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Reporters who pored over internal documents discuss what's next for Facebook

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Shannon Bond of NPR, Jeff Horwitz of The Wall Street Journal and Elizabeth Dwoskin of The Washington Post about a trove of internal Facebook documents.

Bill and Melinda Gates smile at each other during an interview in Kirkland, Wash., in 2019. The couple announced on Monday that they are divorcing.

Bill And Melinda Gates Announce Divorce

"After a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship, we have made the decision to end our marriage," the couple wrote in a joint statement.

Rains in California are helping douse wildfires, but present new problems

Northern California is seeing record rainfall. All the water will help reduce wildfire risks and could help alleviate drought conditions, but it also means a risk for debris flows and evacuations.

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at a virtual event hosted by the Munich Security Conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC.

The Future Of Student Loan Forgiveness

It all helps. But how much of a difference will $10,000 in student loan forgiveness really make?

Almanac - Thursday 9/3/20

Today is Bowling League Day...Today is Thursday September 3, 2020.It is the 247th day of the year119 days remain until the end of the year.19 days until…

After the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot, big tech companies accelerated a process of "deplatforming," or removing the right of extremists to use their technology. But the far-right is quickly adjusting to this reality.

Across The Internet, A Game Of Whac-A-Mole Is Underway To Root Out Extremism

How are alternative platforms, where extremist ideology and disinformation thrive, monitored? Can we ever really root out extremism in the virtual space or will the targets just keep jumping around?

Northern California suffers through flooding and mud flows after historic storm

Record rainfall and high winds have caused flooding, power outages and evacuations across California's Bay Area. This comes as the state has been grappling with a two-year drought.

Lead impeachment manager Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., reads the article of impeachment Monday against former President Donald Trump on the Senate floor.

Amid Grief, Rep. Jamie Raskin Leads Trump Impeachment Effort In Senate

The Maryland Democrat, whose 25-year-old son killed himself just days before the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, says the upcoming trial is "a solemn and awesome responsibility."

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Archaeologists Discover Additional Dead Sea Scroll Fragments In Desert Caves

A four-year effort by Israeli archaeologists searched 500 caves near the Dead Sea. In addition to ancient parchments and papyri, they found an intricately woven basket more than 10,000 years old.

NPR Podcast Examines Divide Between Civilians And Military

The new season of the NPR podcast Rough Translation focuses on the growing divide between civilians and the military. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to the podcast co-host Quil Lawrence.

Almanac - Tuesday 12/1/20

Today is Rosa Parks Day...Today is Tuesday, the 1st of December of 2020December 1 is the 336th day of the year.30 days remain until the end of the year.20…

Migrants are seated, after crossing the border from Belarus into Poland in the village of Usnarz Gorny, Poland, in September. An estimated 16,000 migrants have been stopped by Poland's border patrol for illegally crossing the country's 250-mile-long border with Belarus since August.

The EU accuses Belarus of luring global migrants into other European countries

Poland has stopped some 16,000 migrants crossing its border from Belarus since August, and accuses Belarus' authoritarian regime of facilitating illegal migration into the European Union.

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