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Trump Defends False Claim That His Predecessors Didn't Call Families Of Fallen Soldiers

5:01pm October 17, 2017

by Geoff Bennett

When President Trump claimed that past presidents did not call family members of fallen U.S. service members, it caused a backlash. On Tuesday he addressed the issue again, defending his false claim.

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U.S. Military Still Investigating What Happened To Four Service Members Killed In Niger

5:01pm October 17, 2017

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with William Wright, the brother of Army Staff Sgt. Dustin Wright, who was killed in an ambush in Niger earlier this month along with three other service members.

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Boeing Competitors Teaming Up To Find A Way Around U.S. Tariffs

5:01pm October 17, 2017

by Brian Mann

Two of Boeing's biggest competitors are teaming up to find a way around U.S. tariffs. Europe's Airbus will form a partnership with Canada's Bombardier to manufacture mid-sized planes that seat 100 to 150 passengers. As part of the deal, Bombardier will move production to an Airbus facility in Mobile, Ala., thus avoiding the tariffs.

NFL Players And Owners Have Not Resolved Controversy Over Anthem Protests

5:01pm October 17, 2017

by Tom Goldman

NFL owners and players did not resolve the controversy over anthem protests at an owners meeting in New York on Tuesday, but emerged largely positive about the session and pledged to meet again.

Russian Cyber Trolls Watched 'House Of Cards' To Understand U.S. Politics

5:01pm October 17, 2017

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Yahoo News chief investigative correspondent Michael Isikoff about how Russian trolls were ordered to watch Neflix's House of Cards show to understand Americans and U.S. politics.

Macaques are social animals, whether in a group enclosure like this one at the Gelsenkircen zoo in western Germany, or in the wild. But many research monkeys are still housed in separate cages.

Scientists Push To House More Lab Monkeys In Pairs

5:01pm October 17, 2017

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Enhancing a research monkey's life by housing it with a pal often doesn't hurt the study, says a researcher who's done it. In her own experience, she says, "it actually helped to improve the science."

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Bipartisan Health Care Bill Aims To Stabilize Individual Market And Keep Premiums Down

5:01pm October 17, 2017

by Susan Davis

Senators leading bipartisan health care talks say they have a deal to restore subsidies to insurers that President Trump announced last week that he was ending. But it's not clear whether it can pass.

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Trump Still Hasn't Fulfilled Promise To Declare Opioid Epidemic As A National Emergency

5:01pm October 17, 2017

by Tamara Keith

President Trump's nominee to head the Drug Enforcement Administration pulled out amid controversy. This leaves Trump without a permanent heads at Department of Health and Human Services and the DEA. All the while, his promised declaration of a national emergency on opioids has yet to materialize.

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How Fire Suppression Techniques Can Change As Wildfires Get Bigger

5:01pm October 17, 2017

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Professor John Abatzoglou of the University of Idaho about how climate change and decades of aggressive fire suppression are making wildfires bigger and more likely.

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FEMA Looks To Hire 2,000 More People As It Responds To Long List Of Disasters

5:01pm October 17, 2017

by Brian Naylor

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is being stretched by the number of natural disasters this year. The agency has put out the help wanted sign as it responds to 22 disasters nationwide, including massive hurricanes in the south and now wildfires in the west.

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