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Bill Cosby arrives for a court appearance Wednesday in Norristown, Pa. The judge has ruled that the case against him will proceed, despite a claim that he was promised immunity a decade ago.

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Cosby Sexual Assault Case Is Cleared To Proceed

7:25pm February 03, 2016

by Laura Wagner

A Pennsylvania judge has refused to throw out the case against Bill Cosby, rejecting a former district attorney's claim that he granted the comedian immunity from prosecution a decade ago.

On Dec. 10, 2014, prison artwork created by Adnan Syed sits near family photos in the Baltimore home of his mother, Shamim Syed. Syed, convicted in 2000 of murdering his girlfriend, is appearing at a hearing Wednesday to request a new trial, based on evid

New Witness Testifies At Hearing For Adnan Syed Of 'Serial' Fame

7:23pm February 03, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

At Wednesday's hearing, lawyers for the convicted murderer presented an alibi witness, Asia McLean, and attacked inconsistencies in the state's case in the hopes the judge will order a new trial.

Political Makeup Artist Uses Position To Highlight Heroin Crisis

7:15pm February 03, 2016

by Tamara Keith

Political makeup artist Kriss Blevins is using her unique position to tell the presidential candidates about the heroin crisis and her stepdaughter who died of an overdose.

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Toyota Discontinues Youth-Oriented Scion Brand

7:04pm February 03, 2016

by Sonari Glinton

Toyota has killed off its struggling Scion brand. The lineup of small cars targeted economy-minded young buyers. But those marketing efforts failed to win over millennials in any significant numbers.

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Scion vehicles displayed at the North American International Auto Show last month in Detroit.

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Sayonara, Scion: Toyota Ending Brand Geared Toward Younger Drivers

6:50pm February 03, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The decision was prompted by customers' changing needs, the automaker says. Just 56,167 cars were sold in the U.S. last year. Current owners will still be able to have their cars serviced by Toyota.

Super Bowl-Winning Quarterback Ken Stabler Had C.T.E., Test Results Show

6:48pm February 03, 2016

The late quarterback Ken Stabler was an anti-establishment icon playing in the very pro-establishment NFL in the 1970s. Now he's become an icon of a very different sort. Test results showed that Stabler suffered from C.T.E., the degenerative brain disease linked to repeated blows to the head. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Stabler's long time partner, Kim Bush.

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New Pardon Chief In Obama Justice Department Inherits A Huge Backlog

6:45pm February 03, 2016

by Carrie Johnson

Veteran Philadelphia prosecutor Robert Zauzmer is heading up a key priority in the final year of Obama's presidency. He tells NPR he has seen too many unfair sentences levied for low-level offenders.

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When so-called senescent cells were removed from mice, they were healthier and lived longer than mice that still had the cells.

Boosting Life Span By Clearing Out Cellular Clutter

6:44pm February 03, 2016

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

So-called senescent cells no longer divide, but they secrete a mixture of chemicals that can trigger inflammation, which is involved in many age-related disorders. What if the cells were removed?

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Scientists have the ability to use DNA from three adults to make one embryo. But should they?

Babies With Genes From 3 People Could Be Ethical, Panel Says

6:44pm February 03, 2016

by Rob Stein

An independent federal panel says the experimental procedure needs to be proven safe, and even then should only be tried with male embryos because of concerns about passing down genetic errors.

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Obama Challenges Anti-Muslim Rhetoric In First Visit To U.S. Mosque

6:27pm February 03, 2016

by Scott Horsley

"Muslim Americans keep us safe," President Obama said on Wednesday as he visited a mosque in the U.S. for the first time as president. His speech was designed to draw contrasts with rhetoric from some Republicans running to succeed him.

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