WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange speaks on the balcony of the Ecuadorean Embassy in London on Feb. 5.

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Assange Says Lengthy Embassy Stay Has Sharpened His Perspective On The World

The founder of WikiLeaks talks about what it's like not to leave a building for more than three years. Julian Assange says he misses nothing from the outside world, apart from his children and his mother.
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A U.S. magistrate judge has ordered Apple to help the FBI break into an iPhone used by one of the two shooters in the San Bernardino attack in December.

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All Tech Considered

Can A 1789 Law Apply To An iPhone?

The All Writs Act of 1789 was cited by a federal magistrate in ordering Apple to unlock an iPhone. The law gives judges the authority to issue any order necessary — within the law — to further litigation before the court.
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Tourists at Persepolis marvel at the grandeur of a bygone age amid worries about the future.

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Parallels - World News

At Persepolis, Iran's Grand Past Overshadows Its Frustrating Present

For Iranian tourists at this ancient Persian capital, awe for the past is tempered by disappointment about the present. "We have nothing new that makes us special in the world," says one visitor.
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This photo from the Baltimore Police Department shows the six police officers charged with felonies ranging from assault to murder in the death of Freddie Gray. Top row from left: Caesar R. Goodson Jr., Garrett E. Miller and Edward M. Nero. Bottom row from left: William G. Porter, Brian W. Rice and Alicia D. White.

This photo from the Baltimore Police Department shows the six police officers charged with felonies ranging from assault to murder in the death of Freddie Gray. Top row from left: Caesar R. Goodson Jr., Garrett E. Miller and Edward M. Nero. Bottom row from left: William G. Porter, Brian W. Rice and Alicia D. White. AP hide caption

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Maryland's Highest Court Delays Trials In Freddie Gray Case

The Court of Appeals must decide whether Baltimore Police Officer William Porter can be compelled to testify against five other officers while still facing his own charges.
Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are seen in a lab at the Fiocruz institute in the Brazilian city of Recife.

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Goats and Soda

Did A Pesticide Cause Microcephaly In Brazil? Unlikely, Experts Say

A report from doctors in Argentina raises the possibility that a mosquito pesticide could be responsible for an increase in microcephaly in Brazil. But many top scientists strongly disagree.
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Thousands of parents have lost sons and daughters across the country to an epidemic of accidental drug overdoses.

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Health

When A Loved One Dies Of Overdose, What Happens To The Family? RIPR

Grieving the loss of a loved one to drug overdose can be difficult when it is mixed with guilt and remorse. But support is scarce for those who are left behind.
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Bonnie Raitt's new album, Dig In Deep, comes out Feb. 26.

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First Listen

Preview Bonnie Raitt's New Album, 'Dig In Deep'

On her 20th album, Raitt goes deep in the pocket, leaning on her gifts as a sensitive bandleader, bottleneck guitarist and producer, not to mention a paragon of modern blues expression.
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Karriem Saleem El-Amin of Baltimore is one of the more than 130 prisoners serving life sentences for violent crimes who were released on probation following a landmark ruling by Maryland's highest court.

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From A Life Term To Life On The Outside: When Aging Felons Are Freed

A landmark ruling by Maryland's highest court affected prisoners convicted of violent crimes before 1981. None of them has re-offended so far. But that's no comfort to angry families of their victims.
Maddie Keating shows her arm before and after her tattoo by Brian Finn which covered her scars.

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Around the Nation

Effects Of Toledo Tattoo Artist's Work Are More Than Skin Deep

On his days off, Brian Finn offers free tattoos to people who want to cover up scars from domestic violence, self-harm or other trauma.
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Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi (left) talks to the media alongside Argentine President Mauricio Macri in Buenos Aires on Tuesday. Renzi has inspired some mockery in the Italian press for reciting a poem he claimed was by Jorge Luis Borges, which, well, wasn't.

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi (left) talks to the media alongside Argentine President Mauricio Macri in Buenos Aires on Tuesday. Renzi has inspired some mockery in the Italian press for reciting a poem he claimed was by Jorge Luis Borges, which, well, wasn't. Juan Mabromata/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Italian Prime Minister Botches His Attempt To Read Borges

Matteo Renzi was visiting Argentina and thought he would read a poem by the country's most famous literary icon. He thought wrong: The poem he picked was emphatically not by Jorge Luis Borges.
Morgane Stapleton and Chris Stapleton.

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Songs We Love

Listen: Morgane Stapleton With Chris Stapleton, 'You Are My Sunshine'

The better half of Nashville's newest first couple steps out with a scorching blues take on Jimmie Davis' sad-happy classic.
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Trevor Noah — who took over hosting from Jon Stewart in 2015 — remembers watching The Daily Show on CNN in South Africa. "It looked like a news show and it had the same colors as CNN and the ticker," he says. "I just worked under the assumption that it was part of the news programming. ...I thought that Jon Stewart was a news anchor who didn't take his job seriously."

Trevor Noah — who took over hosting from Jon Stewart in 2015 — remembers watching The Daily Show on CNN in South Africa. "It looked like a news show and it had the same colors as CNN and the ticker," he says. "I just worked under the assumption that it was part of the news programming. ...I thought that Jon Stewart was a news anchor who didn't take his job seriously." Getty Images hide caption

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Television

Under Apartheid, Trevor Noah's Mom Taught Him To Face Injustice With Humor FA

The Daily Show host grew up biracial in South Africa; his mother was jailed for having a relationship with his father. But she always turned to humor before anger, Noah says — a trait he's inherited.
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