Scott Neuman

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North Korea Ready To Talk About Denuclearization, U.S. Officials Say

Monday, April 09, 2018

A U.S. official has confirmed to NPR that Pyongyang says its nuclear weapons are on the table, but it's not clear whether that means halting or eliminating its program.

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Canadian Hotel Forgives Guest 17 Years After Flock Of Seagulls Trashed His Room

Wednesday, April 04, 2018

When Nick Burchill stayed at the Fairmont Empress hotel in Victoria, Canada, in 2001, he left the window open and a suitcase full of pepperoni in his room. The birds saw an opportunity.

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Marine Helicopter Crashes In Southern California; 4 Presumed Dead

Wednesday, April 04, 2018

The CH-53E Super Stallion crashed Tuesday afternoon near El Centro, about 100 miles east of San Diego.

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China Responds To Trump Administration's Latest Tariff List

Tuesday, April 03, 2018

The White House published a list of Chinese exports it plans to hit with steep tariffs. On Wednesday, Beijing announced similar plans to slap tariffs on more than 100 types of U.S. products.

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Suspect In YouTube Shooting Angry That Her Videos Had Been 'De-Monetized'

Tuesday, April 03, 2018

Police say a female suspect, identified as Nasim Aghdam, 39, died at the scene of the shooting. A San Francisco hospital received three wounded people from the incident, a spokesman says.

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Who Wins A U.S.-China Trade War? Maybe Australia

Tuesday, April 03, 2018

Australia has strong trading ties with China and produces many of the things on Beijing's list of U.S. products that will be hit by stiff tariffs.

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Grindr Admits It Shared HIV Status Of Users

Tuesday, April 03, 2018

The dating app now says it will stop sharing the information after acknowledging two companies it hired to analyze usage had access to encrypted forms of the data.

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Venezuela Blames Inmates For Deadly Prison Fire

Tuesday, April 03, 2018

The fire at a jail in Valencia killed 68 people. Venezuela's attorney general now says inmates who were apparently angry about an inspection are believed to have set the fire.

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Family In SUV May Have Intentionally Driven Off Cliff, Police Say

Monday, April 02, 2018

Authorities believe the Hart family — two married women and six adopted children — was in the vehicle when it plunged off a cliff along California's scenic Highway 1.

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Steven Bochco, Creator Of 'Hill Street Blues' And 'NYPD Blue,' Dies At 74

Monday, April 02, 2018

The legendary producer is widely credited with bringing television dramas to a new level of grit and realism.

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Oklahoma Teachers Set For Statewide Walkout Amid Continued Pay Dispute

Monday, April 02, 2018

Teachers have rejected a pay raise passed by the state legislature last week, saying it doesn't go far enough in addressing deep cuts in education in recent years.

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China Hits Back On Trade Dispute, Slapping Tariffs On 128 U.S. Products

Monday, April 02, 2018

Agricultural products such as wine, nuts and frozen pork are on China's tariff list of U.S. goods, which comes in retaliation to a similar move by the Trump administration.

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Fired VA Secretary Says White House Muzzled Him

Thursday, March 29, 2018

David Shulkin, the ousted Veterans Affairs chief, tells NPR that political forces in the Trump administration want to privatize the VA and that he was not allowed to respond to an ethics controversy.

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Former FBI Agent In Minnesota Charged With Leaking Classified Documents

Thursday, March 29, 2018

The agent reportedly leaked secret documents to The Intercept that, among other things, indicate that the bureau continues to profile using race, ethnicity, nationality and religion.

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Uber Reaches Settlement With Family Of Arizona Woman Killed By Driverless Car

Thursday, March 29, 2018

An attorney representing the daughter and husband of 49-year-old Elaine Herzberg says a settlement with the ride-hailing company has been reached, but provided no specifics.

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Malala Yousafzai Returns To Pakistan For First Time Since 2012 Attack

Thursday, March 29, 2018

The education advocate and human rights campaigner became the youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate after being shot in the head at age 15 by a Taliban gunman.

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Walmart To Remove 'Cosmopolitan' From Checkout Aisle

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

The retail giant said Tuesday that Cosmo would be relegated to the magazine rack of its U.S. stores. The move follows complaints over what critics say is the magazine's "hyper-sexualized" content.

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No Fooling: Chinese Space Lab Might Plunge From Orbit On April 1

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

China's Tiangong-1, launched in 2013, is expected to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere sometime between March 31 and April 2, according to the European Space Agency.

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Senate Candidate Joe Arpaio Vows To Keep Pushing Birtherism

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

The ex-Arizona sheriff, who was jailed for criminal contempt before being pardoned by President Trump, says he has "100 percent" proof that former President Barack Obama's birth certificate is fake.

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NATO Announces Expulsion Of Russian Diplomats Following Nerve Agent Attack

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, speaking at a news conference in Brussels, said the alliance was withdrawing the accreditation of seven staffers of the Russian mission.

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