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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, joined by other Republican senators, meets with reporters following a closed-door strategy session at the Capitol on Tuesday.

NPR

Senate Republicans Reveal Long-Awaited Affordable Care Act Repeal Bill

The Senate's long-awaited "Better Care Reconciliation Act" was written largely in secret, with even many Senate Republicans unaware of what was in it.
June 22, 2017
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Morning Shift

Stephanie Izard On Duck Tartare And Pepperoni Ice Cream

'Morning Shift' talked with Iron Chef Stephanie Izard about her award-winning restaurants and her approach to food.
June 22, 2017
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Morning Shift

What's That Building? The Woodruff Arcade

The Woodruff Arcade is probably the only enclosed shopping arcade still standing in Chicago, and some admirers worry its days are numbered.
June 22, 2017
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WBEZ News

Blue State Students Take A Red State Field Trip

A group of Chicago teens still reeling from the presidential election results headed to Wisconsin, searching for answers and understanding.
June 21, 2017
Facebook has created new tools for trying to keep terrorist content off the site.

Morning Edition

How Facebook Uses Technology To Block Terrorist-Related Content

Facebook is hiring thousands more people to review content, but artificial intelligence also plays a role.
June 22, 2017
The Cheyenne Mountain Complex was completed in the mid-1960s. The tunnels extend thousands of feet into Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Fresh Air

In The Event Of Attack, Here's How The Government Plans 'To Save Itself'

In 'Raven Rock', Garrett Graff describes the bunkers designed to protect U.S. leaders in the event of a catastrophe.
June 21, 2017

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President Donald Trump shakes hands with James Comey, then-director of the FBI, during a reception at the White House on Jan. 22.

NPR

Trump: 'I Did Not Make, And Do Not Have' Recordings Of Comey

The question of tapes arose when Trump tweeted the former FBI director "better hope there are no 'tapes' of our conversations."
June 22, 2017
CONGRESSMAN SHOT

WBEZ News

FBI: Gunman Who Shot Congressman Had No Target In Mind

FBI officials on Wednesday released more information on James T. Hodgkinson, who opened fire during a GOP baseball practice.
June 21, 2017
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Every Other Hour

'Do I Look Like I'm Packing?' Chicago’s 50 Aldermen On Whether They Carry A Gun

In a city threatened by gun violence, how many City Council members choose to carry their own weapon?
June 17, 2017
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Curious City

A Conversation About Chicago's Boystown

A multi-generational panel talks about what the neighborhood means to them and where they see its future.
June 18, 2017
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WBEZ News

Every Other Hour

WBEZ’s project takes on the question: In Chicago, who picks up a gun and why?
May 1, 2017
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Nerdette

From ‘Homeland’ To ‘Freaks And Geeks,’ She Can Direct Anything

Lesli Linka Glatter talks about directing ‘The West Wing’ and ‘Gilmore Girls’ and how she once accidentally hung up on Steven Spielberg.
June 16, 2017

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