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National Security

As President, Trump Also Inherits Guantanamo's Remaining Detainees

Despite President Obama's executive order to close the Guantanamo Bay prison, dozens of detainees from the war on terror are still there.

Trump Inherits Guantanamo's Remaining Detainees

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The 60-year lease Trump holds on his Washington, D.C., hotel, is with the U.S. General Services Administration, which owns the building where the hotel is located. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption

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Politics

Trump's Washington Hotel Draws Protesters — And Continued Ethics Concerns

When Trump becomes president, he may violate the lease on his Washington, D.C., hotel. A government agency owns the building, and the contract specifies no elected U.S. official may hold the lease.

Trump's Washington Hotel Draws Protesters — And Ethics Concerns

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Some ethicists and consumer watchdog groups worry that the newly revised federal rules governing medical research don't go far enough to protect the rights and privacy of patients. Dana Neely/Getty Images hide caption

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Shots - Health News

Scientists Needn't Get A Patient's Consent To Study Blood Or DNA

In its update of ethics rules aimed at protecting patients, the Obama administration decided against a provision that scientists said would hinder research. Consumer advocates aren't happy.

Japandroids' new album, Near To The Wild Heart Of Life, comes out January 27. Camilo Christen/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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First Listen

First Listen: Japandroids, 'Near To The Wild Heart Of Life'

After Celebration Rock fixated on staying young and feeling raw, the Vancouver duo's new album re-envisions youth as a passageway to a new and better place.

Near To The Wild Heart Of Life

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Most of Boeing's job cuts this year will come from the commercial jetliner workforce at Boeing facilities in western Washington, including at the company's wide body assembly factory in Everett. Ed Turner/Courtesy of Future of Flight Center/Boeing hide caption

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Business

Boeing To Start Trump Era With New Wave Of Downsizing

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Aviation giant Boeing, a corporate sponsor of the inauguration and one of the country's largest exporters, is planning new buyouts and layoffs on top of nearly 11,000 job cuts last year.

Boeing To Start Trump Era With New Wave Of Downsizing

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Research with living systems is never simple, scientists say, so there are many possible sources of variation in any experiment, ranging from the animals and cells to the details of lab technique. Tom Werner/Getty Images hide caption

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Shots - Health News

What Does It Mean When Cancer Findings Can't Be Reproduced?

Results from some key cancer studies were different when the experiments were redone in different labs. Scientists don't yet know why but say the answer could have health implications for patients.

What Does It Mean When Cancer Findings Can't Be Reproduced?

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One of the 8,400 remaining U.S. troops in Afghanistan guards the bay of a CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter as it flies near Kabul. David Welna/NPR hide caption

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Parallels - World News

After 8 Years Of Unbroken War, Obama Hands Over Conflicts To Trump

President Obama is the first president to serve eight years with the U.S. at war, nonstop, from beginning to end. Donald Trump now inherits ongoing conflicts in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan.

After 8 Years Of Unbroken War, Obama Hands Over Conflicts To Trump

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Thomas Graham, a former U.S. diplomat and the managing director of Kissinger Associates, Inc., says the focus when dealing with the Kremlin should be on "opening diplomatic channels and reducing the risk of unwanted confrontation." Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP hide caption

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Parallels - World News

How To Salvage U.S.-Russia Relations: One Expert's Take

"At this point, we're being manipulated by the Russians at very little cost to them. Things pop up, and we go into a frenzy," Thomas Graham of Kissinger Associates tells NPR in a rare interview.

Former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue talks with reporters after meeting with President-elect Donald Trump in New York in November 2016. He's Trump's choice for agriculture secretary. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption

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The Two-Way - News Blog

Trump To Nominate Former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue To Head Agriculture Department

Perdue is popular with farmer groups and establishment Republicans. If he is confirmed, he will be in charge of food aid to the poor and other programs that some members of Congress want to cut.

The train, which began its journey in Yiwu, China, pulls into a rail freight terminal on Wednesday in London, after traveling for 16 days — across about 7,456 miles and nine countries. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images hide caption

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The Two-Way - News Blog

China's First Freight Train To The U.K. Rolls Into London

The train, which traveled nearly 7,500 miles, marks a milestone in China's intended revival of the centuries-old Silk Road trade routes linking East and West.

Billionaire investor Wilbur Ross, Commerce Secretary nominee for U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, arrives Wednesday for his Senate confirmation hearing. Ross is warning America's trading partners to practice "fair trade" and cut state control over business if they want access to the world's biggest economy. T.J. Kirkpatrick/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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Business

Ex-Democrat Wilbur Ross Makes Some Republicans Nervous At Confirmation Hearing

The Commerce Secretary nominee signaled that the Trump administration would respond aggressively to trade violations, but several GOP senators worried that such confrontations could harm the economy.

Ex-Democrat Wilbur Ross Makes Some Republicans Nervous At Confirmation Hearing

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Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani was named a special adviser on cybersecurity by President-elect Donald Trump. This position is likely to benefit his business. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption

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Politics

Unclear Role Of Trump's Special Advisers Has Some Concerned

President-elect Donald Trump has named some well-known figures as special advisers. But what that title might mean and how much power the positions might hold remains to be seen.

Unclear Role Of Trump's Special Advisers Has Some Concerned

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