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Sexual assault, memory, details and the brain

At the heart of the divide over Christine Blasey Ford's allegations of sexual assault by Brett Kavanaugh are the details, or lack of details, in her account. NPR's Rachel Martin spoke to an expert on how the brain processes details in the trauma of a sexual assault.

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Funding the immigration crackdown at the 'unsustainable rate'

Funding the immigration crackdown at the 'unsustainable rate'

The deportation and detention of immigrants in the wake of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown is costing the government millions, and forcing reallocations of funds.
by Joel Rose and John Burnett

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David Brooks calls for community building and redemption in America

David Brooks calls for community building and redemption in America

David Brooks told a Minnesota audience Monday night that the country is "lost in a valley of our hostilities and resentments," but he has faith in human nature to seek redemption, and for the American people to come together.
by MPR News Staff

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Taken for a ride: M.D. injured in ATV crash gets $56,603 bill for air ambulance trip

Taken for a ride: M.D. injured in ATV crash gets $56,603 bill for air ambulance trip

After an accident in an all-terrain vehicle crushed a doctor's left arm, he was whisked by air ambulance to the closest trauma center for specialized care. Soon he was fighting over the $56,603 bill.
by Alison Kodjak

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Judge OKs $210M deal to pay Twin Cities clergy sex abuse victims

Judge OKs $210M deal to pay Twin Cities clergy sex abuse victims

A federal judge on Tuesday backed a bankruptcy reorganization plan for the Twin Cities archdiocese that includes $210 million to compensate more than 400 victims of clergy sex abuse.
by Martin Moylan

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Trump administration seeks to limit green cards for immigrants needing public aid

Trump administration seeks to limit green cards for immigrants needing public aid

Federal law has historically sought to exclude immigrants who are likely to become a "public charge," but the proposed rule would expand the government's ability to deny immigrants residency or visas if they or family members benefit from aid programs.
by Emma Bowman

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