In the past, populist movements have forced a realignment or a reshuffling of voters. The big question is what effect will this year's populist politics have on both parties over time?

In the past, populist movements have forced a realignment or a reshuffling of voters. The big question is what effect will this year's populist politics have on both parties over time? Mireya Acierto/FilmMagic hide caption

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How This Election's Populist Politics Are Bigger Than Trump And Sanders

What lasting effect might populism have on both Democrats and Republicans — even after Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump have left the scene?
How This Election's Populist Politics Are Bigger Than Trump And Sanders
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Danny Cahill, left, won Season 8 of The Biggest Loser in 2009 by losing an amazing 239 pounds. He's pictured with at-home prize winner Rebecca Meyer. In the years since, Cahill has put back on more than 100 pounds, he told The New York Times.

Danny Cahill, left, won Season 8 of The Biggest Loser in 2009 by losing an amazing 239 pounds. He's pictured with at-home prize winner Rebecca Meyer. In the years since, Cahill has put back on more than 100 pounds, he told The New York Times. NBC/NBC via Getty Images hide caption

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The Salt

'Biggest Loser' Lessons: Why The Body Makes It Hard To Keep Pounds Off

New research into the lives of past Biggest Loser contestants found many regain much of the weight they lost in the show --sometimes 100 pounds or more — because their biology works against them.
'Biggest Loser' Lessons: Why The Body Makes It Hard To Keep Pounds Off
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Countries in Latin America have a range of laws regarding abortion, from completely prohibited to no restrictions. Above: Women in Brazil (at left) demonstrate for abortion rights; a woman at a march in Paraguay (at right) holds a poster reading "If Abortion is Not Wrong, Then Nothing Is Wrong."

Countries in Latin America have a range of laws regarding abortion, from completely prohibited to no restrictions. Above: Women in Brazil (at left) demonstrate for abortion rights; a woman at a march in Paraguay (at right) holds a poster reading "If Abortion is Not Wrong, Then Nothing Is Wrong." Christophe Simon and Norberto Duarte/Getty Images hide caption

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Goats and Soda

Should The U.S. Reconsider Its Stand On Foreign Aid For Abortion Clinics?

The Zika epidemic has prompted renewed debate over the controversial Helms Amendment, which prohibits use of U.S. government money to fund abortions in other countries.
An engine is assembled at a Cummins plant in Columbus, Ind., in 2007. The Fortune 500 company sells diesel engines around the world.

An engine is assembled at a Cummins plant in Columbus, Ind., in 2007. The Fortune 500 company sells diesel engines around the world. Darron Cummings/AP hide caption

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Politics

As Factory Jobs Slip Away, Indiana Voters Have Trade On Their Minds

The state has been steadily losing manufacturing jobs for years. The issue is already playing a big part in the presidential campaign, and it could drive a lot of people to the polls on Tuesday.
As Factory Jobs Slip Away, Indiana Voters Have Trade On Their Minds
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A platter of falafel, kafta, french fries and other fare at Al Ameer Restaurant in Dearborn, Mich. The Mediterranean eatery will be recognized by the James Beard Awards this year in the "American Classics" category.

A platter of falafel, kafta, french fries and other fare at Al Ameer Restaurant in Dearborn, Mich. The Mediterranean eatery will be recognized by the James Beard Awards this year in the "American Classics" category. Edsel Little/Flickr hide caption

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The Salt

At Food World 'Oscars,' Category Sneakily Redefines All-American Cuisine

Most James Beard awards go to haute cuisine, but one prize recognizes classic neighborhood joints. And increasingly, the winners are immigrants whose cultures haven't yet dissolved in the melting pot.
Intel announced last month that it is laying off 11 percent of its workforce. As sales of personal computers decline, the company plans to shift its business to cloud computing.

Intel announced last month that it is laying off 11 percent of its workforce. As sales of personal computers decline, the company plans to shift its business to cloud computing. Laura Rauch/AP hide caption

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All Tech Considered

Left Behind In The Mobile Revolution, Intel Struggles To Innovate

As PC sales fall, the Silicon Valley giant is struggling to remake itself to keep up with cloud computing and mobile. Intel recently announced the layoff of 11 percent of its workforce.
Left Behind In The Mobile Revolution, Intel Struggles To Innovate
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A worker leaves the Baosteel Group Corporation plant in Shanghai in March 2016.

