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Rosemary Warnock, a registered nurse at Maine Health, exits the Merrill Auditorium voting station in Portland, Maine, early Tuesday. She said she was motivated to vote for Medicaid expansion.

After Maine Voters Approve Medicaid Expansion, Governor Raises Objections

9:31pm November 08, 2017

by Patty Wight

Republican Gov. Paul LePage vetoed Medicaid expansion several times before, so advocates took the measure to the ballot box. Now the governor is placing financial conditions on moving ahead.

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Breaking Down The Concept Behind The Mortgage Interest Deduction

9:31pm November 08, 2017

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Ben Lockwood, assistant professor of Business Economics and Public Policy at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, about how successful the mortgage interest deduction has been in encouraging home ownership in the U.S.

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Some Real Estate Investors Eager To Buy Houston Homes Damaged By Flooding

9:31pm November 08, 2017

by Hansi Lo Wang

The flooding after Hurricane Harvey damaged at least 100,000 homes in the Houston area. Now many of those frustrated homeowners are eager to sell and real estate agents and investors from around the country are ready to snatch them up.

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Clinton Voters React To This Year's Democratic Wins

9:31pm November 08, 2017

by Tamara Keith

Last night marked the first big win for Democrats after the devastation of the 2016 election. It would be hard to argue that last night's victories can solve the party's challenges. Following Tuesday's election, some of Clinton's voters from Ohio discuss their ongoing frustrations with the Democratic party.

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Winners Of 2017 Elections Include A Lot Of Historical Candidates

9:31pm November 08, 2017

Across the country, Tuesday's election was full of firsts. In Virginia, the House of Delegates gained its first openly transgender member, its first two Latinas, and its first Asian-American woman — and those are just the returns of one state's historical elections.

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Former Virginia Congressman Tom Davis On State's Election

9:31pm November 08, 2017

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with former Republican Congressman Tom Davis from Virginia about the Democratic victories in yesterday's elections. Democrats had a strong showing up and down the ballot throughout the state.

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U.S. House To Review Sexual Harassment Policies After Reports From Former Lawmakers

9:31pm November 08, 2017

by Susan Davis

The House Administration Committee, which oversees operations in the U.S. House, is holding a hearing to review existing training and policies to deal with sexual harassment on Capitol Hill. The hearing comes following a wave of high-profile sexual harassment scandals that includes reports from former female lawmakers of past harassment.

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New recruits of the Afghan 215th Corps assemble at Camp Shorabak in Helmand Province.

In Helmand, Afghan General Fights Taliban 'Cancer' With Some Help From U.S. Marines

7:42pm November 08, 2017

by Tom Bowman

U.S. Marines have returned to Afghanistan's Helmand Province with a small training force. They are hoping a new Afghan general will lead his troops to success.

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"Success for me is having a significant impact on dengue disease in communities," says Scott O'Neill, holding a container of mosquitoes.

EPA Approval Of Bacteria To Fight Mosquitoes Caps Long Quest

5:40pm November 08, 2017

by Joe Palca

Scientists have long sought a way to fight mosquito-borne viruses without pesticides. For researchers like Scott O'Neill, the Wolbachia bacteria offered that chance. But they had to prove it.

Yara Ramos is a veteran teacher from Camuy, Puerto Rico. She arrived in Orlando with her four children, still ambivalent about her career.

Interviews At The Airport: Teachers From Puerto Rico Find New Schools In Orlando

5:03pm November 08, 2017

by Claudio Sanchez

Many Puerto Ricans who survived hurricane Maria have been working frantically to restore their lives in a new home. Many are teachers, and they've come to Orlando to find jobs. They may never go back.