Tuesday, May 9, 2017

Will This Obscure Senate Rule Dictate Tax and Health Care Policy?

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#1 Politics & Power

The Obscure Senate Rule That Will Dictate Tax and Health Care Policy

The Byrd Rule determines what can - and can't - get through the Senate with a bare majority.

#2 Rising Stars

Meet Microsoft's 'Chief Literary Officer' Scripting Cortana's Charisma

Meet the chatty writer behind Microsoft's artificially intelligent bot.…

#3 Fast Forward

As Family Farms Fade, This Industry Booms

Like the ag operations they serve, auction firms in the heartland are consolidating ownership an…

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#4 Fast Forward

What the South Korean Election Can Teach America

America planted democracy in Korea, and Korea mastered the art of protest.

#5 The Huddle

The Female Hero Baseball Forgot

She was the first female pitcher to play in integrated men's professional baseball.

#6 Good Sh*t

The Slovenian Writer Who Travels the World With His Words

Evald Flisar is a Slovenian writer with global flair.

#7 True Story

Whitey Bulger: I Was a Guinea Pig for CIA Drug Experiments

Doing life at a U.S. penitentiary for 19 murders, James "Whitey" Bulger is not going to blame the LSD the government gave him. But he's ready to talk about it.

#8 Flashback

The Incredible Legend of the First Black Samurai

He went from an African slave to a storied samurai.

Video series Rising Stars

Is This 6'7" Rookie the Next Great Yankee Slugger?

Aaron Judge is built like an NFL Hall of Famer. But the Yankees home run hitter has his eyes on Cooperstown.

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Moon Jae-in Claims Victory

He shot for the moon. With 41.4 percent of the vote - nearly double the share of his nearest challenger - and following th…

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