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Former FBI Director Robert Mueller, the special counsel tasked with investigating Russia's role in the 2016 election for the Justice Department, departs Capitol Hill in June. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption

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What Is Money-Laundering? And Why Does It Matter To Robert Mueller?

Former Trump campaign head Paul Manafort's ties to overseas money have raised the eyebrows of many, including the man tasked by DOJ with investigating the campaign's connections to Russia.

Lines like this one at a health insurance enrollment fair at the Ambrose Community Center in Bay Point, Calif., in 2014 may be longer this winter. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption

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Limited Outreach, Shorter Sign-Up Time May Cause Insurance Headaches In 2018

Kaiser Health News

The silver (or gold) lining may be that changes in premium pricing may mean some people could sign up for a better health insurance plan that costs them less money.

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Two Years After A Violent Altercation At A S.C. High School, Has Anything Changed?

A video of a school resource officer throwing a student sparked a national debate about race, discipline and the role of law enforcement in schools.

Two Years After A Violent Altercation At A S.C. High School, Has Anything Changed?

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Former Fox News host Bill O'Reilly paid $32 million to a colleague to settle sexual harassment allegations. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Hollywood Reporter hide caption

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Fresh Headache For Murdochs: Bill O'Reilly Got Raise After Secret Payout

The Murdoch family decided to keep host Bill O'Reilly on the air even after pledging to clean house at Fox News over a larger sexual harassment scandal.

Fresh Headache For Murdochs: Bill O'Reilly Got Raise After Secret Payout

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Violinist Jascha Heifetz in 1917. Library of Congress/Bain News Service hide caption

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'Like Electricity': Jascha Heifetz Made His American Debut 100 Years Ago

Music commentator Miles Hoffman remembers the remarkable Carnegie Hall debut of the violinist, considered by many to be one of the greatest in history.

'Like Electricity': Jascha Heifetz Made His American Debut 100 Years Ago

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In a March 15, 2016, file photo, Dallas Seavey poses with his lead dogs Reef, left, and Tide after finishing the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Nome, Alaska. Seavey denies he administered banned drugs to his dogs in this year's race, and has withdrawn from the 2018 race in protest. Mark Thiessen/AP hide caption

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Iditarod Names Four-Time Champ Dallas Seavey In Dog Doping Scandal

Under pressure from competitors, the race committee said the 30-year-old musher is under suspicion of giving his dogs the drug tamadol in this year's race. Seavey has denied any wrongdoing.

The redesigned U.S. $100 bills that went into circulation in 2013 incorporate technology that features several visual illusions, all designed to foil counterfeiters. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Like Magic: The Tech That Goes Into Making Money Harder To Fake

Imagine the Founding Fathers walking across the bills in your wallet. Like something out of Harry Potter, increasingly complex animation technology is being developed for use in paper currency.

Like Magic: The Tech That Goes Into Making Money Harder To Fake

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Demonstrators in Miami stand with tape reading, " I Can't Breathe," in 2014. The protest occurred after a grand jury in New York City declined to indict the police officers involved Eric Garner's death. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

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'I Can't Breathe' Examines Modern Policing And The Life And Death Of Eric Garner

Fresh Air

"The reality is that Eric Garner died at the hands of a police force and a criminal justice system that were designed entirely by white people, for the most part," says journalist Matt Taibbi.

Screening for Type 2 diabetes involves a blood test, and if results are concerning a second test is recommended. ERproductions Ltd/Blend Images/Getty Images hide caption

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Screening For Diabetes Is Working Better Than Thought

The CDC says 7 million people have Type 2 diabetes and don't know it. But a new analysis says that number's much lower. Screening efforts should focus on people at highest risk, the researchers say.

Scientists have used a new gene-editing technique to create pigs that can keep their bodies warmer, burning more fat to produce leaner meat. Infrared pictures of 6-month-old pigs taken at zero, two, and four hours after cold exposure show that the pigs' thermoregulation was improved after insertion of the new gene. The modified pigs are on the right side of the images. Zheng et al. / PNAS hide caption

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CRISPR Bacon: Chinese Scientists Create Genetically Modified Low-Fat Pigs

Scientists have used the new gene-editing technique to create pigs that can keep their bodies warmer, burning more fat to produce leaner meat.