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Crock-Pot to "This Is Us" fans: Our slow cookers won't kill your dad

by Kai Ryssdal
Jan 26, 2018
#CrockPotIsInnocent, the company says.
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Trump's tax returns are under lock and key

by Kai Ryssdal
Nov 17, 2017
Along with every other presidents' taxes.
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan looks on as President Donald Trump speaks about tax reform legislation in the Cabinet Room at the White House, November 2, 2017 in Washington, DC.
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In just a few seconds, Gary Cohn accidentally illustrated the problem with the Republican tax plan

by Kai Ryssdal
Nov 15, 2017
"Why aren't the other hands up?"
Economic adviser Gary Cohn waits to speak during the daily news briefing at the White House on Sept. 28.
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The Capitol built a little ramp for DC ducks

by Kai Ryssdal
May 16, 2017
Maybe the cutest government infrastructure project.
A mother duck provides shade for her ducklings in a pond near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC.
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The jobs numbers were never phony

by Kai Ryssdal
Mar 10, 2017
Trump cast doubt on government data repeatedly and without evidence during the campaign.
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer takes questions from reporters during his daily press briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House March 10, 2017 in Washington, DC.
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The accountants behind that Oscars flub are out

by Kai Ryssdal
Mar 1, 2017
Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs says she's 'reviewing' the awards' relationship with PricewaterhouseCoopers.
PricewaterhouseCoopers accountants Martha L. Ruiz and Brian Cullinan walk the red carpet at the 89th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 26, 2017 in Hollywood, California.
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What kind of economy did President Trump actually inherit?

by Kai Ryssdal
Feb 16, 2017
It's not really how he describes it.
From left, First Lady Melania Trump, President Donald Trump, former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama stand on the steps of the U.S. Capitol on Inauguration Day.
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Snuggies are blankets, federal court says

by Kai Ryssdal
Feb 13, 2017
Having sleeves doesn't make it apparel.
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Workers are increasingly distracted by politics on social media

by Kai Ryssdal
Feb 7, 2017
A survey found that reading online posts and talking with co-workers is eating up a lot of time.
A survey found that most full-time workers are spending two to three hours at work reading political posts on social media.
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Kraft Heinz plans to give workers the day off after Super Bowl

by Kai Ryssdal
Feb 3, 2017
Who needs to buy an ad when you get all that press?
   
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