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South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg proposed scrapping the Electoral College from the start of his campaign, one of several radical changes to American politics now embraced by several candidates.

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Politics

Democratic Candidates Embrace The Risk Of Radical Ideas

Mar 20, 2019

Increasing the size of the Supreme Court and scrapping the Electoral College are two of the latest provocative proposals sweeping the 2020 Democratic field.

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Shots - Health News

Authorities intercepted a woman using this drug kit in preparation for shooting up a mix of heroin and fentanyl inside a Walmart bathroom last month in Manchester, N.H. Fentanyl offers a particularly potent high but also can shut down breathing in under

Fentanyl-Linked Deaths: The U.S. Opioid Epidemic's Third Wave Begins

Mar 20, 2019

Overdose deaths involving fentanyl are rising — up 113 percent on average each year from 2013 to 2016. Dealers are adding cheap fentanyl to the illicit drug supply, and some users get it accidentally.

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World

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced Thursday that the New Zealand government will ban military style semi-automatic weapons in response to the mosque attacks last week that killed 50 people.

New Zealand Banning Weapons Like Those Used In Mosque Attacks In Christchurch

Mar 20, 2019

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Thursday that the government will ban "military-style semi-automatic weapons and assault rifles," to avert "the kind of horror and attack that we saw on Friday."

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Law

A line of migrants recently released by U.S. immigration authorities waits to check in at the Catholic Charities shelter in McAllen, Texas.

Border Patrol Starts Releasing Asylum-Seeking Migrants To South Texas Streets

Mar 20, 2019

The move is an apparent return by the government to the practice President Trump has called "catch and release" and promised to end when he was a presidential candidate.

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Book News & Features

The 2019 Whiting Award recipients (clockwise from top left): poet Kayleb Rae Candrilli, poet Tyree Daye, novelist Hernan Diaz, playwright Michael R. Jackson, fiction writer Terese Marie Mailhot, nonfiction writer Nadia Owusu, playwright Lauren Yee, poet

'The Future Of Literature': Whiting Awards Celebrate 10 Emerging Writers

Mar 20, 2019

The novelists, poets and playwrights won Wednesday partly for their work so far, but also for the promise they've shown. If previous winners are an indication, it's a promise they're likely to keep.

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Europe

On The Brink Of Brexit, PM Theresa May Pushes For Extension With EU Support

Mar 20, 2019

The European Council President said a delay of three months is possible. But U.K. lawmakers would have to approve terms of separation that May has already unsuccessfully proposed to them.

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Planet Money

This Ansel Adams photo sold for $722,500 at an auction this week — a record for a work by Adams. When an artist is just starting out, and isn't famous enough to command huge sums at auction, who decides how much a work of art is worth?

Episode 189: Why A Dead Shark Costs $12 Million

Mar 20, 2019

Today's show is about the fickle market for art. What makes a dead shark cost $12 million, and a photo of steel wool that looks like a tornado cost only $1,265?

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Politics

President Trump speaks at the Joint Systems Manufacturer on Wednesday in Lima, Ohio. Trump visited the northeastern Ohio defense manufacturing plant to discuss his successes in the economy, job growth, John McCain and ISIS.

Trump Carries On Criticism Of McCain, As A Republican Calls His Words 'Deplorable'

Mar 20, 2019

The president again complained about the late Arizona senator during an Ohio speech, even criticizing the McCain family for not showing gratitude to the president over the late senator's funeral.

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Business

Boeing 737 Max jets are grounded at Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix on March 14.

Boeing Brings 100 Years Of History To Its Fight To Restore Its Reputation

Mar 20, 2019

Two high-profile plane crashes. The grounding of its bestselling jetliner. How did Boeing get here, and how can it recover from this crisis of confidence?