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Guests bring beverages and food that remind them of loved ones. Amy Pickard provides the "death wine."

One Woman Helps Others Make Sure End-Of-Life Planning Is 'Good To Go'

8:12am May 26, 2018

by Lisa Napoli

After dealing with the sudden death of her mother, a Los Angeles woman has taken it upon herself to prepare others to grapple with getting their affairs in order.

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New Jersey Attorney General On Investigating For-Profit Colleges

8:12am May 26, 2018

New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal says if Betsy DeVos won't investigate fraud at for-profit colleges, he will. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to the man taking on the secretary of education.

What Does Patriotism Mean To You?

8:12am May 26, 2018

This Memorial Day weekend, NPR's Scott Simon looks at what patriotism means for longtime civil rights leader the Rev. William J. Barber II and for visitors to the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

The U.S. Capitol Building at dusk in Washington, D.C, in July 2011.

The Russia Investigations: What Just Happened?

7:00am May 26, 2018

by Philip Ewing

The original reports were about the FBI sending a confidential human source to interview Trump campaign aides about their foreign contacts — which President Trump turned into "SPYGATE."

Traffic crawls on the northbound lanes of the Henry Hudson Parkway leading out of Manhattan on Friday.

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5 Reasons It Could Feel Like You're Traveling Without Moving This Summer

6:00am May 26, 2018

by David Schaper

Memorial Day weekend kicks off the start of the summer vacation season, and this year gas is up and plane tickets are slightly cheaper. Here's what else you need to know if you're planning a getaway.

President Trump congratulates a U.S. Naval Academy midshipman Friday in Annapolis, Md.

President Trump Says North Korea Summit Still Possible

9:29pm May 25, 2018

by Brian Naylor

The president spoke briefly to reporters before he took a helicopter to Annapolis, Md., where he touted the U.S. military buildup in a commencement address at the U.S. Naval Academy.

President Trump Takes a Hands On Approach to Pardons

6:16pm May 25, 2018

by Ayesha Rascoe

President Trump's pardon this week of boxer Jack Johnson is his latest grant of clemency to a prominent figure. It's an example of his hands-on approach to pardons.

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'Reveal' Report Finds Drug Rehab Program Forcing Addicts To Work As Indentured Employees

6:16pm May 25, 2018

In North Carolina a rehab program uses drug offenders as care-givers for elderly and disabled patients. The participants work more than 100 hours a week without pay taking care of patients and dispensing the same drugs that they were addicted to. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Reveal's reporter Shoshana Walter about her investigation.

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Some personal injury law firms now automatically target online ads at anyone who enters a nearby hospital's emergency room and has a cellphone. The ads may show up on multiple devices for more than a month.

Digital Ambulance Chasers? Law Firms Send Ads To Patients' Phones Inside ERs

6:16pm May 25, 2018

by Bobby Allyn

Personal injury law firms are using location-based mobile ads to target people as they enter emergency rooms. The trend is raising concerns among patients and health privacy experts.

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Harvey Weinstein Arrested And Charged With Rape, Posts $1M Bail

5:39pm May 25, 2018

by Neda Ulaby

Harvey Weinstein turned himself into the New York Police Department Friday after spending months attempting to deflect multiple investigations into sexual abuse. But how does this surrender mark real change, legally and culturally?

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