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Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, left, and billionaire Viktor Vekselberg, launched a foundation that the FBI warned was a clandestine attempt to pilfer American technical secrets.

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FBI Warned Of Russian Intelligence Links To Oligarch In Cohen Payment Allegation

5:49pm May 11, 2018

by Tim Mak

The FBI used an unusual newspaper column to caution that a foundation controlled by Viktor Vekselberg might be a conduit for Russian technology espionage.

White House Has Several Potential Nominees To Lead VA

5:34pm May 11, 2018

by Quil Lawrence

The list of potential nominees to head the Department of Veterans Affairs is growing, though none of them appear to be an easy confirmation.

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"We thought we had somebody on our side and now Zinke pulls this on us," rancher Craig Verasjka says. "We're not happy."

Ranchers Sour On Trump Administration Over Proposal To Bring Back Grizzly Bears

5:34pm May 11, 2018

by Kirk Siegler

Some rural leaders in Washington state say they felt blindsided by a surprise decision to restart a grizzly reintroduction plan.

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CIA nominee Gina Haspel testifies before the Senate intelligence committee on Wednesday. Alleged Sept. 11 planner Khalid Sheikh Mohammed says he has information that could be relevant to her nomination.

Sept. 11 Architect Wants To Tell Senators About Torture But Says Haspel Classified It

5:12pm May 11, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed says he has information that could be relevant to Gina Haspel's nomination as CIA director. After his capture, Mohammed was waterboarded 183 times by the CIA.

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., pauses before speaking to reporters during a meeting of the National Defense Authorization Act conferees in Washington.

McCain Irrelevant, 'He's Dying Anyway,' White House Official Reportedly Says

4:46pm May 11, 2018

by Scott Neuman

The remark, attributed to Kelly Sadler, a special assistant to President Trump, was first reported by The Hill and later confirmed by The Associated Press.

How Black Leaders Unwittingly Contributed To The Era Of Mass Incarceration

4:34pm May 11, 2018

by Terry Gross

In Locking Up Our Own, Pulitzer Prize-winning author James Forman Jr. argues that African-American leaders helped shape policies that harmed black communities. Originally broadcast July 17, 2017.

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Your Turn: What Do You Wish You'd Known Before Becoming A Parent?

4:33pm May 11, 2018

by Malaka Gharib

Mom and dad bloggers share their insights. We'd love for you to answer, too!

A Starbucks Coffee shop in Rawang outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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Starbucks: No Purchase Needed To Use The Restroom

3:11pm May 11, 2018

by James Doubek

Starbucks Chairman Howard Schultz said the company will let everyone use its bathrooms, regardless of whether they buy a drink. It comes after the arrest of two black men at a Philadelphia location.

The U.S. government is conducting a test run of the 2020 census in Rhode Island's Providence County, where many noncitizens living in Central Falls, R.I., say they're planning to avoid participating in the national headcount.

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Many Noncitizens Plan To Avoid The 2020 Census, Test Run Indicates

3:02pm May 11, 2018

The Trump administration is adding a citizenship question to forms for the 2020 census. Some immigrants in Central Falls, Rhode Island say they're afraid to be counted.

"I just panicked. I just, it was like my heart exploded," Rose Campbell told local WSB TV, after she was pulled from her vehicle and screamed at during an arrest over a traffic stop.

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Georgia Police Officer Suspended After Screaming Obscenity At Black Woman

2:47pm May 11, 2018

by Bill Chappell

A traffic stop of Rose Campbell north of Atlanta devolved into a white officer screaming an obscenity at the woman and pulling her roughly from her vehicle.