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Americans Are A Lonely Lot, And Young People Bear The Heaviest Burden

Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR

Posted on May 1, 2018 · A nationwide survey by health insurer Cigna finds that loneliness is widespread in America. Millennials and people in Generation Z tend to feel lonelier than retirees.

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AP-NORC Poll: Americans Open To Trump’s Planned North Korea Talks

MATTHEW PENNINGTON, AP / EMILY SWANSON, AP

Posted on March 26, 2018 · Only 13 percent think the country shouldn't consider a deal with North Korea at all

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Here’s Just How Little Confidence Americans Have In Political Institutions

Domenico Montanaro, NPR

Posted on January 17, 2018 · A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds that Congress, the political parties and the media rank among the least-trusted U.S. institutions in the age of President Trump.

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Iran Lawmaker Says Some 3,700 Arrested Amid Protests, Unrest

JON GAMBRELL, AP

Posted on January 9, 2018 · Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei blamed "Americans and Zionists" for the recent protests, saying money supporting them came from "one of the filthy-rich governments of the Persian Gulf"

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What To Know Ahead Of FCC Vote To Repeal Net Neutrality

Phil Shook, Rice University

Posted on December 13, 2017 · The Federal Communications Commission is voting Thursday, Dec. 14 to undo Obama-era “net neutrality” rules that guaranteed equal access to the internet

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CHARTS: Here’s How GOP’s Tax Breaks Would Shift Money To Rich, Poor Americans

Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR

Posted on December 2, 2017 · Neither the House nor Senate proposals do much for the lowest-income Americans, and some higher-income people could gain a lot

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Why Religion Is More Durable Than We Thought In Modern Society

Tom Gjelten, NPR

Posted on April 30, 2017 · It's commonly accepted that as societies become more modern, religion loses its grip. But recent research suggests it's more complicated than that.

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New Houston Police Chief Says He Will Go After Celebratory Gunfire

Alvaro 'Al' Ortiz

Posted on January 4, 2017 · The practice has been in the news because a Texas State Representative was hit by a stray bullet on New Year’s Eve.

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AP-NORC Poll: Americans Open To Trump’s Planned North Korea Talks

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