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Kushner's Sister Suggests Family Can Help Chinese Get U.S. Visas In Business Exchange

6:45pm May 07, 2017

Washington Post's William Wan talks to NPR's Lakshmi Singh about accusations that Nicole Meyer, sister to senior White House adviser Jared Kushner, used her family ties to peddle business in Beijing.

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House Speaker Paul Ryan (center) walks to the House chamber ahead of a budget vote on Capitol Hill. Though Ryan was able to deliver 217 votes Thursday to get his GOP health plan through the House, there are still significant hurdles before the bill become

5 Things To Watch As GOP Health Bill Moves To The Senate

6:45pm May 07, 2017

by Julie Rovner

Just three "no" votes by Senate Republicans would likely be enough to sink the GOP health bill. Democrats who lost the battle in the House are still convinced they can win the political war.

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Puerto Rico Government Looking At Different Ways To Reduce $120 Billion Debt

6:44pm May 07, 2017

Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló talks about the dire economic situation on the island. Last week it sought a special form of protection from creditors.

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Health Care Services Is A Big Concern For Puerto Ricans In Current Economy

6:44pm May 07, 2017

NPR's Lakshmi Singh talks to Associated Press reporter Danica Coto about how Puerto Ricans are responding to austerity measures meant to address the island's billion-dollar debt.

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My Food Struggle In Pictures: When What I Ate Made Me 'Good' Or 'Bad'

1:16pm May 07, 2017

For the writer and her sister, the family's tendency to talk about food choices in moral terms triggered an unhealthy obsession with eating and a skewed sense of self-worth.

Steven Holcomb reacts after a run at the Men's Four Man Bobsleigh at the 2014 Sochi Winter Games. Holcomb was found dead in his room on May 6, 2017 in Lake Placid, New York.

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Champion Bobsledder Steven Holcomb 'Found Dead In His Room'

12:34pm May 07, 2017

by Amy Held

The 37-year-old was discovered at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid, New York, Saturday morning.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (center), inspecting a defense detachment on Jangjae Islet and the Hero Defence Detachment on Mu Islet in a photo published by state media.

North Korea Says It Has Detained A Fourth U.S. Citizen

12:15pm May 07, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

North Korean state media says authorities have detained Kim Hak Song, an employee of a university in Pyongyang, on suspicion of hostile acts against the country.

The U.S. Alt-Right Takes A Role In The French Election

8:16am May 07, 2017

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks Ben Nimmo of the Atlantic Council about the white nationalist alt-right's work to derail candidates like Emmanuel Macron in France.

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Fate Of DACA Recipients Still In Limbo

8:16am May 07, 2017

Although President Trump has said DACA recipients shouldn't worry about deportation, they're still in limbo. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Ciriac Alvarez Valle, who just graduated from college.

House Speaker Paul Ryan speaks in the Rose Garden at the White House on Thursday, May 4, 2017, after the House passed a Republican health care bill.

Don't Count On The Senate To Save Obamacare, Or To Save The House

7:00am May 07, 2017

by Ron Elving

The leaders and rank-and-file of the House know that what they have done so far is not yet law. It may not even qualify as a rough draft. Giant steps remain, and some in the GOP may well be grateful.