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Maryland congressional candidate David Trone shakes hands outside the Glenmont Metro station in Silver Spring, Md., on Thursday morning.

This Candidate Is Spending More Than Anyone Ever For A Seat In Congress

8:00am April 23, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

Wine retailer David Trone is spending $12.4 million of his own money to win a Maryland House seat, but his rivals say he's trying to buy his way into Congress.

This Week In Sports

7:54am April 23, 2016

The NBA playoffs are underway, and in Major League Baseball, the Chicago Cubs and Washington Nationals have come out swinging. Howard Bryant of ESPN.com joins NPR's Scott Simon to discuss sports.

Prince's Songwriting Survives In Other Artists' Hits

7:54am April 23, 2016

The late pop music icon Prince left behind a lot of his own music when he died on Thursday at the age of 57. But he also was a sought after songwriter who wrote hits recorded by many other artists.

What Politicians Can Learn From Comedians On How To Deal With Protesters

7:00am April 23, 2016

by Sam Sanders

There are a few ways to deal with a noisy protester. Sometimes, a politician needs to act like a stand-up comic — command the stage, let them have their say, but have a comeback.

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CIA Veterans Gather To Honor Duane Clarridge, A Sometimes Unsubtle Spy

7:00am April 23, 2016

by Mary Louise Kelly

Clarridge, who headed up the agency's anti-communist efforts in Central America in the 1980s and was indicted and pardoned in the Iran-Contra scandal, died April 9.

Listeners Got Active About Our Active Learning Stories

6:55am April 23, 2016

by Eric Westervelt

Two recent reports on a Stanford Noble Laureate's efforts to change how undergraduate science education struck a nerve with many of you.

President Obama and Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron in London on Friday.

Obama: North Carolina's Bathroom Law 'Should Be Overturned'

10:40pm April 22, 2016

by Laura Wagner

In London Friday, the president also reassured Brits that the residents of North Carolina are "wonderful people" and said any British travelers would be treated with "extraordinary hospitality."

The World Resources Institute says you don't have to bid burgers bye-bye in order to reduce the environmental footprint of what you eat. For Americans, cutting back on beef (but not eliminating it altogether) could go a long way, it says.

For Earth Day, Report Has News To Ease A Meat-Lover's Conscience

10:21pm April 22, 2016

by Maria Godoy

The World Resources Institute says you don't have to bid burgers bye-bye in order to reduce the environmental footprint of what you eat. Americans cutting back on beef could go a long way, it says.

Uber Reaches Tentative Settlement With Drivers In Class Action Suits

8:25pm April 22, 2016

by Aarti Shahani

By settling class action lawsuits in California and Massachusetts, Uber will be able to continue to categorize drivers in those states as independent contractors. The company will pay as much as $100 million to about 385,000 drivers in those cases. Drivers in California react to the settlement and explain what it may mean for them — and for their customers.

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Steve and Janet Singleton, both Navy veterans, have lived in Clarksville, Tenn., for about a year. Steve couldn't get into the local VA clinic last spring, so now they have to drive to the Nashville clinic or pay out of pocket for medical care.

Overcrowding Forces Tennessee VA Clinic To Stop Accepting New Patients

7:49pm April 22, 2016

by Emily Siner

The growing veterans population in places like Clarksville, Tenn., is straining resources at VA clinics and making it difficult for vets to get nearby medical care.

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