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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Reflects On The #MeToo Movement: 'It's About Time'

At the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, NPR's Nina Totenberg talks to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. On stage with them is Robert Redford, founder of the festival. John Nowak / CNN Films hide caption

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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Reflects On The #MeToo Movement: 'It's About Time'

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg sat down with NPR's Nina Totenberg at the Sundance Film Festival on Sunday where she discussed her thoughts on the #MeToo movement.

Politics

Morning News Brief: Government Shutdown Enters 3rd Day

by David Greene , Rachel Martin

Morning News Brief: Government Shutdown Enters 3rd Day

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What We Meant E*vax

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Process of Leaving E*vax

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Ethio Invention No. 1 Andrew Bird

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My Grandmother Was Italian. Why Aren't My Genes Italian?

As mother and daughter, Carmen and Gisele Grayson thought their DNA ancestry tests would be very similar. Boy were they surprised. Meredith Rizzo/NPR hide caption

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Shots - Health News

My Grandmother Was Italian. Why Aren't My Genes Italian?

by Gisele Grayson

My Grandmother Was Italian. Why Aren't My Genes Italian?

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Personalized Diets: Can Your Genes Really Tell You What To Eat?

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The Salt

Personalized Diets: Can Your Genes Really Tell You What To Eat?

by Allison Aubrey

Personalized Diets: Can Your Genes Really Tell You What To Eat?

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Bright Morning Keep Shelly in Athens

Animals

Bronx Zoo Has A Way To Break Your Old Valentine's Day Routine

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Summer Spliffs Broke For Free

Middle East

Vice President Pence Stops In Israel On His Middle East Tour

by Daniel Estrin

Vice President Pence Stops In Israel On His Middle East Tour

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'Criminal Cabal'? FBI Fears Political Attacks May Imperil Work Of Field Agents

Current and former FBI officials worry damage to the Bureau's reputation might make witnesses or others hesitate when dealing with special agents in the field. Yuri Gripas/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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'Criminal Cabal'? FBI Fears Political Attacks May Imperil Work Of Field Agents

by Ryan Lucas

'Criminal Cabal'? FBI Fears Political Attacks May Imperil Work Of Field Agents

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Dark Between Stars The Polish Ambassador

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Take Wing The Polish Ambassador

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Minimal Jungle Deep Cuts

Middle East

U.N. Security Council To Hold Emergency Meeting On Turkish Attack In Syria

by Peter Kenyon

U.N. Security Council To Hold Emergency Meeting On Turkish Attack In Syria

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Freddy Good Guy Mikesh & Filbert

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Secret Diary College

Asia

2 Sisters In Pakistan Find They Have A Lot In Common With Jane Austen

by Diaa Hadid

2 Sisters In Pakistan Find They Have A Lot In Common With Jane Austen

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Pride and Prejudice (From Pride and Prejudice BBC 1995 adaptation) L'orchestra Numerique

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Dawn, Pride & Prejudice, film score Dario Marianelli, English Chamber Orchestra, William Lyons (conductor)

Analysis

Politics In The News: Partial Government Shutdown

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The Rise Of The Contract Workers

A Close-Up Look At Contract Workers

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Slowboy Vasudeva

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Turnstile Vasudeva

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The Warmth of the Old Tavern Those Who Ride with Giants

Analysis

DACA Activist Weighs In On The Partial Government Shutdown

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Law

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Reflects On The #MeToo Movement: 'It's About Time'

by Nina Totenberg

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Reflects On The #MeToo Movement: 'It's About Time'

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The Streets Are Filled With Rain Jefre Cantu-Ledesma

Music News

Decades Later, Beach Boy Brian Wilson Gets Grade Changed

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Leather Blackpants After Midnight Ilya Santana

Politics

Despite Ongoing Talks, It's Day 3 Of The Government Shutdown

by Scott Detrow

Despite Ongoing Talks, It's Day 3 Of The Government Shutdown

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The Refugees Who Don't Want To Go Home ... Yet

Mohamed Yonus (dark shirt, green skirt) carries his distribution bag to his home in the Hakimpara refugee camp. Allison Joyce for NPR hide caption

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Goats and Soda

The Refugees Who Don't Want To Go Home ... Yet

by Jason Beaubien

The Refugees Who Don't Want To Go Home ... Yet

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I Felt Helpless Looking at You Then Owsey

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I Could Almost Feel you Owsey

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Tamala Joe Driscoll & Sekou Kouyate

Television

Review: 'The Alienist'

by Eric Deggans

Review: 'The Alienist'

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Experience Ludovico Einaudi

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Lady Labyrinth

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Politics

Democrats Want Immigration Issues Solved Before Vote On Budget

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Is The Partial Government Shutdown Painful? It Depends Who You Ask

by Wade Goodwyn

Is The Partial Government Shutdown Painful? It Depends Who You Ask

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Politics

Trump Played A Low-Key Role In Weekend Shutdown Negotiations

by Scott Horsley

Trump Played A Low-Key Role In Weekend Shutdown Negotiations

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Middle East

Pence: U.S. Embassy Will Open In Jerusalem Before End Of 2019

by Tamara Keith , Rachel Martin

Pence: U.S. Embassy Will Open In Jerusalem Before End Of 2019

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