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What You Need To Know About The 2020 Census

The coronavirus epidemic has forced the Census Bureau to postpone its field operations, but the bureau is still collecting information from households responding on their own. Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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What You Need To Know About The 2020 Census

Who gets counted in the 2020 census? What kind of information do households have to give? NPR answers questions about the national head count required by the U.S. Constitution once a decade.

What You Need To Know About The 2020 Census

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Lucy Flores Discusses Her Allegations Against Joe Biden

NPR's Korva Coleman speaks to the former Nevada state assemblywoman about her allegations of unwanted touching by Biden at a campaign event in 2014.

Lucy Flores Discusses Her Allegations Against Joe Biden

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Joe Biden Offered 'Expressions Of Affection' But Denies Inappropriate Behavior

Then-Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor Lucy Flores and then-Vice President Joe Biden at a rally on Nov. 1, 2014 in Las Vegas. Flores accuses Biden of acting inappropriately during that visit. Ethan Miller/Getty Images hide caption

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Joe Biden Offered 'Expressions Of Affection' But Denies Inappropriate Behavior

The former vice president and likely presidential candidate said he does not believe he acted inappropriately. "If it is suggested I did so, I will listen respectfully," Biden said in a statement.

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View From Mexico On Trump's Latest Rhetoric

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks José Díaz-Briseño, Washington correspondent for the Mexican newspaper Reforma, how Mexico has been reacting to the latest escalation in rhetoric from President Trump.

View From Mexico On Trump's Latest Rhetoric

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How Americans Are Reacting To The Mueller Investigation's End

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with political reporter Molly Ball of Time magazine about reactions to the end of the Mueller investigation.

How Americans Are Reacting To The Mueller Investigation's End

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Georgia's Abortion Bill Matches Trend Toward More Restrictions

Georgia lawmakers have passed a "fetal heartbeat" abortion bill. It's part of a larger trend, with many state legislatures taking steps toward banning the procedure early in pregnancy.

Georgia's Abortion Bill Matches Trend Toward More Restrictions

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For The First Time, U.S. Census To Collect Responses In Arabic Among 13 Languages

Worshippers exiting a mosque in the Bay Ridge neighborhood of Brooklyn, N.Y., are handed fliers encouraging participation in the 2010 census. Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images hide caption

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For The First Time, U.S. Census To Collect Responses In Arabic Among 13 Languages

Households can respond to the 2020 census in more than double the number of languages supported in 2010. But some Arab-American community leaders are worried many Arabic speakers won't participate.

For The First Time, U.S. Census To Collect Responses In Arabic Among 13 Languages

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Meet The Small-Town Newspaper Editor Who's Drawing 2020 Democrats To Rural Iowa

Storm Lake Times editor Art Cullen is moderating a forum on Saturday in Iowa with Democratic presidential candidates. Clay Masters/Iowa Public Radio hide caption

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Meet The Small-Town Newspaper Editor Who's Drawing 2020 Democrats To Rural Iowa

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A least four of the major Democratic candidates will gather for an event billed as a way for the party to reconnect with rural voters. "If you ain't there, you're square," editor Art Cullen says.

Meet The Small-Town Newspaper Editor Who's Drawing 2020 Democrats To Rural Iowa

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Man In France, Accused Of Sheltering ISIS Terrorists, Sentenced To 4 Years In Prison

Guards stand in front the Bataclan concert hall in Paris in November 2018, during a ceremony to remember the victims of the attacks in November 2015. On Friday, a man who rented an apartment to two fleeing terrorists received a four-year prison sentence. Benoit Tessier/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Man In France, Accused Of Sheltering ISIS Terrorists, Sentenced To 4 Years In Prison

Jawad Bendaoud denied knowing that the two men seeking refuge in Paris were involved in a devastating attack on the city, which killed 130 people and injured hundreds more in 2015.