Kim Kardashian West Robbed At Gunpoint; Thieves Steal $10 Million In Jewelry

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Kim Kardashian West Robbed At Gunpoint; Thieves Steal $10 Million In Jewelry

Gunmen disguised as police robbed West inside a private residence in Paris, The Associated Press reports, citing police. The thieves left her tied up but unharmed before reportedly escaping on bikes.
No, Ruth Bader Ginsburg Does Not Intend To Retire Anytime Soon

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No, Ruth Bader Ginsburg Does Not Intend To Retire Anytime Soon

"I will retire when it's time," the 83-year-old Supreme Court justice said in an interview with NPR. She also shares wedding advice from her mother-in-law and reads a letter from her late husband.

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Japanese Biologist Wins Nobel Prize In Physiology Or Medicine

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Japanese Biologist Wins Nobel Prize In Medicine

Yoshinori Ohsumi, a professor at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, studies how cells degenerate and are recycled by organisms. The process is important in understanding how diseases work.

Japanese Biologist Wins Nobel Prize In Physiology Or Medicine

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FDA Is Redefining The Term 'Healthy' On Food Labels

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FDA Is Redefining The Term 'Healthy' On Food Labels

Last year, the FDA told the maker of Kind bars some of its nut-filled snacks couldn't be labeled as "healthy." Now the agency is rethinking what healthy means, amid evolving science on fat and sugar.

FDA Is Redefining The Term 'Healthy' On Food Labels

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Doll Therapy May Help Calm People With Dementia, But It Has Critics

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Doll Therapy May Help Calm People With Dementia, But It Has Critics

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Hugging a doll can soothe an upset toddler, and some say it can do the same for people with dementia. But critics say this form of therapy infantilizes adults.

Doll Therapy May Help Calm People With Dementia, But It Has Critics

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Meet Some Of The Voices From 'Working' Then And Now

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Meet Some Of The Voices From 'Working' Then And Now

Taped interviews that Studs Terkel used for his book Working had been packed in boxes for decades. Here are some of those recordings, as part of a new series produced by Radio Diaries and Project&.

'Working' Then And Now: Sharon Griggins, Phone Operator

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When Disaster Strikes, He Creates A 'Crisis Map' That Helps Save Lives

Patrick Meier (center, in cap) flies a drone in Nepal after the earthquake in 2015. Meier and his team were able to to capture detailed images of damage around the capital, Kathmandu. He believes using this technology will make crisis mapping even more effective for disaster response. Courtesy of Patrick Meier/WeRobotics hide caption

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When Disaster Strikes, He Creates A 'Crisis Map' That Helps Save Lives

"You can't protect what you can't map," says Patrick Meier. He pioneered the field of crisis mapping during the 2010 Haiti earthquake, and now focuses on the use of robotics for humanitarian purposes.

When Disaster Strikes, He Creates A 'Crisis Map' That Helps Save Lives

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How The V.P. Nominees Differ From The Tops of Their Tickets

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How The V.P. Nominees Differ From The Tops of Their Tickets

Ahead of Tuesday's vice presidential debate, here is where the two running mates differ on some issues from their party's presidential nominees.
Who's The Woman With The Camera Chasing Smiles And Styles In Nigeria?

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Who's The Woman With The Camera Chasing Smiles And Styles In Nigeria?

She's Fati Abubakar and she takes pictures for her Instagram feed, bitsofborno, showing how life goes on in a region best known for ties to Boko Haram.

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No, 'You Can't Touch My Hair' And Other Lessons From Comic Phoebe Robinson

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No, 'You Can't Touch My Hair' And Other Lessons From Comic Phoebe Robinson

In her new book, the stand-up comic and podcast host writes about what it's like to be black and female in America. "Black hair seems to raise a lot of nonblack people's blood pressure," she writes.
For Sale: A Texan Symbol Of Defiance

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For Sale: A Texan Symbol Of Defiance

The "come and take it" flag, born of revolution, is a hallmark of Texas pride. But locals are angry that the motto has been co-opted by Second Amendment rights groups and T-shirt sellers.

For Sale: A Texan Symbol Of Defiance

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A Local Sheriff's Race Is Drawing National Attention And A Hefty Price Tag

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A Local Sheriff's Race Is Drawing National Attention And A Hefty Price Tag

One of the country's most expensive races for local office is in Arizona's Maricopa County where Sheriff Joe Arpaio, a noted opponent of illegal immigration, has the toughest challenge of his career.

A Local Sheriff's Race Is Drawing National Attention And A Hefty Price Tag

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Global Poverty Declines Even Amid Economic Slowdown, World Bank Says

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Global Poverty Declines Even Amid Economic Slowdown, World Bank Says

The number of people living in extreme poverty continues to plunge despite slowing global growth, the World Bank says. More than 1 billion people rose out of poverty between 1990 and 2013, it says.