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Mick Mulvaney, the acting White House chief of staff, said Sunday that his words were taken out of context when he acknowledged on Thursday that military aid to Ukraine was being tied to President Trump seeking a political favor.

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Politics

Mulvaney Walks Back Ukraine Remarks, Admits It Wasn't A 'Perfect Press Conference'

Oct 20, 2019

The acting White House chief of staff denied what he previously said: that defense funding to Ukraine was frozen in part over the demand that Kyiv dig up dirt on Trump's political rivals.

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Air Date: Friday, October 18, 2019

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While homelessness seems like a big city problem, it is actually something with which a lot of smaller communities struggle. In Elko, the concern isn't that a homeless camp is there but how to make sure the people living there are safe in the winter months.

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Criminal Justice Collaborative

Supporters of gun control measures gather at the Legislative Office Building in Concord, N.H., in August, to urge Republican Gov. Chris Sununu to act after mass shootings in Texas and Ohio.

Poll: Number Of Americans Who Favor Stricter Gun Laws Continues To Grow

Oct 20, 2019

The overall percentage of Americans who support tougher gun laws is on the rise, even as the partisan divide remains stark, according to a Pew Research Center survey.

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World

Firefighter Pinyo Pukpinyo holds a Burmese python. In 16 years of snake wrangling, he says he has been bitten more than 20 times but helping people desperate to get rid of snakes in their homes "makes me happy."

When Snakes Slither Into Bangkok Homes, This Is The Wrangler Who Gets Rid Of Them

Oct 20, 2019

When pythons, cobras and pit vipers show up, Pinyo Pukpinyo, a sergeant in Bangkok's fire department, is the expert who catches them. He's been bitten 20 times but says his work "makes me happy."

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Goats and Soda

Scientists use a microscope to see if the genetic modification is spreading. Immature modified mosquitoes glow red with yellow eyes when illuminated with a laser.

VIDEO: See A Controversial Swarm Of Genetically Modified Mosquitoes In A Lab In Italy

Oct 20, 2019

NPR was the only news organization allowed into the lab to witness the moment the releases began this year. The goal is to create a powerful new weapon in the fight against malaria.

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National

A Bradley Fighting Vehicle was involved in the training accident that killed three soldiers at Fort Stewart, in Georgia, on Sunday. Above, a Bradley is stationed to support a patrol mission by U.S.-Iraqi forces in Baghdad.

3 Soldiers Killed In Training Accident At Fort Stewart In Georgia

Oct 20, 2019

The tragic early morning training exercise also resulted in three other soldiers being hospitalized. The incident involved the Bradley Fighting Vehicle on which they were riding.

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The Picture Show

'Sasha' resting. He, as most of the activists, prefers to use a 'forest name' to hide his identity.

Activists Occupy An Ancient Forest In Germany To Save It

Oct 20, 2019

Images by photographer Néha Hirve document how activists squatting in the 12,000-year-old Hambach Forest are fighting an energy company's encroachment.

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Science

The Paris Zoological Park is home to <em>Physarum polycephalum,</em> better known as "the blob," a unicellular organism capable of learning despite its lack of neurons.

'The Blob,' A Smart Yet Brainless Organism Fit For Sci-Fi, Gets Its Own Exhibit

Oct 20, 2019

Is it an animal? A type of fungi? No, it's "the blob." The amorphous "slime mold" may not have a nervous system, but it's the star of a new exhibit at the Paris zoo.

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Technology

Kara Swisher's Take On Mark Zuckerberg's 'Free Speech' Speech

Oct 20, 2019

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with the editor-at-large of Recode, Kara Swisher, about Mark Zuckerberg's controversial speech at Georgetown University on Facebook's policy governing political ads.

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Politics

Impeachment Inquiry: Witness Testimonies Continue This Week

Oct 20, 2019

More witnesses are expected to speak with lawmakers this week as part of the impeachment inquiry. One of them is the current top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, William Taylor.