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It's National Garlic Day. Who Is Making Up These Weird Holidays?

8:24am April 19, 2017

by Kenny Malone

Why is it National Deep-Dish Pizza Day or National Splurge Day, or maybe National Watermelon Day? Our Planet Money podcast tries to find out who or what is behind all the new strange holidays.

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Mattis Travels To Saudi Arabia

8:24am April 19, 2017

by Jane Arraf

Defense Secretary James Mattis is traveling to Saudi Arabia at the start of a trip to several countries in the Middle East. We look at what the trip means for U.S. foreign relations.

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Facebook's New Grand Plan To Draw You In

7:50am April 19, 2017

by Aarti Shahani

In quintessential Silicon Valley style, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled ambitious plans to bring users from 2D Newsfeeds to 3D imaginary worlds; and neglected safety concerns.

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Down With 8 A.M. Classes: Undergrads Learn Better Later In The Day, Study Finds

7:10am April 19, 2017

by Sara Sarwar

A recent study shows that college classes start too early for students' brains to be functioning at their best. Does that mean that high schools and middle schools also start too early?

Historian Says The U.S. Is 'Losing Hearts And Minds In Afghanistan'

6:07am April 19, 2017

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Aaron O'Connell about his book Our Latest Longest War. O'Connell, a veteran of the war in Afghanistan, argues the U.S. is making the same mistakes it made in Vietnam.

Morning News Brief: Venezuelan Protests, Georgia Runoff, Egypt

5:07am April 19, 2017

Venezuelan activists are calling for mass protests on Wednesday. Also, Sabrina Siddiqui of The Guardian talks about Georgia's runoff election, and an Egyptian-American aid worker has been released.

Cokie Roberts Answers Your Tax Questions

5:07am April 19, 2017

Just in time to wrap up tax season, commentator Cokie Roberts talks with David Greene about the history of federal income taxes.

In two recent clinical trials of Harvoni and Sovaldi in the treatment of young people between the ages of 12 and 17, the drugs eliminated all traces of the hepatitis C virus in 97 to 100 percent of patients, generally in 12 weeks.

FDA Approval Of Hepatitis C Drugs For Kids Is Likely To Speed Treatment

5:00am April 19, 2017

by Michelle Andrews

Many insurers have required that adults with hepatitis C be very sick before they can get access to expensive drug treatment. But Medicaid has special rules that may get kids and teens access sooner.

Police chief Jerry Dyer briefs reporters in Fresno, Calif., after shootings on Tuesday. Kori Ali Muhammad is accused of killing three people on the streets of downtown Fresno.

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'I Shot Them,' Suspect In Deadly Fresno Shootings Tells Police

4:10am April 19, 2017

by Doreen McCallister

Kori Ali Muhammad, who is black, was arrested shortly after the rampage that left three white men dead, police in Fresno, Calif., said. He is also suspected in last week's killing of a security guard.

Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff speaks to his supporters as votes continue to be counted in the race for Georgia's 6th Congressional District on Tuesday in Atlanta. Early Wednesday the race was projected to head to a runoff.

Georgia Special Election Headed To Runoff As Republicans Avoid Nightmare Scenario

2:07am April 19, 2017

by Jessica Taylor

Republicans escaped a potentially brutal loss — for now — by forcing a runoff in a closely watched special congressional election that Democrats have tried to cast as a referendum on President Trump.