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PHOTOS: Scientists Take To Washington To Stress A Nonpartisan Agenda

Participants in the March for Science walk along Constitution Avenue in Washington, D.C., on Saturday. Meredith Rizzo/NPR hide caption toggle caption Meredith Rizzo/NPR Participants in the March for Science walk along Constitution Avenue in Washington, D.C., on Saturday. Meredith Rizzo/NPR Attendees from across the country descended on the nation’s capital to speak up for science.

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Actress Erin Moran, Joanie Of ‘Happy Days,’ Dies At 56

Erin Moran arrives at the Fox Reality Channel Really Awards in Los Angeles in 2008. Matt Sayles/AP hide caption toggle caption Matt Sayles/AP Erin Moran arrives at the Fox Reality Channel Really Awards in Los Angeles in 2008. Matt Sayles/AP Erin Moran, best known for playing Joanie Cunningham on the 1970s sitcom, Happy Days, is

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Black-Jewish Relations Intensified And Tested By Current Political Climate

Martin Luther King, Jr. listening to a transistor radio in the front line of the third march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, to campaign for proper registration of black voters, March 23, 1965. Ralph Abernathy (second from left), Ralph Bunche (third from right) and Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel (far right) march with him. William Lovelace/Getty

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Lights Off, Blankets Out: Lyrid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight

Conditions are expected to be ideal for viewing the Lyrid meteor shower on Friday night and Saturday morning.This long-exposure photograph taken on April 23, 2015, shows the Lyrid meteors passing near the Milky Way in the clear night sky near Yangon, Myanmar. Ye Aung Thu/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ye Aung Thu/AFP/Getty Images Conditions

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House Oversight Panel Has Questions About Trump Businesses And Foreign Emoluments

Protestors demonstrating April 15 against President Trump’s purported ties to foreign governments walk by the Trump hotel during in Washington, D.C. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images Protestors demonstrating April 15 against President Trump’s purported ties to foreign governments walk by the Trump hotel during in Washington, D.C. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images

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When Rep. Raul Labrador Votes ‘No,’ Many Idahoans Say ‘Yes!’

Rep. Raul Labrador, R-Idaho, center, poses with Chad Moffat, left, and Var Reeve, right, who run Boise Mobile Equipment, an Idaho company that makes fire rescue vehicles. Susan Davis /NPR hide caption toggle caption Susan Davis /NPR Rep. Raul Labrador, R-Idaho, center, poses with Chad Moffat, left, and Var Reeve, right, who run Boise Mobile

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Maine’s Immigrants Boost Workforce Of Whitest, Oldest State In U.S.

The economy of Milbridge, Maine, has revolved around the seafood industry for generations. Hansi Lo Wang/NPR hide caption toggle caption Hansi Lo Wang/NPR A demographic crisis looms over Maine, the oldest and whitest state in the U.S. with one of the country’s lowest birth rates. Employers are already feeling the effects on Maine’s workforce as

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Bernie Sanders Defends Campaigning For Anti-Abortion Rights Democrat

Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks during an event at the the James L. Knight Center on Thursday in Miami as part of a Democratic unity tour. Sanders is getting heat for campaigning with Omaha, Neb., mayoral candidate Heath Mello, who has supported abortion restrictions. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Joe Raedle/Getty Images Sen. Bernie

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This Week In Race: Guess Who’s Not Coming To The White House

US President Donald Trump holds a jersey given to him by New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick (L) alongside members of the team during a ceremony honoring them as 2017 Super Bowl Champions on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, April 19, 2017. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption

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Young Women Make Economic Strides As Young Men Fall Behind In U.S.

Here’s the good news about young adults in the U.S. over the past four decades: More of them are working full time and year-round. In 1975, close to 67 percent of adults from ages 25 to 34 were employed full time, and that share increased to 77 percent by 2016, according to a new report

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In Church-State Playground Brawl, Justices Lean Toward The Church

David Cortman of the Alliance Defending Freedom speaks after representing Trinity Lutheran Church before the Supreme Court on Wednesday. Concerned Women for America hosted a rally in support of the Missouri church on the court steps. Lauren Russell/NPR hide caption toggle caption Lauren Russell/NPR David Cortman of the Alliance Defending Freedom speaks after representing Trinity

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Serena Williams Is Pregnant, Due In The Fall

Serena Williams holds her trophy after defeating her sister Venus during the women’s singles final at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia in January. Dita Alangkara/AP hide caption toggle caption Dita Alangkara/AP Serena Williams holds her trophy after defeating her sister Venus during the women’s singles final at the Australian Open tennis championships

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