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In this episode, we incorrectly say that federal workers haven't received a paycheck since the partial shutdown started on Dec. 22. Paychecks were issued about a week later for time worked before the shutdown.
In the audio, as in an earlier Web version of this story, we say Randall Stone became Chico's mayor a few days before the Camp Fire ignited in November 2018. And in the earlier Web version, we said he was elected mayor in November. He was actually selected as mayor by the City Council on Dec. 4, 2018.
An earlier version of this story misspelled Michelle Segar's last name as Seger in some instances.
An earlier version of this story said Carol Channing was born in 1923. She was born in 1921. Also, Thornton Wilder's first name was misspelled as Thorton. And because of incorrect information from AP, a previous caption in the slideshow referred to the saxophone Channing was playing as a bass. It is a baritone sax.
A previous headline indicated that furloughed workers organized the potluck. It was organized by a member of the Montgomery County Council.
In an earlier version of this story, Poland was identified as the location of the Trawniki camp during WWII, but it was Nazi Germany-occupied Poland.
A previous version of this story misspelled Patrick Mahomes as Patrick Mahone.
A previous version of this story misspelled Alexis Tsipras' last name as Tsipr.
In a previous version of this story, we said there were a half-dozen shutdowns during the Carter administration. In fact, there were just five. In addition, we said the 2013 shutdown lasted 17 days; it lasted 16 days. In a previous caption, we described a John Boehner press conference on Dec. 21, 1995, as coming shortly before a government shutdown. The 1995-96 shutdown began earlier in the month.
We mistranslate a comment by Josue Edgardo Baquedano. He referred to a 30-foot wall topped with concertina wire, not a 30-foot wall with a line of snakes below.
A caption on an earlier version of this story said Kitti Jones first spoke about allegations against R. Kelly in an October 2018 Rolling Stone story. She had been interviewed on the allegations for a July 2017 BuzzFeed article. And the interview with Rolling Stone appeared in October 2017.
A previous version of this story incorrectly referred to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration. It is the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
A Web intro to this story incorrectly referred to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration. It is the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
A previous version of this story incorrectly called the TSA the Transportation Safety Administration. It is the Transportation Security Administration.
A previous version of this story incorrectly referred to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration. It is the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
A previous version of this story incorrectly referred to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration. It is the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
A previous version of this story incorrectly called the TSA the Transportation Safety Administration. It is the Transportation Security Administration.
A previous version of this story incorrectly referred to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration. It is the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
A previous version of this story incorrectly called the TSA the Transportation Safety Administration. It is the Transportation Security Administration.
In a previous version of the Web intro to this story, we incorrectly called the TSA the Transportation Safety Administration. It is the Transportation Security Administration.
A Web intro to this story incorrectly referred to the National Transportation Safety Administration. It is the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
A previous version of this story incorrectly referred to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration. It is the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
A previous version of this story incorrectly referred to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration. It is the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
A previous version of this story incorrectly referred to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration. It is the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
A previous version of this story incorrectly called the TSA the Transportation Safety Administration. It is the Transportation Security Administration.
A previous version of this story incorrectly referred to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration. It is the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
A previous version of this story incorrectly called the TSA the Transportation Safety Administration. It is the Transportation Security Administration.
A previous version of this story and caption incorrectly referred to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration. It is the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
A previous version of this story incorrectly referred to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration. It is the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
A previous version of this story incorrectly referred to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration. It is the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
A previous version of this story incorrectly called the TSA the Transportation Safety Administration. It is the Transportation Security Administration.
A previous version of this story incorrectly referred to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration. It is the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
A previous version of this story incorrectly referred to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration. It is the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
In a previous version of the Web intro to this story, we incorrectly called the TSA the Transportation Safety Administration. It is the Transportation Security Administration.
A previous version of this story incorrectly called the TSA the Transportation Safety Administration. It is the Transportation Security Administration.
In a previous version of the Web intro to this story, we incorrectly called the TSA the Transportation Safety Administration. It is the Transportation Security Administration.
A previous version of and a Web intro to this story incorrectly referred to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration. It is the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
A Web intro to this story incorrectly referred to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration. It is the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
A Web intro to this story incorrectly referred to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration. It is the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
A previous Web intro to this story incorrectly referred to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration. It is the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
In this story, we say the Arabia Foundation is linked with the Saudi government. A more accurate characterization is that the two are connected.
In the audio of this interview, as well as in a previous Web version, we mistakenly say the Charlottesville car attack occurred in 2016. The attack took place during a 2017 rally.
An earlier version of this story said the Border Patrol employed more than 23,000 people in 2017, more than double the number in 1993. According to Customs and Border Protection statistics, the Border Patrol actually employed more than 19,000 people in fiscal 2017, nearly five times the number in 1993. In addition, the story said that in fiscal 2018, the Tucson sector apprehended 400,000 people, a quarter of whom were unaccompanied minors. Actually, the CBP reported over 52,000 apprehensions in the Tucson sector in that time, 5,000 of whom were unaccompanied minors.
A previous version of this story incorrectly identified the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program as the Supplemental Nutrition Insurance Program.
