Noel King

Co-host of Today, Explained

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Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Questioning Of Ross In Census Lawsuits

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Plaintiffs in cases concerning a 2020 census question that asks if census-takers are U.S. citizens had hoped to depose the commerce secretary. The court on Tuesday sided with the Trump administration.

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Morning News Brief

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Trump uses Houston rally to stoke fears about illegal immigration, and he plans to exit an arms control treaty with Russia. Turkey's president says he'll reveal what happened to Jamal Khashoggi.

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Morning News Brief

Thursday, October 18, 2018

The Washington Post publishes the last column of a missing Saudi journalist. Voting is underway in 20 states ahead of midterms. Brexit talks between Britain and the EU appear to be at a stalemate.

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Morning News Break

Wednesday, October 17, 2018

Trump again defends Saudi rulers against allegations they had a role in a journalist's disappearance. The federal deficit jumped 17 percent over a year ago. Ebola infections surge in Congo.

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Turkish Court Orders Release Of Pastor Andrew Brunson

Friday, October 12, 2018

North Carolina pastor Andrew Brunson had been detained in Turkey for his alleged ties to political groups involved in a failed 2016 coup attempt against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

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News Brief: Hurricane Michael, Kentucky House Race, New Saint

Friday, October 12, 2018

Post Michael, what does Mexico Beach, Fla., look like now? As midterms draw near, we examine Kentucky's 6th congressional district. Sunday, Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero becomes a saint.

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Morning News Brief

Tuesday, October 09, 2018

Trump blasts Democrats for trying to destroy Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. The Wall Street Journal reports on a software glitch in Google+ that went unreported. Interpol's president resigns.

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News Brief: Supreme Court, Pompeo Trip, Missing Saudi Journalist

Monday, October 08, 2018

The confirmation fight is over, Brett Kavanaugh is the newest associate justice. U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo wrapped up his 4th visit to North Korea. And, a Saudi journalist is missing in Turkey.

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Episode 868: Moneyland

Friday, October 05, 2018

We follow writer Oliver Bullough as he explores how stolen money moves around the world, and what that might mean for democracies.

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Episode 729: When Subaru Came Out

Wednesday, September 05, 2018

Subaru's sales had been slumping for years. Then they went straight to their biggest fans: Lesbians.

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Morning News Brief

Friday, August 24, 2018

Attorney General Jeff Sessions, in a rebuke to President Trump, vows the Justice Department won't be swayed by politics. Hurricane Lane dumps torrents of rain on Hawaii. Pope Francis visits Ireland.

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Morning News Brief

Friday, August 17, 2018

The Vatican responds to a Pa. grand jury report detailing abuse of children by clergy. Nearly a year after Hurricane Maria, FEMA scales back assistance to Puerto Rico. The legacy of Aretha Franklin.

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'The Voice Of A Century': Michael Eric Dyson Looks Back On Aretha Franklin's Life

Friday, August 17, 2018

Noel King talks to Dyson, a professor at Georgetown University, about the legacy of Aretha Franklin. The Queen of Soul died August 16 at the age of 76.

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Morning News Brief: John Brennan, Paul Manafort

Thursday, August 16, 2018

Trump follows through on a threat and revokes the security clearance of ex-CIA Director John Brennan. The jury gets the Paul Manafort case. "Living drugs" are an exciting advance in the war on cancer.

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Morning News Brief

Monday, August 13, 2018

The administration takes aim at a law designed to protect military members from shady lending practices. Former White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman says she secretly audio taped her firing.

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Morning News Brief

Friday, August 10, 2018

Children in Yemen were killed when a Saudi-led coalition airstrike hit their school bus. Prosecutors in the Manafort trial may rest their case Friday. White supremacists converge on Washington, D.C.

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Jake Shears Strikes Out On His Own

Friday, August 10, 2018

Scissors Sisters won the hearts of Elton John, David Bowie and Bono before going on hiatus in 2012. Lead singer Jake Shears is back with a debut solo album, full of familiar quirks and dizzying fun.

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Morning News Brief

Tuesday, August 07, 2018

Prosecutors call their star witness in the Paul Manafort trial. A raft of elections Tuesday will give us a read on which messages work for both parties. And the U.S. reimposes some sanctions on Iran.

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Morning News Brief: Trump Tower Meeting, Calif. Wildfires

Monday, August 06, 2018

Trump again defended a meeting among top campaign officials and a Russian lawyer. An update on one of Northern California's largest wildfires. The significance of an upcoming white nationalist rally.

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Morning News Brief

Friday, August 03, 2018

Top officials say America's election systems need an upgrade. What are they doing? Opposition protests over Zimbabwe's election bring a military response. And Apple hits a trillion-dollar milestone.

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