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Paleontologist Kenneth Lacovara speaks at TED in 2016.

How Can Dinosaurs Help Us Understand Our Own Species?

8:19am September 30, 2016

by NPR/TED STAFF

Earth's rocks and fossils can help us understand our own species. Paleontologist Kenneth Lacovara explains important moments in Earth's history that help us recognize our place in the world.

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Train personnel survey the New Jersey Transit train that crashed into the platform at Hoboken Terminal on Thursday.

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'It Was Going Full, Full Force': Train Crashes Into Hoboken Terminal, Killing 1

7:21pm September 29, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Gov. Chris Christie says 108 people were injured after a train approached Hoboken Terminal at a high speed and crashed into the platform. The roof of the New Jersey station has partially collapsed.

Tom Charles and Sue Jennings are two of the lead volunteers helping Osama, Ghada and their family settle into their new home.

The Hopes (Security) And Fears (Bears) Of Syrian Refugees In New Jersey

8:23pm September 17, 2016

by Deborah Amos

Osama and Ghada and their four kids fled their homeland three years ago and recently reached the U.S. as part of the 11,000 Syrian refugees arriving this year. Every day brings new challenges.

Donald Trump officially opens the Presentation Centre for the Residences at The Ritz-Carlton Toronto on Nov. 29, 2001.

Where 7 Political Careers Stood On Sept. 11, 2001

8:33pm September 09, 2016

by Heidi Glenn

Hillary Clinton was the junior senator from New York on Sept. 11, 2001. Donald Trump was focused on real estate. Here, a look at where other political players were in their careers 15 years ago.

A volunteer at the the Dar-ul-Islam mosque in Elizabeth, N.J., prepares for a party to welcome refugees. More than 50 newly arrived Syrian women and children were invited to the party.

At A New Jersey Mosque, People Of Different Faiths Welcome Syrians

8:57am August 13, 2016

by Deborah Amos

At a party for Syrian refugees in a New Jersey mosque, Americans of Lebanese and Pakistani descent and a Jewish family offer help and stories of their own immigrant backgrounds.

Najla cooks for Syria Day at Global Grace Café at the Reformed Church of Highland Park in New Jersey. Najla is from Syria and arrived in the U.S. 10 months ago with her husband and daughter after the United Arab Emirates canceled a residency permit, endi

As U.S. Politicians Shun Syrian Refugees, Religious Groups Embrace Them

5:14pm August 10, 2016

by Deborah Amos

Faith-based groups are challenging political opposition to Syrian refugees and taking a leading role in resettling them in the U.S. They've provided shelter, jobs and schooling for the newly arrived.

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Republican Convention Day 2: Trump Children, GOP Leadership Take The Stage

9:36am July 19, 2016

by Amita Kelly

See who else is speaking Tuesday night at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland.

Pat Deon (right), a Pennsylvania Turnpike commissioner, and attorney Albert Mezzaroba, sit at the Puss N Boots tavern in Bucks County. Both are Republicans. In this election based on change, Mezzaroba says he doesn't understand why. "Things aren't that ba

The View From The Northeast Corridor: Deep Divisions Ahead Of 2016 Election

12:29pm June 26, 2016

by NPR Staff

Despite a history of Democratic electoral solidarity, a trip through the Northeast finds Republicans hoping to make inroads in November and Democrats pushing for the voting power of immigrants.

Clinton Expected To Claim Victory Tuesday Night, Marking Historical Moment

2:35am June 08, 2016

by Tamara Keith

A day after an AP analysis unexpectedly indicated Clinton had the pledged delegates and superdelegates to claim the Democratic nomination, she and Sen. Bernie Sanders await results from six states.

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As part of a portrait session, Donald Trump walks toward the 11th tee on Trump National Golf Club Los Angeles in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.

Trump, Self-Proclaimed Outsider, Was New Jersey Political Insider

6:00am June 04, 2016

by Matt Katz

To further his business interests, the real estate mogul and casino owner made friends with politicians on both sides of the aisle in the Garden State.