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Valeant Pharmaceuticals has been the focus of a congressional investigation into high drug prices. .

Drug Company Jacks Up Cost Of Aid-In-Dying Medication

4:57pm March 23, 2016

by April Dembosky

Seconal used to cost less than $200 a bottle. After Valeant Pharmaceuticals bought the medication, the cost rose to $3,000. Advocates for aid in dying say that's a burden for the terminally ill.

House Speaker Paul Ryan Delivers Critical Speech On State Of U.S. Politics

4:45pm March 23, 2016

by Susan Davis

House Speaker Paul Ryan delivered a speech Wednesday on the state of politics in the U.S.

Obama Outlines ISIS Strategy At Press Conference In Argentina

4:45pm March 23, 2016

by Scott Horsley

In the wake of the Brussels terror attacks, President Obama said defeating ISIS and terrorism is his top priority.

As Atlantic City Runs Out Of Money, State Legislature Floats Takeover Bill

4:45pm March 23, 2016

by Joel Rose

Atlantic City, N.J., is set to run out of money in April. The city is fighting a state takeover bill that's circulating in Trenton.

LISTEN: Trump Foreign Policy Adviser Hopes To Talk Him Out Of Torture

4:42pm March 23, 2016

by Steve Inskeep

Trump is calling for torture "because we are in a political season," Walid Phares said, but in the White House "he's going to be tasking experts to answer that question."

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Probing The Complexities Of Transgender Mental Health

4:38pm March 23, 2016

by Tara Haelle

There's plenty of evidence that being transgender makes for worse mental health. But would that change if trans people were accepted by their families early on? Scientists are trying to find out.

Ted Cruz Criticized After Suggesting Law Enforcement Patrol Muslim Areas

4:35pm March 23, 2016

by Sam Sanders

In the aftermath of the Brussels attacks, the Texas senator said law enforcement should be empowered to "patrol and secure Muslim neighborhoods before they become radicalized."

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Michigan Governor's Flint Task Force Releases Report On Water Crisis

4:24pm March 23, 2016

by Lindsey Smith

A group that Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder appointed to investigate the cause of the Flint water crisis released its report Wednesday, putting much of the blame for Flint's lead-contaminated water on the state's environmental regulators. But it also blames a state law that was set up to save cities like Flint from financial collapse.

Rapper Phife Dawg Of A Tribe Called Quest Dies

4:24pm March 23, 2016

Phife Dawg, co-founder of hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest, has died. NPR has this remembrance.

Earlier this year, beekeeper Brian Hiatt had millions of bees working to pollinate almond trees across California.

With Bees In Trouble, Almond Farmers Try Trees That Don't Need 'Em

2:44pm March 23, 2016

by Ezra David Romero

A relatively new variety of almond tree called Independence has some beekeepers nervous. These trees are self-fertile — meaning they technically don't need bees to pollinate their flowers.