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Ben and Tara Stern relax at home in Essex, Md. Ben was diagnosed with glioblastoma in 2016. After conventional treatment failed to stop the tumor, Ben tried an experimental drug.

For Now, Sequencing Cancer Tumors Holds More Promise Than Proof

3:17pm January 15, 2018

by Richard Harris

Sequencing the DNA of cancer tumors to help pinpoint treatment is an emerging element of precision medicine. While patients and doctors alike want these tests, they often don't benefit patients.

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Flames engulf a boat Sunday in the Tampa Bay area. Officials said one person died after the boat ferrying patrons to a casino ship caught fire near shore, forcing dozens of passengers and crew to jump overboard.

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Woman Dies After Florida Boat Fire Sends Dozens Of Panicked Passengers Overboard

2:45pm January 15, 2018

by Amy Held

About 50 people were aboard the casino shuttle boat that was reduced to its hull, and officials initially believed that everybody was OK. In all, officials said 15 people were hospitalized.

Budgets Suffer After A Drop In International Student Enrollment

8:28am January 15, 2018

by Stan Jastrzebski

After a decade of large-scale growth in overseas enrollment, the number of international students studying at U.S. colleges and universities is dropping — leading some schools to make budget cuts.

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Georgia Gilmore adjusts her hat for photographers in 1956 during the bus boycott trial of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in Montgomery, Ala. She testified: "When you pay your fare and they count the money, they don't know the Negro money from white money."

Meet The Fearless Cook Who Secretly Fed — And Funded — The Civil Rights Movement

8:16am January 15, 2018

by Maria Godoy

Georgia Gilmore organized black women to cook without raising the suspicions of their white employers, and poured the proceeds into an alternative transportation system for Montgomery bus boycotters.

News Brief: Immigration Negotiations, False Missile Warning

7:58am January 15, 2018

President Trump says Republicans are ready to make a deal on DACA, but he doesn't think Democrats want to make a deal. And, Hawaii residents were falsely warned of a ballistic missile threat.

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Outgoing Va. Gov. McAuliffe Plays Prank On His Successor

6:39am January 15, 2018

Terry McAuliffe left behind pictures of himself on the pillows of the governor's mansion. Gov. Ralph Northam discovered the pictures, and advice: "Sleep when you're dead."

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Examining Activism On Martin Luther King Jr. Day

6:01am January 15, 2018

Steve Inskeep talks to two leading activists — Joshua DuBois, called President Obama's "Pastor-in-Chief" and DeRay Mckesson, an organizer and activist — about what makes modern activism successful.

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A False Ballistic Missile Alert Frightens Hawaii Residents

6:00am January 15, 2018

by Tom Bowman

What happened behind the scenes Saturday in the moments after the mistaken missile alert in Hawaii, and how is the federal government responding?

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'Star Wars' Musical Pencil Video Goes Viral

5:58am January 15, 2018

The video shows Arizona college student Dani Ochoa writing an algebraic equation to the rhythm of the "Cantina Theme" from Star Wars: A New Hope, according to the Arizona Republic.

Chris Christie delivers his final state of the state address in Trenton on Jan. 9.

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A Republican Star Fallen, Chris Christie Leaves Office

5:00am January 15, 2018

by Nancy Solomon

Christie's popularity soared during his first term as New Jersey governor because of his tell-it-like-it-is attitude. But scandals and his focus on the national spotlight lost him favor at home.