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February 11, 2020 10:11 PM

Klobuchar bounces back in New Hampshire

Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s third-place finish in the New Hampshire primary gave her Democratic presidential campaign new life and added support to her contention that she can be a centrist alternative to Bernie Sanders who led Tuesday night's results.

by Mark Zdechlik

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February 11, 2020 7:41 PM

Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet ends 2020 Democratic presidential campaign

The moderate focused his campaign on New Hampshire, but showed little upward momentum throughout his run.

by Jessica Taylor

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February 11, 2020 7:25 PM

Tech entrepreneur Andrew Yang dropping out of 2020 presidential race

The son of immigrants, Andrew Yang founded Venture for America, a nonprofit fellowship program that places recent graduates with startups. Before that, he was the CEO of an education company later bought by Kaplan. That sale made him a millionaire.

by NPR Staff

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February 11, 2020 4:10 PM

Redefining beauty: Advocates work to make skin lightening a public health issue

The Minnesota Department of Health doled out four grants to two nonprofit groups and two counties to help educate communities of color about the potential health risk of using cosmetics that lighten skin.

by Tarkor Zehn

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February 11, 2020 1:39 PM

DOJ asks court for 'far less' prison time for Roger Stone after Trump tweet

Officials at the Justice Department said they considered the first request, submitted by the U.S. Attorney's Office for Washington, D.C., to be excessive.

by Ryan Lucas and Philip Ewing

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February 11, 2020 12:52 PM

Lawmakers, advocates worry bureau won't fill half million 2020 census jobs

The bureau says it needs around a half-million temporary workers by this spring to carry out the national head count. Some census advocates are worried the agency isn't moving fast enough on hiring.

by Hansi Lo Wang

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February 11, 2020 12:01 PM

'Throw them against the wall and frisk them': Bloomberg's 2015 race talk stirs debate

The remarks, shared widely on social media this week, have sparked discussion about the former New York City mayor's past support of stop-and-frisk policies, which targeted minority neighborhoods.

by Bobby Allyn

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February 11, 2020 10:06 AM

Philippines says it will end U.S. security agreement

In a move that could have consequences for a counterinsurgency against Islamist extremists, President Rodrigo Duterte says Manila will unilaterally scrap the deal that lets U.S. forces train there.

by Julie McCarthy and Scott Neuman

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February 11, 2020 4:02 AM

2 big teachers unions call for rethinking student involvement in lockdown drills

About 95 percent of American public schools have adopted some form of active shooter drills. But there's little proof they're effective — and there's growing concern they can traumatize children.

by Anya Kamenetz