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Parallels - World News

Starbucks And Steel: The Divergent Directions Of China's Economy

China is now home to two economies — one fading and industrial, and the other, a more thriving service sector. A steelworker, a Starbucks executive and a former banker explain.
Starbucks And Steel: The Divergent Directions Of China's Economy
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The sign, a private marker placed by the NAACP, and approved by the National Park Service, as it now stands in Army Park.

The sign, a private marker placed by the NAACP, and approved by the National Park Service, as it now stands in Army Park. Christopher Blank/WKNO-FM hide caption

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Code Switch

Do The Words 'Race Riot' Belong On A Historic Marker In Memphis?

On May 1, 1866, Memphis was home to a massacre that killed 46 African-Americans and injured many others. Now a historical marker shows an ongoing rift between white historians and black activists.
Do The Words 'Race Riot' Belong On A Historic Marker In Memphis?
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This artist's rendering shows what the view might look like from one of the three planets orbiting an ultracool, reddish dwarf star just 40 light-years from Earth.

This artist's rendering shows what the view might look like from one of the three planets orbiting an ultracool, reddish dwarf star just 40 light-years from Earth. ESO/M. Kornmesser/Nature hide caption

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The Two-Way - News Blog

3 Strange Worlds Circling A Cool Star Might Be Prime Spots To Support Life

Scientists say each of these planets has one searingly hot side that's always facing the star and one frigidly cold side that's always facing away. But the regions in between might be cozy.
Two EteRNA players check out a molecule designed using the online game. The display above shows output from a laser microscope that tests the new designs.

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Shots - Health News

Can An Online Game Help Create A Better Test For TB?

In a vote of confidence for citizen science, researchers who created an online RNA-folding game launched the project's first challenge aimed at a disease — creating a better tuberculosis test.
Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden speaks to a selected group of reporters in the mountains of Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan in 1998. It has been five years since he was killed in a U.S. raid in Pakistan.

Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden speaks to a selected group of reporters in the mountains of Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan in 1998. It has been five years since he was killed in a U.S. raid in Pakistan. Rahimullah Yousafzai/AP hide caption

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The Two-Way - News Blog

CIA 'Live Tweets' Bin Laden Raid On 5th Anniversary

Osama bin Laden was killed on May 2, 2011. The Internet isn't sure that reconstructing the raid through tweets was the best idea. However you remember that day, here are some things to keep in mind.
Nancy Glynn, her husband Michael Gebo and their son, Hunter, attend a minor league baseball game near their home in Manchester, N.H.

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Politics

Politics In Real Life: Paid Family Leave A Big Concern, Not A Top Campaign Issue

After Nancy Glynn got pregnant, she learned her employer didn't offer paid family leave. Then, like many Americans, she discovered it was hard to get by without it.
Politics In Real Life: Paid Family Leave A Big Concern, Not A Top Campaign Issue
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A barman and a customer watch Alejandro Garcia Padilla, governor of Puerto Rico, giving a speech on a television screen in a bar in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Sunday.

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The Two-Way - News Blog

A 'Tough Decision': Puerto Rican Governor Says Island Will Miss Debt Payment

"I've decided that your basic needs come before anything else," Gov. Alejandro García Padilla said, adding that he will not close hospitals in order to pay the island's debt.
Entrepreneur Craig Wright claims that he is the creator of the Bitcoin crypto-currency. In this 2014 photo, a man arrives for the Inside Bitcoins conference and trade show in New York.

Entrepreneur Craig Wright claims that he is the creator of the Bitcoin crypto-currency. In this 2014 photo, a man arrives for the Inside Bitcoins conference and trade show in New York. Mark Lennihan/AP hide caption

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Bitcoin's Maker Revealed? Australian Man Says He Is 'Satoshi Nakamoto'

Craig Wright, 45, is an entrepreneur whose name has often been mentioned in conversations about bitcoin's creator; in recent months, he was also investigated by tax authorities.
For the last time, elephants were used in a performance by Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus last night. The circus' elephants are seen here during a show last month in Washington, D.C.

For the last time, elephants were used in a performance by Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus last night. The circus' elephants are seen here during a show last month in Washington, D.C. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Ringling Bros. Circus Holds Final Shows Featuring Elephants

In the world of animal rights, one activist compares it to the fall of the Berlin Wall. The original plan called for phasing out elephants' role in the circus by 2018.