April 26, 2018: Hour 1

April 26, 2018: Hour 1

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In hour one of Here & Now’s April 26, 2018 full broadcast, we get the latest on Dr. Ronny Jackson withdrawing his nomination to become Veterans Affairs secretary Thursday, amid allegations of inappropriate behavior and creating a hostile work environment, from NPR’s Domenico Montanaro. Also, author John Sedgwick’s vivid “Blood Moon” looks at the tribe’s history through the lens of a dramatic feud between two powerful Cherokee chiefs, whose decisions around the Trail of Tears and the Civil War had repercussions still felt today. And many of the apps on your smartphone are for fun — or distraction. But there are apps out there that do good and help people with a disability.