.

Spectators look down on the Nevada Assembly on the opening day of the legislative session in Carson City, Nev., in February. On Monday, members of the Assembly voted to adopt the Equal Rights Amendment.

Nevada On Cusp Of Ratifying Equal Rights Amendment 35 Years After Deadline

3:56pm March 21, 2017

With a vote Monday, Nevada drew closer to approving the ERA, long after Congress' 1982 deadline for ratification. But the state has given the amendment's supporters new reason to hope.