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Marines participate in an exercise during the Infantry Officer Course in August at Quantico, Va. The first female Marine to complete the course graduated on Monday.

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First Female Marine Completes Grueling Infantry Officer Course

5:20pm September 25, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

The 13-week program is considered one of the toughest in the U.S. military, and one-third of the class dropped out before graduation. The lieutenant has asked to keep her identity private.

Virginia Election Serves As First Test Of U.S. Voting System Security

4:33pm September 25, 2017

by Pam Fessler

Virginia is one of two states to hold major elections this November, a year after Russians tried to hack into U.S. voting systems. It will be the first test of how much progress has been made by election officials and federal agencies on securing U.S. elections from attack.

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Republicans Left With 1 Week To Pass Health Care Bill Without Democratic Votes

8:53am September 25, 2017

The future of the latest Republican effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act remains in question after two Republican senators have come out firmly against it, as others remain doubtful.

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Oakland Athletics catcher Bruce Maxwell become the first major league baseball player to kneel during the national anthem a the start of a game against the Texas Rangers on Saturday in Oakland, Calif.

NFL Responds To Trump As President Renews Debate Over National Anthem

8:09am September 25, 2017

by Doreen McCallister

President Trump said kneeling during the national anthem is unpatriotic and those refusing to stand should be fired. On Sunday, players sat, knelt or locked arms with teammates during the anthem.

News Brief: NFL Players React To Trump Tweet, Germany's Elections

7:39am September 25, 2017

Football players knelt, linked arms or stayed off the field during the national anthem following President Trump's tweet on Friday. German voters gave Chancellor Merkel another four years in office.

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Political Subplot Overshadows Sunday's NFL Games

7:39am September 25, 2017

Jesse Washington of The Undefeated tells David Greene how pro football players reacted to President Trump telling them they should be "fired" if they knelled in protest during the national anthem.

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Politics & Government

Democratic Sen. Wyden On Revisions To Latest GOP Health Care Bill

7:39am September 25, 2017

The Senate Finance Committee on Monday holds the only public hearing on the Graham-Cassidy health care bill. Mary Louise Kelly talks to Sen. Ron Wyden and NPR's Susan Davis about the measure.

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White House Revises Travel Ban, Expands Countries

7:39am September 25, 2017

by Scott Horsley

The Trump administration changed its travel ban Sunday night, effective October 18. For the first time, it includes countries that are not majority-Muslim: North Korea, Venezuela and Chad

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The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists calls the flu vaccine an "essential" part of prenatal care, for protection of the newborn as well as the woman. Infants typically don't get their own flu shot until age 6 months or later.

Pregnant Women Should Still Get The Flu Vaccine, Doctors Advise

7:07am September 25, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

Researchers and physicians say a study suggesting a link between the flu vaccine and miscarriage in a limited population is cause for more research, not a reason to change vaccination recommendations.

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For decades, the Vizcaya Museum and Gardens in Miami has been a favorite spot for South Floridians to get engaged, get married, and have their quinceañera photos taken. But the meticulously landscaped 50 acres were seriously damaged by Hurricane Irma, an

After Irma, South Florida's Fairy Tale Estate Looks Stricken By An Evil Spell

7:00am September 25, 2017

by Neda Ulaby

Before the hurricane wreaked "cataclysmic destruction," the Vizcaya Museum and Gardens in Miami hosted decades of quinceañeras and weddings. Now, hundreds of volunteers are helping clean up.