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#Breaking #News #USA One Of The World's Rarest Fish Is A Little Less Rare Than We Thought The red handfish, named for hand-shaped fins on the sides of its body, doesn't really swim — it walks slowly along the sea floor. A new population of the striking creature has been found off Tasmania. Read more on NPR

#Breaking #News #USA Viral Video From A Somali Comic Conquers The Internet Millions are watching Barbar, a music video from Somali-born comedian Oomaar. Fans are making their own versions. What's it all about? Read more on NPR

#Breaking #News #USA Planned Parenthood's President Stepping Down Cecile Richards is leaving Planned Parenthood after more than a decade as president of the reproductive rights group. She has been at the forefront of the debate over abortion. Read more on NPR

#Breaking #News #USA Top Stories: Slower U.S. Growth In 4th Quarter; South Korean Hospital Fire Also: FBI officials say missing texts affiliated with the Russia investigation are recovered; Trump is sorry for retweeting anti-Muslim tweets; and French shoppers brawl over discounted Nutella. Read more on NPR

#Breaking #News #USA If Trump Sought To Fire Mueller But Didn't, Does That Mean Mueller's Safe Now? President Trump elected not to press the White House's top lawyer when he wouldn't go along with firing special counsel Robert Mueller. But none of Trump's legal options are closed. Read more on NPR

#Breaking #News #USA Trump Ordered Mueller Fired A New York Times report says that President Trump ordered Special Counsel Robert Mueller to be fired last June but backed down when the top White House lawyer threatened to quit. Read more on NPR

#Breaking #News #USA After Years In the Trenches, Planned Parenthood's Cecile Richards Will Step Down Since taking over as president of Planned Parenthood in 2006, Cecile Richards has led the organization through numerous political fights. Those conflicts have intensified under President Trump. Read more on NPR

#Breaking #News #USA Bill Richardson: 'Aung San Suu Kyi Needs To Start Listening' Myanmar's leader has "moved in a dangerous direction," the veteran negotiator tells NPR. "She doesn't want any dissent," he says. "She's got to change." Read more on NPR

#Breaking #News #USA As 2017 Wound Down, U.S. Growth Was Good, But Not As Strong As Expected The U.S. economy grew at a decent pace — 2.6 percent — in the fourth quarter. But most economists had been expecting better. This dashed hopes for three straight quarters of growth above 3 percent. Read more on NPR

#Breaking USOC Tells USA Gymnastics' Board To Resign Within 6 Days USA Gymnastics said it "completely embraces the requirements" set by the U.S. Olympic Committee. Sexual abuser and former team doctor Larry Nassar was sentenced to up to 175 years in prison this week. Read more on NPR

#Breaking #News #USA USOC Tells USA Gymnastics' Board To Resign Within 6 Days USA Gymnastics said it "completely embraces the requirements" set by the U.S. Olympic Committee. Sexual abuser and former team doctor Larry Nassar was sentenced to up to 175 years in prison this week. Read more on NPR

#Breaking #News #USA USOC Tells USA Gymnastics' Board To Resign Within 6 Days USA Gymnastics said it "completely embraces the requirements" set by the U.S. Olympic Committee. Sexual abuser and former team doctor Larry Nassar was sentenced to up to 175 years in prison this week. Read more on NPR

#Breaking #News #USA In London, The American Food Aisle Is Filled With Nostalgia And Preservatives To Americans abroad, comfort food so often looks like junk food. Shops in London are filled with items from Hershey's, Aunt Jemima and Betty Crocker. But Kellogg's Pop-Tarts seem to rule them all. Read more on NPR

#Breaking #News #USA After Revelations Of Gender Pay Gap At BBC, Four Male Hosts Agree To Salary Cut The prominent male presenters agreed to pay cuts after the network's China editor, Carrie Gracie, abruptly resigned as head of the Beijing bureau, accusing the BBC of promulgating gender pay inequity. Read more on NPR

#Breaking #News #USA Trump To Davos: 'America Is Open For Business' President Trump is speaking at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland. He is expected to encourage movers and shakers to invest in the U.S., touting his economic agenda of tax cuts and deregulation. Read more on NPR

#Breaking #News #USA Census Request Suggests No Race, Ethnicity Data Changes In 2020, Experts Say Census experts say a recent Census Bureau request to the White House suggests the Trump administration will not approve Obama-era proposals to change how the government asks about race and ethnicity. Read more on NPR

#Breaking #News #USA Will A Scandal Over Expensive Watches Bring Down Thailand's Government? The deputy prime minister is believed to own some 25 luxury watches, worth more than $1 million. The fallout has tarnished the government's image, leading some to wonder how much longer it will last. Read more on NPR

#Breaking #News #USA Fire Rips Through South Korean Hospital, Killing Dozens Of Patients The blaze broke out in an emergency room in the southeastern town of Miryang. Many of the fatalities were elderly patients and at least one doctor and two nursing staff were also killed. Read more on NPR

#Breaking #News #USA Teach Students To Use Social Media (The Right Way) And The Possibilities Are Endless Social media can be a big part of students' lives, and teachers across the country are finding ways to use popular platforms as teaching tools. Read more on NPR

#Breaking #News #USA We Asked, You Answered: When Should We Call Something 'Racist'? Always! Never! Sometimes? You had some strong opinions. Read more on NPR

#Breaking #News #USA Walmart To Launch Online Grocery Delivery In Japan The U.S. retailing giant partners with Japan's biggest e-commerce company with the aim of advancing in a competitive international market. Walmart has also announced layoffs at its headquarters. Read more on NPR

#Breaking #News #USA What It Takes To Get Guns Out Of The Wrong Hands Prosecutors and law enforcement in the Seattle area have embarked on a new anti-violence strategy: Make sure the people who've been ordered to give up their guns actually do so. Read more on NPR

#Breaking Gymnastics Sexual Abuse Case Puts Spotlight On Protecting Athletes Fallout continues from the scandal involving USA Gymnastics and a team doctor who sexually assaulted young girls. Advocates are asking tough questions about how and why it happened. Read more on NPR

#Breaking #News #USA An Uncle's Overdose Spurs Medicaid Official To Change Course Dr. Andrey Ostrovsky, until recently chief medical officer for Medicaid, quit his job to more directly fight the stigma of addiction — a stigma that made his beloved uncle afraid to ask for help. Read more on NPR

#Breaking #News #USA Federal Judge Seems Sympathetic To Anti-Corruption Case Against President Trump Lawyers for Maryland and the District of Columbia argued in court Thursday that President Trump is violating the Constitution's emolument clauses. They left the preliminary hearing feeling confident. Read more on NPR