Todd Zwillich

Interim Host and Takeaway Washington Correspondent

Todd Zwillich appears in the following:

Digital Pills: The New Frontiers of Medicine

Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Newly approved digital medications allow doctors and patients to track a pill via Bluetooth after it's been swallowed. Is this the future of medicine?

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Eyes Turn to Navy SEALs After Green Beret's Mysterious Death

Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Last month, a media firestorm erupted after four Green Berets were killed in Niger. Now, the death of another Green Beret, this time in the country of Mali, is raising several red flags.

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Military Takes Over in Zimbabwe, President Mugabe Detained

Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Zimbabwe’s long-serving president is under house arrest according to the country’s military.

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Poll: For Women at Work, Harassment Complaints Fall on Deaf Ears

Wednesday, November 15, 2017

A majority of Americans feel more comfortable speaking out about sexual harassment. But of that group, only 22 percent feel that way because they think their company would be supportive.

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Poll: For Women at Work, Harassment Complaints Fall on Deaf Ears

Wednesday, November 15, 2017

A majority of Americans feel more comfortable speaking out about sexual harassment. But only 22 percent say they feel that way because they think their company would be supportive.

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After a Brief Plateau, Global Carbon Emissions Rise

Tuesday, November 14, 2017

After a three year period of stability, carbon emissions are expected to reach record highs in 2017. 

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Scott Pruitt is Slowly Remaking the EPA

Tuesday, November 14, 2017

EPA administrator Scott Pruitt has prohibited recipients of EPA grant funding from serving on its scientific advisory committees. 

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When Coercion Enters The Interrogation Room

Tuesday, November 14, 2017

A look at the complex and often blurry laws surrounding police conduct during interrogations. 

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Fifth Woman Accuses Roy Moore of Sexual Misconduct

Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Beverly Young Nelson says U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore assaulted her decades ago, when she was just 16 years old. 

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For Many American Women, Sexual Harassment Comes With the Job

Tuesday, November 14, 2017

As many as 75 percent of women of all ages say that they have experienced sex-based harassment in the workplace.

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Debate: Should the Public Have Access to Footage of Mass Shootings?

Monday, November 13, 2017

Should we be able to watch mass shooting footage? Could it change our thinking, and affect our gun laws? Or does it desensitize the nation? Two researchers debate these questions here. 

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Sutherland Springs Fights to Move Forward

Monday, November 13, 2017

It has been one week since the deadliest shooting in Texas history, which left 26 people dead at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs.

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The Rise of The Alt-Right

Monday, November 13, 2017

David Neiwert has been following right wing extremism in the United States for decades. He says the alt-right is becoming ever more powerful under President Trump.

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G.O.P. Senate Candidate Roy Moore Accused of Sexual Misconduct with Underage Girls

Friday, November 10, 2017

Four women are accusing Roy Moore, Republican Senate candidate from Alabama, of sexual assault and harassment, according to a report from The Washington Post. 

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Female Athletes Enter #MeToo Dialogue

Friday, November 10, 2017

The #MeToo movement was slow to start in the sports world, but now female athletes are beginning to speak out. 

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With Temporary Protected Status Set To End, Nicaraguans Contemplate Future in the U.S.

Friday, November 10, 2017

On Monday, DHS announced it was ending the Temporary Protected Status program for about 2,500 Nicaraguans. The Takeaway explores what the program means to immigrants across the country. 

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Senate Unveils Competing Tax Reform Plan

Friday, November 10, 2017

On Thursday, Senate Republicans put forward their version of a tax reform bill. It breaks from the House plan in some significant ways.

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Independent Filmmaker Charles Burnett Finally Gets His Due

Friday, November 10, 2017

Director Charles Burnett has spent his career showing the inner lives of black Americans on screen. But after decades on the margins of Hollywood, he's set to receive an honorary Oscar. 

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Sexual Misconduct Allegations Roil Alabama Senate Race

Friday, November 10, 2017

Four women have accused Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore of sexual assault and harassment, according to a report from The Washington Post. But Moore has refused to exit the race.

When the Supreme Court Cites Fake News

Thursday, November 09, 2017

A new investigation into 83 Supreme Court cases between 2011 and 2015 found seven errors that, in some cases, helped determine the outcome of the high court's ruling.

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