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Germany Takes Steps To Guard Women Against Sexual Assault As They Ring In New Year

Fireworks light the sky above the Quadriga at the Brandenburg Gate shortly after midnight in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017. Michael Sohn/AP hide caption

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Germany Takes Steps To Guard Women Against Sexual Assault As They Ring In New Year

In Berlin, authorities are taking extra security measures ahead of New Year's celebrations. "Safety zones" are being set up for female party-goers, but some people are critical of this move.

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Trump Continues To Focus On The Russia Investigation

President Trump gave an interview to The New York Times at his Florida golf club this past week, showing he's still focused on the Russia investigation and his own role in the news cycle.

Trump Continues To Focus On The Russia Investigation

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Saturday

Erica Garner, Who Became An Activist After Her Father's Death, Dies

In 2014, Erica Garner led a protest march in New York City after a grand jury decided not to indict a police officer involved in the death of her father, Eric Garner. Andrew Burton/Getty Images hide caption

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Erica Garner, Who Became An Activist After Her Father's Death, Dies

She became a prominent figure calling for an end to police brutality after New York City officers put her father in a fatal chokehold. She suffered brain damage following a heart attack.

Friday

What Congress Accomplished And Didn't Accomplish In 2017

It was a messy year in Congress. Despite control of the House and Senate — and a president willing to sign legislation — Congressional Republicans spent much of the year fighting amongst themselves. But at both the start and the finish of the year, they scored some important wins.

What Congress Accomplished And Didn't Accomplish In 2017

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National Security

Syria Says U.S. Forces Should Leave As Contractors, Diplomats Prepare To Arrive

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says contractors and diplomats will be sent to Eastern Syria to help stabilize the country, protected by American troops already there.

Syria Says U.S. Forces Should Leave As Contractors, Diplomats Prepare To Arrive

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National

President Trump Criticizes USPS-Amazon Relationship On Twitter

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Bloomberg Businessweek reporter Devin Leonard about President Trump's tweet saying the U.S. Postal Service should charge more to deliver Amazon packages. Leonard wrote a book about the U.S. Post Office called Neither Snow nor Rain.

President Trump Criticizes USPS-Amazon Relationship On Twitter

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A Look At The First Year Of Trump's Presidency

NPR's Ari Shapiro takes a look back at the political news of 2017, and the first year of Trump's presidency, with Matt Yglesias, columnist, editor and co-founder of Vox, and Rachael Larimore, online managing editor of The Weekly Standard.

A Look At The First Year Of Trump's Presidency

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Trump Scorns Mainstream News, But Not The Christian Broadcasting Network

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is accompanied by Pat Robertson after speaking at Regent University in Virginia Beach, Va., in February 2016. Steve Helber/AP hide caption

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Trump Scorns Mainstream News, But Not The Christian Broadcasting Network

President Trump has given relatively few interviews to networks other than Fox News since taking office. But CBN, founded by the televangelist Pat Robertson, is an exception.

Trump Scorns Mainstream News, But Not The Christian Broadcasting Network

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National

News Brief: NYC Fire Kills At Least 12, Doug Jones Certified As Winner In Alabama

A fire in the Bronx in New York City has left at least 12 people dead. Also, Doug Jones has been certified as the winner of Alabama's Senate election and Liberians have elected a new president.

News Brief: NYC Fire Kills At Least 12, Doug Jones Certified As Winner In Alabama

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The Big Political Stories Of 2018

NBC News White House Correspondent Geoff Bennett talks with NPR's David Greene about what to watch for as some of biggest political stories of 2017 continue unfolding into the new year.

The Big Political Stories Of 2018

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Pain Management Program Offers An Alternative To Opioids

Will Gersch teaches a class as part of a Colorado Kaiser Permanente pain management clinic. John Daley / Colorado Public Radio hide caption

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Pain Management Program Offers An Alternative To Opioids

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Studies show some promising results for new approaches to opioid addiction, but some insurers won't pay for alternative treatments like classes on pain management.

Pain Management Program Offers An Alternative To Opioids

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