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Women Make Up Less Than 8% Of Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Inductees

Janet Jackson speaks onstage during the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. In her speech, she criticized the lack of women in the Rock Hall. Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images hide caption

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Women Make Up Less Than 8% Of Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Inductees

The 2020 inductees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will be announced Jan. 15. Systemic issues — in the industry and the nominating process — have maintained a severe imbalance.

National Security

News Brief: Esper Interview, Democratic Debate, Gunman's iPhones

by Noel King , David Greene

News Brief: Esper Interview, Democratic Debate, Gunman's iPhones

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How Puberty, Pregnancy And Perimenopause Impact Women's Mental Health

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Women's Mental Health At Key Stages In Life

How Puberty, Pregnancy And Perimenopause Impact Women's Mental Health

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How Puberty, Pregnancy And Perimenopause Impact Women's Mental Health

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Politics

Democratic Presidential Debate Stage In Iowa Shrinks To 6 Candidates

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Democratic Presidential Debate Stage In Iowa Shrinks To 6 Candidates

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Religion

Retired Pope Benedict's Book Addresses Priestly Celibacy

by Sylvia Poggioli

Retired Pope Benedict's Book Addresses Priestly Celibacy

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Stromness Hauschka

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Virginia County Rebuffs West Virginia's Request To Join Them

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Technology

Apple Declines DOJ Request To Unlock Pensacola Gunman's Phones

by Shannon Bond

Apple Declines DOJ Request To Unlock Pensacola Gunman's Phones

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Next National Ambassador For Young People's Literature Is Named

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Next National Ambassador For Young People's Literature Is Named

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Women Make Up Less Than 8% Of Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Inductees

by David C. Barnett

Women Make Up Less Than 8% Of Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Inductees

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It's a Man's Man's Man's World James Brown

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Bone Chaos in the Castle Kaki King

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Russians Hacked Ukrainian Firm At The Center Of Impeachment

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Politics

Iowa's Howard County Vote Reflects Swing From Obama To Trump

by Asma Khalid

Iowa's Howard County Vote Reflects Swing From Obama To Trump

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Middle East

State Department Calls American's Death In Egyptian Prison Tragic

by Michele Kelemen

State Department Calls American's Death In Egyptian Prison Tragic

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My Long Goodbye The Best Pessimist

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Hearts The Best Pessimist

At Supreme Court, Another Potential Loss For Prosecutors Fighting Public Corruption

Traffic crosses the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee, N.J. The bridge made headlines in 2013 when two access lanes were shut down, creating gridlock — and a political scandal. Richard Drew/AP hide caption

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Law

At Supreme Court, Another Potential Loss For Prosecutors Fighting Public Corruption

by Nina Totenberg

At Supreme Court, Another Potential Loss For Prosecutors Fighting Public Corruption

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World

6 Men Successfully Cross Drake Passage In A Rowboat

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Redemption Song Bob Marley & the Wailers

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Director The Antlers

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Hotel The Antlers

National

Fear Of Aftershocks Keep Many Puerto Ricans Out Of Their Homes

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Sports

Astros' GM, Team Manager Dismissed Over Sign-Stealing Scandal

by Tom Goldman

Astros' GM, Team Manager Dismissed Over Sign-Stealing Scandal

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Africa

A South African Man Has Been On Top Of A Pole For 2 Months

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Latin America

Alejandro Giammattei, Guatemala's President-Elect, To Take Office

by Maria Martin

Alejandro Giammattei, Guatemala's President-Elect, To Take Office

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Red Peppers J. Rawls

National Security

U.S. Could Strike Iran Or Proxies 'Where Legally Available,' Esper Says

by Ari Shapiro

U.S. Could Strike Iran Or Proxies 'Where Legally Available,' Esper Says

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Outspending Every Other State On The Census, California Starts Its Own Count Too

Robert Bozick (right), a demographer at the RAND Corporation, and Beverly Weidmer, a survey director, review maps of a neighborhood selected to be included in the California Neighborhoods Count at the think tank's headquarters in Santa Monica, Calif. Hansi Lo Wang/NPR hide caption

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National

Outspending Every Other State On The Census, California Starts Its Own Count Too

by Hansi Lo Wang

Outspending Every Other State On The Census, California Starts Its Own Count Too

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Middle East

European Nations Trigger Iran Nuclear Deal Dispute Mechanism

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Politics

Pelosi To End Hold On Impeachment Articles With Wednesday Vote

by Kelsey Snell , David Greene

Pelosi To End Hold On Impeachment Articles With Wednesday Vote

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