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Federal Judge Dismisses Health Care Fraud Case After Uncovering Prosecutor Misconduct

5:38pm May 05, 2017

by Carrie Johnson

A federal judge has dismissed a sweeping health care fraud case against a Maryland businessman after finding multiple instances of prosecutor misconduct. The defendant worries the prosecutor and FBI agent who targeted him are still on the job.

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House Approval Of Health Care Bill Represents Major Victory For Trump

5:38pm May 05, 2017

by Scott Horsley

President Trump is still learning the ways of Washington. But House passage of the health care bill is a victory for the novice politician.

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Obamacare Vs. American Health Care Act: Here's Where They Differ

5:38pm May 05, 2017

by Alison Kodjak

NPR looks at how the Affordable Care Act and American Health Care Act differ in terms of insurance marketplaces, the individual mandate, guaranteed coverage and insurance subsidies.

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Glassdoor Economist Describes U.S. Economy As 'A Red Hot Labor Market'

5:38pm May 05, 2017

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Andrew Chamberlain, chief economist for Glassdoor, about the new jobs report from the Labor Department.

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Advocates Support Efforts To Install Public Changing Tables For Disabled Adults

5:28pm May 05, 2017

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Sabrina Kimball, founder of Universal Changing Places, an organization that advocates for public areas to have adult changing tables for disabled adults and the elderly.

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Democratic presidential nominee and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during a midnight rally at North Carolina State University hours before the polls opened on Election Day. A glut of late-deciding Trump voters may have contributed to her

Pollsters Find 'At Best Mixed Evidence' Comey Letter Swayed Election

4:44pm May 05, 2017

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Polling experts have conducted an autopsy on exactly why so many polls were off in the run-up to the 2016 election. They found that state polls were far off, in part because of late-deciding voters.

Salmon troller Eric Jordan alongside his fishing boat, the I Gotta, on the dock in Sitka, Alaska. Jordan, 67, has been a commercial fisherman all his life.

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In Alaska, A Salmon Fisherman Spends His Life On The Water

4:31pm May 05, 2017

by Melissa Block

NPR's "Our Land" series travels to Sitka, Alaska, to meet a salmon fisherman who's spent his life on the water. Eric Jordan describes the feeling of getting these gorgeous creatures to bite.

Week In Politics: House Passes American Health Care Act

4:31pm May 05, 2017

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with political commentators E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and Brookings Institution and Ramesh Ponnuru, senior editor for National Review and columnist for Bloomberg View. They discuss the House passing the American Health Care Act and President Trump's executive order on religious liberty.

People With Pre-Existing Conditions Worry About Losing Health Coverage

4:31pm May 05, 2017

As the American Health Care Act moves toward the Senate, many people around the country are reacting to it. Among them, people with pre-existing conditions who worry about losing their coverage.

Frank Deford is shown here in 1984, four years into his gig as sports commentator on Morning Edition.

Frank Deford: A Career Spent Bringing 'Something New' To Sports

3:50pm May 05, 2017

by Tom Goldman

The long-time sports commentator announced his retirement from NPR this week. His success was often measured by just how much the audience loved, or hated, what he had to say.

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