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People attending Rep. Rod Blum's town hall event in Dubuque, Iowa, this week held up red sheets of paper to show disagreement with what the Republican congressman was saying and green to show they concurred. The GOP health care bill was a major concern of many.

Fact-Checking Republicans' Defense Of The GOP Health Bill

In TV appearances and meetings with constituents, House Republicans are highlighting parts of the law that protect consumers, while glossing over loopholes that allow insurers to avoid paying.

This is a skull of <em>Homo naledi</em> from the Rising Star cave system in South Africa.

Primitive Humanlike Species Lived More Recently Than Expected

The surprising finding suggests that small-brained Homo naledi may have lived at the same time as early humans in South Africa, complicating previous notions about human origins.

A French police officer oversees the evacuation of a makeshift camp in Paris on Tuesday. The camp, one of several set up by migrants and refugees around the French capital, held hundreds of people in degraded conditions for several weeks.

Police Evict Up To 1,600 Migrants From Makeshift Camp In Paris

Authorities broke down camps that had arisen near a refugee center, citing unhealthy conditions and resettling residents. Meanwhile, the U.N. warns of tragedy unfolding in the Mediterranean.

Members of the Syrian Democratic Forces look toward Tabqa, Syria. The U.S. announced Tuesday that it will begin arming Kurds allied with the SDF as the Pentagon prepares an offensive to retake the ISIS stronghold Raqqa.

U.S. To Arm Kurds In Syria, Despite Turkish Opposition

Turkey views the Kurdish groups in Syria as terrorists, but the Pentagon sees them as the best chance to retake an ISIS stronghold.

Democrats Denounce Trump's Firing Of FBI Director James Comey

Democrats criticized this move by Trump, saying the firing is catastrophic to the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 campaign. Republicans mostly stood behind the president.

FBI Agents Association President Reacts To James Comey's Firing

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Thomas O'Connor, president of the FBI Agents Association, about President Trump's surprise firing of FBI Director James Comey.

Before Firing, James Comey Led FBI Probe Into Possible Russia-Trump Ties

President Trump's firing of the FBI director throws into question the agency's investigation into possible ties between Russia and the Trump campaign during the 2016 election.

Former Clinton Campaign Official Calls James Comey's Firing 'Very Suspect'

The White House says FBI director James Comey's firing is due to his handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation in 2016. Former Clinton campaign official Jennifer Palmieri reacts to the news.

Comey's Firing Due To Handling Of Clinton Email Probe, White House Says

The White House says FBI Director James Comey was dismissed for how he handled the scandal around Hillary Clinton's private email server while she was secretary of state.

A person illegally pans for gold at a site in the Department of Choco near the city of Quibdo, Colombia, on Friday, Nov. 11, 2016. According to Santiago Angel, head of the Colombian mining association, about 85 percent of the 59 tons of gold produced last year in Colombia comes from operations without government licenses or environmental permits.

How Illegal Gold Mining Relates To The Spread Of Malaria

New social science research shows a correlation between illegal gold mining and the spread of malaria. We explore why this might be the case.

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