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After President Trump and Congress cut certain Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood in last year's budget, some clinics have started offering aesthetic services, including Botox, to stay afloat.

Teenagers are the hottest consumer demographic in America. Media analyst Douglas Rushkoff examines the multi-billion dollar marketing industry aimed at teenagers in the new Frontline documentary The Merchants of Cool. (Tuesday, Feb. 27th at 10 PM). Rushkoff is also the author of Coercion: Why We Listen to What They Say (Riverhead books) about how our everyday decisions are influenced by marketers, politicians, religious leaders, and other forces.

The virus infected nearly 1,000 people in the state before the state declared it over. Meanwhile, cases are spreading across many parts of the U.S., with more than 20 outbreaks currently active.

Daniel talks to Laurie Garrett, author of the book, "The Coming Plague." She says that there are more antibiotic-resistant microbes and diseases that resist conventional medications now than ever before, and that they are spreading rapidly throughout the world because people and goods are travelling more than ever.

The move likely sets up a battle this fall between incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins and progressive Democrat Graham Platner, who is closely aligned with Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.

In the Apple TV series "Widow's Bay," the mayor of a cursed New England island is trying to boost tourism. NPR's A Martinez speaks with show creator Katie Dippold about the horror-comedy.

Photos and videos from the protest, which resulted in 66 arrests, have spread widely across social media — amplified by others who share a similar frustration and unease about the country's military action.

Days before the White House Correspondents' Dinner ended in gunfire, Kimmel said Melania Trump had a "glow like an expectant widow." It was not "a call to assassination, and they know that," he said.

Florida lawmakers passed a new voting map that could give Republicans an edge in flipping four House seats now held by Democrats. It aids President Trump's national redistricting push.

More state and federal approvals are needed for the 3-foot-wide Bridger Pipeline Expansion, which would stretch from the Canadian border with Montana down through eastern Montana and Wyoming, where it would link up with another pipeline.

Lately big-name studios have largely bypassed Boston in favor of cities where making movies is cheaper. Teamsters union issues hike the cost of filming in the Hub, and are under investigation. NPR's Phillip Martin reports.

Canada's close economic ties with the U.S. are now a "weakness," not a strength, Prime Minister Mark Carney says. In a video address to the nation, he outlines plans to expand trade beyond America.