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Boeing Flight Line Workers In Charleston, S.C., Vote To Unionize

The workers will be represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers union, despite intense resistance from Boeing.

Champion Crowned At Scripps National Spelling Bee

Fourteen-year-old Karthik Nemmani won with the word “koinonia,” referring to Christian fellowship or communion. All three finalists hail from Texas.

Let’s Stop Talking About The ’30 Million Word Gap’

It’s one of the most famous studies ever done on kids. It’s often cited as a reason children from poor families struggle in school. But it may be neither 30 million words, nor exactly a gap.

Samantha Bee: ‘I Crossed A Line’ In Using Expletive To Describe Ivanka Trump

The comedian, who used a vulgar term for the female anatomy to describe the first daughter, issued a tweet Thursday saying she regrets the remark.

Lessons From Hurricane Irma: When To Evacuate And When To Shelter-In-Place

As the 2018 hurricane season begins, experts and emergency managers have been studying last year’s evacuations before Hurricane Irma. Nearly seven million people left Florida to escape the hurricane.

Scripps Bee Winner Out-Spells Record 515 Contestants

14-year-old Karthik Nemmani won with the word “koinonia,” referring to Christian fellowship or communion. All three finalists hail from Texas.

Inspired By Russia, He Bought Influence On Facebook

In California, a political novice is helping shape a hotly contested Democratic congressional primary by buying influence on Facebook. He says he wanted to “take a page from the Russian playbook.”

South Carolina Lottery Christmas Winners Won’t Get Prizes

The state lottery commission ruled it will not pay out more than $30 million to people who bought tickets “printed in error.” Gamblers will only be reimbursed $1 for each ticket.

Trump Administration Plans To Extend Steel And Aluminum Tariffs To Canada, Mexico And EU

The Trump administration is extending steel and aluminum tariffs to Canada, Mexico, and the European Union Thursday. The move is likely to trigger retaliatory tariffs on U.S. exports.

President Trump Pardons Conservative Commentator Dinesh D’Souza

President Trump issued a full pardon for conservative commentator Dinesh D’Souza Wednesday. D’Souza pleaded guilty in 2014 to making illegal campaign contributions. NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks to Mark Osler, a former federal prosecutor, who now runs …

Actress Rosanna Arquette Reacts To Harvey Weinstein Indictment

A grand jury indicted Harvey Weinstein on rape and criminal sexual act charges Wednesday. NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Rosanna Arquette, one of the first actresses to come forward.

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