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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin Meet for Summit

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Camp Fire Victims Struggle With Psychological Scars that Scorched The Community

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In Northern California, many survivors of the wildfire that destroyed the town of Paradise are now struggling with the psychological scars from everything they endured. Stephanie O'Neill has more.

STEPHANIE O'NEILL, BYLINE: For Carol Holcomb, last November 8 started as just another beautiful fall day in Paradise, Calif. And then she heard what sounded like raindrops hitting her roof, so she stepped outside to investigate.

Lessons For Democrats From Former President Clinton's Impeachment

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In Northern California, many survivors of the wildfire that destroyed the town of Paradise are now struggling with the psychological scars from everything they endured. Stephanie O'Neill has more.

STEPHANIE O'NEILL, BYLINE: For Carol Holcomb, last November 8 started as just another beautiful fall day in Paradise, Calif. And then she heard what sounded like raindrops hitting her roof, so she stepped outside to investigate.

Damian Lillard Leads Portland Trail Blazers To Victory In First Round Of NBA Playoffs

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Boeing Officials Say Company Is Taking Financial Hit From Grounding Of 737 MAX Jets

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Rental Vouchers for L.A.'s Homeless Provide Short-Term Fix For Long-Term Problem

Relly Brown's ground-floor apartment near Los Angeles' Koreatown neighborhood still resembles the hotel room it once was: four walls, no kitchen and a mattress that takes up half the floor. A shade is drawn over the only window, keeping it dim and reasonably cool on a warm spring afternoon.

"I'm living in a box," said Brown, 26, who was placed here in December through a program called rapid rehousing, which provides short-term rental vouchers to use on the private market. Typically, the subsidies cover security deposits and the first three to six months of rent.

Muslims In Sri Lanka Are Worried About Backlash After Sunday's Easter Attacks

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Rochester Drug Cooperative Faces Federal Criminal Charges Over Role In Opioid Epidemic

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World's First Malaria Vaccine Launches In Sub-Saharan Africa

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Music Review: The Comet Is Coming's 'Trust In The Lifeforce Of the Deep Mystery'

By • Apr 23, 2019

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Today Rochester Drug Cooperative became the first pharmaceutical distributer to face federal criminal charges for its role in the opioid epidemic. RDC is charged with conspiring to distribute drugs and defrauding the federal government. The charges are a result of a two-year investigation that began after it was found that RDC ignored pill limits for pharmacies and catered to doctors who over-prescribe.

Gary Craig is an investigative reporter with the Democrat and Chronicle newspaper in Rochester, N.Y. Welcome to the program.

Investigation Into The Easter Sunday Attacks Continues In Sri Lanka

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Today Rochester Drug Cooperative became the first pharmaceutical distributer to face federal criminal charges for its role in the opioid epidemic. RDC is charged with conspiring to distribute drugs and defrauding the federal government. The charges are a result of a two-year investigation that began after it was found that RDC ignored pill limits for pharmacies and catered to doctors who over-prescribe.

Gary Craig is an investigative reporter with the Democrat and Chronicle newspaper in Rochester, N.Y. Welcome to the program.

House Democrats Divided Over How Congress Should Respond To Russia Investigation

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Anaïs Mitchell's 'Hadestown' Musical Makes Its Broadway Debut

By & • Apr 22, 2019

More than a decade ago, Anaïs Mitchell was running late for one of her shows. The singer-songwriter, in her 20s at the time, was trying to get from one gig to another and found herself lost. Along the drive, a song lyric popped into her head. "The lines that came were, 'Wait for me I'm coming. In my garters and pearls with what melody did you barter me from the wicked underworld,'" she remembers.

Desperate For Change, Ukrainians Choose A Complete Novice In Presidential Election

By • Apr 22, 2019

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Following Easter Attacks In Sri Lanka, A Social Media Ban Disabled Some Apps

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No Official Winner Has Been Declared Nearly A Month After Thailand's General Election

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Companies Continue To Stumble Over Racially Offensive Advertising Campaigns

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The genealogy company Ancestry has removed and apologized for an ad that featured a fictional pre-Civil War romance between a black woman and a white man.

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Where The Trump Administration Stands On Election Hacking After The Mueller Report

By • Apr 22, 2019

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Jade Bird Debuts Self-Titled Album

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Finally today, some music.

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JADE BIRD: (Singing) You don't call me now, and I don't think too much about you. But when she's not around, I can feel you're lonely. Oh, I can feel you're lonely somehow.

After Notre Dame Fire, Parisians Mark Easter Elsewhere

By • Apr 21, 2019

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#NPRPoetry: Alberto Rios On The Power Of 'Or'

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Son 'Disturbed' By Russian Use Of Family Photo Discovered In Mueller Report

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Soccer Star Abby Wambach Turns Rallying Commencement Speech Into New Book, 'Wolfpack'

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Maxwell House Partners With Amazon For A 'Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' Passover Haggadah

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20 Years After The Columbine Shooting, Students And Staff Reflect On What Happened

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As Part Of Her Fight Against Anti-Semitism, One Woman Is Inviting Non-Jews To Seder

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Yellow Vest Protesters Still Waiting For France's President To Respond To Demands

By • Apr 19, 2019

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Veterans Affairs Secretary Wilkie Visits, Praises Manchester VA

By • Apr 19, 2019
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Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie finished a tour of New England Friday with a stop at the Manchester VA.

The Manchester VA was selected recently as one of 18 VA hospitals nationwide to participate in a pilot program meant to boost patient safety.

What The Mueller Report Says About The Trump Campaign's Russian Contacts

By • Apr 18, 2019

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Republican Strategist Antonia Ferrier Discusses GOP Reaction To Mueller Report

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We're going to turn now to Republican strategist Antonia Ferrier. She's a former senior communications adviser for Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. She's here with us in the studio. Welcome to the program.

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