An earlier Web version of this story mischaracterized Manatt Health Strategies as a lobbying firm. It is a consulting firm.
An earlier Web version of this story suggested the National Gallery of Art is a Smithsonian museum. In fact, it is a separate public-private partnership partly funded by the federal government.
A previous version of this story incorrectly called the TSA the Transportation Safety Administration. It is the Transportation Security Administration.
In a previous Web version of this story, we incorrectly identified the team Divyne Apollon II plays for as the Maryland Maple Leafs. The team is the Metro Maple Leafs.
A previous version of this story identified the Mojave Desert as Mohave.
An earlier online version of this story said the band SMAP broke up last year. It broke up in 2017.
A previous version of this story incorrectly referred to the Drug Enforcement Administration as the Drug Enforcement Agency.
In this report, Vox reporter Chavie Lieber mistakenly says federal law requires that employees be given breaks. State laws govern employee breaks. In the example given, Lieber was referring to Minnesota state law.
A previous version of this story incorrectly said Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt lost his bid for re-election. Laxalt did not run for re-election; instead, he ran for governor but lost that race.
An earlier version of the Web story said President Trump spoke at the opening of a U.S. Steel blast furnace. He actually spoke at a campaign rally.
Because of incorrect information provided by Getty Images, a previous photo caption incorrectly identified the Quran used by Rep. Rashida Tlaib as the Thomas Jefferson Quran. Tlaib used her own Quran.
An earlier version of this story misspelled composer Paul Wiancko's name as Wianko.
A previous version of this story incorrectly referred to the UNHCR as the United Nations Human Rights Committee. The UNHCR is the U.N. Refugee Agency, which is the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
In the Web version of this story, dream hampton states that Elvis and Priscilla Presley married when she was 14 years old. In fact, while they did meet in 1959 when Priscilla was 14 and began living together while she was still in her teens, they were not married until 1967.
The audio version of this story incorrectly refers to snails as crustaceans. Snails are in fact part of the mollusk family, along with slugs, clams, mussels and octopuses.
An earlier version of this story and a photo caption misidentified Rep. Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., as the assistant House majority leader. He is the assistant speaker.
An earlier version of this story said JonBenét Ramsey's parents received a formal apology from the Boulder County district attorney in 2008. The letter, which mentions both parents and their son, was addressed to father John Ramsey. JonBenét's mother, Patsy Ramsey, had died two years earlier.
An earlier version of this story said that the injured pregnant woman had given birth, based on an earlier statement from Kevin Cox of the Louisiana district of the United Pentecostal Church International. In an updated post, he says the woman hasn't yet given birth, but she and her unborn child are in stable condition.
An earlier version of this story misspelled B. Dashdondog's name as B. Dashdong.
A previous version of the headline misspelled Laredo, Texas, as Loredo.
An earlier version of this story gave a combined death toll for the Camp Fire and last year's wildfires in Napa and Sonoma counties. The fires referred to in Napa and Sonoma counties took place in 2017. In addition, at one point, we said the Camp Fire occurred last month. It burned in November 2018. And we previously said that California was one of only two states with a law known as "inverse condemnation." The state is one of only a few that have applied this legal doctrine of inverse condemnation liability to utilities.
An earlier version of this story stated that photosynthesis in corn and sugar cane is more productive because it doesn't rely on the protein Rubisco. In fact, these and other "C4" plants also use Rubisco, but have evolved ways to work around its limitations.
In the audio that is uploaded to this page, we incorrectly say the photo taken on the far side of the moon is the first ever to show it. It is actually the first such photo taken from the surface. Others have been taken from space.
A previous version of this story and a photo caption said these are the first photos ever seen of the moon's normally hidden far side. Previous photos have been taken from space. These are the first images captured from the surface.
In addition, Purdue University planetary scientist Briony Horgan's name was misspelled as Briorny.
A previous version of this story and a summary on the homepage incorrectly said Apple was the first company worth $1 trillion. It is the first private sector company worth $1 trillion.
In this report, we incorrectly say that the U.S. pulled out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership "earlier this year." The correct year is 2017, not 2018.
In this report, we state that Billy Childs "got a cold dose of how the classical establishment feels about composers of color when he went to the University of California." Childs said during an interview with NPR that he became "aware of race in music" when he studied composition at USC. But since this story aired, he has clarified that he encountered racism in the music world after graduating from the school, not while he was a student there.
In the audio, as in a previous Web version of the story, we incorrectly call a procedure banned in Ohio a dilation and extraction. It is a dilation and evacuation.
In the audio, as in a previous Web version of this story, we incorrectly say that the U.S. pulled out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership in 2018. The correct year is 2017. Also, the Web version has been updated to say that India imposed a global tariff on pulse crops and other farm products in late 2017.
A previous version of this story misspelled Chinese President Xi Jinping's name as Jingping.
A previous headline and Web introduction to this story incorrectly identified Fatima Goss Graves as the co-founder of the Time's Up campaign. She is the co-founder of the Time's Up Legal Defense Fund.
An earlier version of this story inaccurately described Ultima Thule as a planet in the story and headline. It is not a planet but a "minor planet," and is one of the small objects that make up the Kuiper belt, a ring of icy objects at the outskirts of our solar system.