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DNC Recommends Scrapping Plans For Virtual Iowa, Nevada Caucuses Over Security

Participants sign in at a Democratic Party caucus at Jackson Township Fire Station in Keokuk, Iowa, on Feb. 1, 2016. The DNC has scrapped a virtual caucus plan for 2020. Michael B. Thomas/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Politics

DNC Recommends Scrapping Plans For Virtual Iowa, Nevada Caucuses Over Security

The Democratic National Committee won't permit Iowans to join party caucuses remotely. Officials worry that hackers could compromise the system and affect voting.

Politics

Week In Politics: The Stage Is Set For Third 2020 Democratic Debate

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National

Department Of Homeland Security Facing Lawsuit Over Use Of GPS Tracking Along Border

by Martin Kaste

Department Of Homeland Security Facing Lawsuit Over Use Of GPS Tracking Along Border

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Vilderness 1 Nils Petter Molvær

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143 I Love You Mellotron Variations

Middle East

Where The U.S. Sees Threats In China, Israel Sees Opportunity

by Daniel Estrin

Where The U.S. Sees Threats In China, Israel Sees Opportunity

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Politics

DNC Recommends Scrapping Plans For Virtual Iowa, Nevada Caucuses Over Security

by Miles Parks , Scott Detrow

DNC Recommends Scrapping Plans For Virtual Iowa, Nevada Caucuses Over Security

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Alaska (Sofi Tukker remix) Maggie Rogers

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Here Comes My Girl Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers

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Business

Why Many U.S. Companies Have Kept Production In China And Have No Plans Of Moving

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Asia

Myanmar's Lucrative Drug Trade Is Increasingly Fueling The Country's Conflict

by Michael Sullivan

Myanmar's Lucrative Drug Trade Is Increasingly Fueling The Country's Conflict

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Everything is Moving, But Not the Sky Need A Name

Music Reviews

Music Review: Tool's 'Fear Inoculum' Album

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Music Review: Tool's 'Fear Inoculum' Album

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Invincible Tool

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Cream on Chrome Ratatat

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National

Miami Faces A New Challenge As Hurricane Dorian Approaches: Dockless Electric Scooters

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Race

This Family Believes They Can Trace Their Ancestry To The U.S.'s First Slave Ship

by Gene Demby

This Family Believes They Can Trace Their Ancestry To The U.S.'s First Slave Ship

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4011 Liter Henrik Schwarz

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Blame It on the Tetons Modest Mouse

National

Ohio's Attorney General Is Trying To Pause A Massive Opioid Industry Lawsuit

by Nick Castele

Ohio's Attorney General Is Trying To Pause A Massive Opioid Industry Lawsuit

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Health

A Look At The Costs From The Opioid Epidemic

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

A Look At The Costs From The Opioid Epidemic

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Politics

Trump Plans To Shift Millions In Federal Disaster Aid To Pay For Detention Beds

by Franco Ordoñez

Trump Plans To Shift Millions In Federal Disaster Aid To Pay For Detention Beds

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On the Subway Roger Joseph Manning Jr. & Brian Reitzell

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Boogie Stop Shuffle Charles Mingus

Technology

How Gamergate Became A Template For Malicious Action Online

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Intro

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The Hardest Button to Button The White Stripes

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National

What Cities On Florida's Eastern Coast Can Do To Prepare For Hurricane Dorian

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After 150 Years Serving Youngstown's Community, 'The Vindicator' Will Stop Publishing

by M.L. Schultze

After 150 Years Serving Youngstown's Community, 'The Vindicator' Will Stop Publishing

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1Three Dressin Red

Asia

U.S. Faces Challenges In Managing Tensions Between South Korea And Japan

by Anthony Kuhn

U.S. Faces Challenges In Managing Tensions Between South Korea And Japan

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Intro (Edamame remix) Tor

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Kinder Blumen Real Estate

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Aparna Nancherla: 'I'm Still Shy,' Even As A Stand-Up Star

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She's Funny

Aparna Nancherla: 'I'm Still Shy,' Even As A Stand-Up Star

by Audie Cornish

Aparna Nancherla: 'I'm Still Shy,' Even As A Stand-Up Star

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Some Time Alone, Alone Melody's Echo Chamber

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This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) Talking Heads

Valerie Harper, Who Played Beloved TV Sidekick Rhoda, Dies At 80

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Obituaries

Valerie Harper, Who Played Beloved TV Sidekick Rhoda, Dies At 80

by Elizabeth Blair

Valerie Harper, Who Played Beloved TV Sidekick Rhoda, Dies At 80

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