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Despite the trade embargo, Cubans have long enjoyed pirated TV programs. Nick Miroff of The Washington Post speaks to NPR's Rachel Martin about the black market's future when trade is normalized.

Iowa's Democratic Party's Jefferson Jackson Dinner can be a game changer. NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with national political correspondent Mara Liasson about how the presidential hopefuls faired.

Hurricane Patricia weakened into a tropical depression when it made landfall in Jalisco state, Mexico. Now begins the clean up from the rains and floods the storm triggered.

Haiti boasts of having 5.8 million registered voters. Many poll watchers expect a December runoff will be necessary because there are a whopping 54 candidates vying to become the next president.

On Wednesday, GOP presidential candidates will debate on CNBC and a new House Speaker will be elected. Congress also needs to raise the debt ceiling so the federal government can pay its bills.

Formerly, the test to get a GED diploma was multiple-choice, and taken with a pencil. Not anymore: Now, it requires computer skills some inmates simply don't have.

The Birth of a Nation, a Ku Klux Klan-glorifying epic, was America's first blockbuster film. It was also the spark for Emmett J. Scott, a black filmmaker who hoped to answer with a vision of his own.

The tour boat had 27 people on board when it went down on Sunday afternoon, officials say. The Canadian transportation safety board will investigate the cause.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg became a cultural icon about the time she turned 80 and became known as "Notorious RBG" — a most unusual identity for a member of the U.S. Supreme Court.

As resale prices drop, the emissions cheating scandal costs customers who want to sell their Volkswagen diesels. "I think it's a tainted product now," says analyst Dave Galvin.