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The Thomas Fire advanced toward Santa Barbara County on Dec. 10, 2017, in Carpinteria, Calif. David McNew/Getty Images hide caption
Senate Majority Leader Says Law To Protect Special Counsel Mueller Isn't Necessary
Automatic Voter Registration Could Have A Big Impact By 2020 Election
The Thomas Fire advanced toward Santa Barbara County on Dec. 10, 2017, in Carpinteria, Calif. David McNew/Getty Images hide caption
A Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China Ltd. C919 aircraft stands under assembly in Shanghai in 2017. Proposed U.S. tariffs take special aim at the "Made in China 2025" plan, which supports development of advanced technologies in fields such as artificial intelligence, robotics, biopharmaceuticals, new energy vehicles and aviation. Qilai Shen/Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Beijing Forges Ahead With 'Made In China' Policy, Targeted By Proposed U.S. Tariffs
Earlonne Woods (left) and Nigel Poor are behind the podcast Ear Hustle, which is now in its second season. Courtesy of Ear Hustle/Radiotopia from PRX hide caption
President Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands during a news conference at Trump's private Mar-a-Lago club on Wednesday in Palm Beach, Fla. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption
Sen. Tom Udall Weighs In On Mike Pompeo's Secretary Of State Nomination
Customers sit in a Starbucks store in Seattle. Ted S. Warren/AP hide caption
Not Everyone Feels Welcome Camping Out In 'Third Spaces' Like Starbucks
Meet The Southwest Pilot Who Landed A Plane After An Engine Exploded
The Rev. Sekinah Hamlin (left) of Greensboro, N.C., and the Rev. Dr. Jack Sullivan Jr., of Findlay, Ohio, were among the faith leaders protesting outside the payday lenders conference near Miami. Greg Allen/NPR hide caption
Why The Rate Of Congressional Confirmations Are Down Under The Trump Administration
How do we make sense of all that chatter? Ilana Kohn/Getty Images hide caption
Shots - Health News
How People Learned To Recognize Monkey Calls Reveals How We All Make Sense Of Sound
How People Learned To Recognize Monkey Calls Reveals How We All Make Sense Of Sound
Newly filed campaign finance reports show that many Democratic challengers are raising a lot of money compared to Republican incumbents. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
In Many Districts, Democratic Challengers Have Raised As Much As GOP Incumbents
Police officers in Lawrence, Kan. watch thunderstorms move past the city in 2008. Orlin Wagner/AP hide caption
Basketball, Marijuana And Poetry: These Police Tweet More Than Crime Alerts
Vocalist and accordion player Jorge Hernández engages the crowd of inmates in the main yard of Folsom State Prison. Lance Dawes/Courtesy of Los Tigres Del Norte hide caption
50 Years After Johnny Cash, Los Tigres Del Norte Perform At Folsom Prison
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