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The Ninglick River is eating away at the shoreline in Newtok, Alaska, shown here in August 2016. Engineers estimate the village is losing 70 feet of land per year. Eric Keto/Alaska's Energy Desk hide caption

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Alaskan Village, Citing Climate Change, Seeks Disaster Relief In Order To Relocate

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Rising temperatures and thawing permafrost threaten tiny Newtok. Its residents want President Obama to declare an official disaster, to unlock the millions it needs to move the community.

Alaskan Village, Citing Climate Change, Seeks Disaster Relief In Order To Relocate

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A deer was stuck to ice for over three hours in Simsbury, Conn., on Tuesday. It was rescued by wildlife officials and the event was streamed via Facebook Live. NBC4 Columbus/Screenshot by NPR hide caption

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The Two-Way - News Blog

VIDEO: Conn. Deer Rescue Transfixes Hundreds Of Thousands Of People

The scared deer splayed on the frozen river was broadcast live by multiple television channels on Monday, in some cases for more than three hours, as rescue workers tried to get it to safety.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York, Tuesday, after meeting with President-elect Donald Trump. Kennedy said Trump put him in charge of a commission on "vaccine safety." Evan Vucci/AP hide caption

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Politics

Despite The Facts, Trump Once Again Embraces Vaccine Skeptics

Theories that a preservative in childhood vaccines could cause autism have been disproved and dismissed. But Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he'll be heading up a Trump-requested commission on the topic.

Chance the Rapper performs in L.A. in November 2016. His mixtape Coloring Book can't be bought — but by Billboard's rules, it was streamed enough times last year to equal 500,000 album "sales." Kevin Winter/Getty Images hide caption

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Music Interviews

From Mozart To Adele To Chance The Rapper, Measuring Album Sales Means Being Specific

In 2016, the album that sold the most physical CDs worldwide wasn't anywhere near the top of the charts — and one of the best-charting records of the year couldn't be bought at all.

From Mozart To Adele To Chance The Rapper, Measuring Album Sales Means Being Specific

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Matt and Abra Schultz, of Pottsville, Pa., say they're frustrated by the rising cost of health insurance. Ben Allen/WITF hide caption

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Shots - Health News

Insurance Customers In Pennsylvania Look To Trump To Ease Their Burden

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Two Pennsylvania voters who buy health insurance on HealthCare.gov are frustrated with how expensive the plans have become. They voted for Trump in hopes he can bring down health insurance costs.

Insurance Customers In Pennsylvania Look To Trump To Ease Their Burden

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Veteran British war correspondent Clare Hollingworth, who broke the story that the World War II had begun, celebrates her 100 birthday during a party at the Foreign Correspondents' Club in Hong Kong in 2011. She celebrated her 105th birthday there this past October. Laurent Fievet/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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The Two-Way - News Blog

Reporter Who Broke The Story Of Start Of WWII Dies At 105

As an activist, Clare Hollingworth saved thousands of refugees from Hitler's forces. Then, a few days into her career as a reporter, she uncovered the scoop of a lifetime: Germany was invading Poland.

As anti-immigrant sentiment rises in the the Netherlands, Dutch television and radio personality Sylvana Simons will be running for a parliamentary seat to help represent immigrants and minorities. Robin van Lonkhuijsen /AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Parallels - World News

With The Far-Right Rising, Dutch Create Their Own Parties For Immigrants

With an anti-immigrant party looking strong in the polls, new parties that support immigrants and minorities are cropping up in an attempt to serve as a counterweight.

Vineyards remain flooded in the Russian River Valley in Forestville, Calif., on Monday. A massive storm system stretching from California into Nevada saw rivers overflowing their banks, flooded vineyards and forced people to evacuate their homes after warnings that hillsides previously parched by wildfires could give way to mudslides. Eric Risberg/AP hide caption

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The Two-Way - News Blog

In California And Nevada, A Brief Respite Between Powerful Storms

A major storm just left the region early Monday; another is due to sweep through starting Tuesday. Emergency crews have taken this chance to rescue people stranded by the first storm.

Mourners attend the funeral of former Iranian President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on Tuesday. Rafsanjani, who was 82, was a key figure in the foundation of the Islamic Republic in 1979, and served as president from 1989 to 1997. Majid Saeedi/Getty Images hide caption

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Parallels - World News

Death Of A Former Iranian President May Shape The Race For The Next One

Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani's death leaves the moderate wing in Iran without one of its strongest voices. His death comes just months before an election that will test President Hassan Rouhani.

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