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Is Facebook Suppressing Politically Conservative Content?

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

The fallout continues after the tech website Gizmodo published an article on Monday alleging that Facebook wasn't just relying on algorithms to identify trending topics on the social media platform.

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Stephen Curry Is NBA's 1st Unanimous MVP

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

The Golden State Warriors guard, who has made a habit of launching — and making — shots from well beyond the 3-point line, is the league's Most Valuable Player for the second year in a row.

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More Journalists Leaving 'Las Vegas Review-Journal' After Sale To Billionaire

Monday, May 09, 2016

Jennifer Robison, is the last of the three journalists who helped uncover the secret sale of the Las Vegas Review-Journal to casino magnate Sheldon Adelson to leave the newspaper.

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Power Struggle In Brazilian Government Continues To Seesaw

Monday, May 09, 2016

The speaker of Brazil's lower house of Congress annulled a vote on the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff. And then he decided to reverse his decision.

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'El Chapo' Extradition To U.S. May Proceed, Mexican Judge Says

Monday, May 09, 2016

Two days after Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán was transferred to a prison near Juárez, Mexico, a city near the U.S. border, a federal judge in Mexico said the extradition process meets legal requirements.

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North Carolina Sues DOJ Over LGBT Law; DOJ Sues Back

Monday, May 09, 2016

Attorney General Loretta Lynch said the Justice Department "retains the option of curtailing" federal funding for North Carolina as a civil rights case over the state's "bathroom bill" proceeds.

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#NPRreads: Take Flight With These 3 Stories This Weekend

Saturday, May 07, 2016

Correspondents, editors and producers from our newsroom share the pieces that have kept them reading, using the #NPRreads hashtag. Each weekend, we highlight some of the best stories.

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London Elects First Muslim Mayor, Sadiq Khan Of The Labour Party

Friday, May 06, 2016

The former human rights lawyer beat Conservative Party candidate Zac Goldsmith. Khan's religion was a flashpoint throughout the campaign; he accused Goldsmith of trying to scare and divide voters.

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Born With No Hands, This 7-Year-Old 'Stunned' Judges To Win Penmanship Contest

Friday, May 06, 2016

Holding the pencil between her wrists, first-grader Anaya Ellick formed neat letters, earning her the Nicholas Maxim Special Award for Excellence in Manuscript Penmanship.

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'Grim Sleeper' Trial: Jury Finds Los Angeles Man Guilty On 10 Counts Of Murder

Thursday, May 05, 2016

Lonnie Franklin Jr. "sat silently, staring straight ahead," as the clerk read the guilty verdicts, NPR's Kirk Siegler reports.

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Softball Pitcher Monica Abbott Signs Record $1 Million Contract

Thursday, May 05, 2016

The six-year deal with the Scrap Yard Dawgs, a team in the National Pro Fastpitch league, is the first million-dollar deal in the league's 13-year history.

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Justice Department Says N.C. Bathroom Law Violates Civil Rights

Wednesday, May 04, 2016

Gov. Pat McCrory responded in a statement, saying, "We will be reviewing to determine the next steps." The state has until Monday to respond.

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Ex-Chemist In Massachusetts Was High On Drugs At Work For 8 Years

Wednesday, May 04, 2016

Documents released Tuesday say Sonja Farak was under the influence of methamphetamines, ketamine, cocaine, LSD and other drugs nearly every day between 2005 and 2013.

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Google And Fiat Chrysler Partner To Make Self-Driving Minivans

Tuesday, May 03, 2016

This is the first time Google has worked directly with an automaker to integrate its self-driving technology into a passenger vehicle, the companies said in a joint statement.

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'Little Messi' And His Family Say Threats Forced Them To Flee Afghanistan

Tuesday, May 03, 2016

Five-year-old Murtaza Ahmadi became a sensation when a photo of him wearing a Lionel Messi jersey made from a plastic bag went viral. Now his father says the family received threatening phone calls.

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After Second 'Sickout,' Detroit Teachers To Return To Work Wednesday

Tuesday, May 03, 2016

Almost all of the district's 97 schools were closed again Tuesday as teachers called in sick en masse to protest legislation that they fear could result in lost pay for days already worked.

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4 Arrested In Murder Of Honduran Activist Berta Cáceres

Monday, May 02, 2016

Some of the suspects are said to have ties to DESA, the company building an electric dam protested by the environmental activist.

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Longshot Leicester City Wins English Premier League Title

Monday, May 02, 2016

In what's being hailed as a "miracle," Leicester City, a small club from central England that started the season at 5,000-1 odds of winning the prestigious title, has clinched the trophy.

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Halliburton, Baker Hughes Kill $28 Billion Merger Amid Regulator Opposition

Monday, May 02, 2016

The two oilfield-services companies faced pressure from U.S. and European regulators concerned that a merger would stifle competition. The Justice Department filed suit in April to stop the deal.

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16 U.S. Service Members Disciplined In Mistaken Airstrikes On Afghan Hospital

Thursday, April 28, 2016

The strikes killed 42 people at a civilian hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, in October 2015. U.S. officials say personnel attacked the wrong target.

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