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Comedian Louis C.K. Facing Sexual Misconduct Allegations From 5 Women

4:50pm November 09, 2017

Comedian Louis C.K. built his career lambasting men and male hypocrisy. Now, he's being accused of sexual misconduct by several women, in incidents that happened over ten years ago. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with New York Times reporter Cara Buckley who worked on the story.

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Democratic Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer On Republican Efforts To Pass A Tax Overhaul Bill

4:50pm November 09, 2017

As more details emerge about the Republican tax bill, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., talks with NPR's Robert Siegel about the impending legislation and the GOP's tax plan.

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Schools In Sutherland Springs Working To Help Students Cope With Church Shooting

4:50pm November 09, 2017

by John Burnett

Two of the people shot and killed inside the Sutherland Springs church on Sunday attended a local school. Following their deaths, the school district is trying to figure how to help their classmates deal with what happened.

Roy Moore, Candidate For U.S. Senate, Faces Allegations Of Sexual Misconduct

4:50pm November 09, 2017

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Washington Post reporter Stephanie McCrummen about allegations from a woman that Roy Moore, a candidate for a seat in the U.S. Senate, initiated a sexual encounter with her when she was 14 years-old.

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Bruce Springsteen On Broadway Comes With An Economics Lesson

4:50pm November 09, 2017

by Kenny Malone

The hottest ticket on Broadway is for a one-of-a-kind, one-man-show. For a limited time, Bruce Springsteen is playing songs and telling stories in a 960-seat theatre. And those lucky fans are now learning a valuable, Nobel Prize Winning economics lesson. Something called: The Endowment Effect.

A Year After He Was Elected, What's Changed Under President Trump?

4:50pm November 09, 2017

by Scott Horsley

Donald Trump was elected president on a promise to reverse many of the policies of his predecessor, Barack Obama. A year later, NPR takes stock of what's changed under President Trump and what hasn't.

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Air Force Addresses Failure To Forward Criminal Records Of Texas Gunman To FBI

4:50pm November 09, 2017

by Tom Bowman

The Air Force is under scrutiny for its failure to forward criminal records to the FBI. In particular, those regarding the conviction for domestic violence of the man who killed 26 people in Texas this week. Federal law prohibits such persons from buying firearms from a licensed dealer. Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson and Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein spoke about that issue on Thursday during a briefing about the future of the Air Force.

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One of Cipe Pineles' many illustrated recipes in the newly published cookbook, Leave Me Alone With the Recipes: The Life, Art & Cookbook of Cipe Pineles.

A Rare Find: Trailblazing Female Designer's Unpublished Family Cookbook

4:03pm November 09, 2017

by Greta Jochem

Magazine art director Cipe Pineles helped pave the way for creative women in publishing. She also illustrated her mother's Eastern European recipes, but for 70 years the manuscript lay undiscovered.

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After Church Shooting, Family Mourns Daughter, 2 Grandkids

3:49pm November 09, 2017

by Debbie Elliott

Among the victims of Sunday's massacre at a Texas church was the Ward family. Mother Joann Ward died trying to protect her four children. Two of her daughters were also killed.

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Hurricane Harvey dropped record rainfall on Houston neighborhoods like this one, near Addicks Reservoir.

Scientists In Houston Tell A Story Of Concrete, Rain And Destruction

1:27pm November 09, 2017

by Christopher Joyce

As researchers and engineers analyze the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, it's becoming clear that Houston's runaway development had a big role to play in flooding.

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