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Deal restores Cornell's federal grants, reviving research on infant artificial heart
After a deal with the White House, researchers at Cornell will receive their federal grants. For one scientist, that means resuming work on an implantable artificial heart for babies and toddlers.
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'We still need to be treated as a person': Senior living homes rethink dementia care
In some senior living communities, people with dementia are within the general community -- not in a locked ward. It works well for some people.
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Trump hints at talks with Maduro as U.S. expands military presence near Venezuela
President Donald Trump says the U.S. may open discussions with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro as the U.S. continues to boost its military presence near the country.
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White House dismisses release of Epstein documents as a distraction from Democrats
The White House dismissed the release of new Jeffrey Epstein documents as a distraction by Democrats and maintained President Trump has done nothing wrong, but it's been a tough issue to shake.
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NYU law professor talks about the fallout from the release of Epstein documents
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with New York University law professor Ryan Goodman about the fallout over the latest release of documents from the Epstein estate.
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North Carolina sheriff on the deployment of Border Patrol agents in Charlotte
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Sheriff Garry McFadden of Mecklenberg County, North Carolina, who says federal officials alerted him that Border Patrol agents are heading to Charlotte.
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BBC apologizes for edit of Trump speech but says it won't provide legal compensation
The BBC has apologized to President Trump for the way it edited his Jan. 6, 2021 speech but says it won't pay compensation. Trump has threatened a $1 billion lawsuit against the British broadcaster.
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Morning news brief
White House dismisses release of new Epstein documents as a distraction, Border Patrol agents will be deployed to Charlotte, North Carolina, economists begin to calculate the cost of the shutdown.
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Filmmaker Ken Burns examines the 'American Revolution' in new documentary series
After chronicling the Civil War, jazz and baseball, filmmaker Ken Burns turns his attention to "The American Revolution." His new documentary series begins airing on PBS stations on Nov. 16.
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Tallying up the cost of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history
Economists are starting to put a price tag on the six-week government shutdown. But some of their calculations will be difficult to make because the shutdown temporarily limited government data.
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Ecuador to vote on whether to allow foreign military bases back in the country
Ecuador votes Sunday in a referendum that, among other measures, will ask whether to allow U.S. military bases back in the country to help fight narco-trafficking.
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Boston museum returns stoneware jars made by enslaved man to his descendants
The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston has returned two stoneware jars to the descendants of the enslaved man who made them. It's part of an effort to restore ownership of objects acquired unethically.
