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A CIA Officer Visits Moscow, Returns With Mysterious, Crippling Headaches

Marc Polymeropoulos, a senior CIA official, photographed in Moscow's Red Square in 2017. He fell ill on that trip and has since suffered debilitating migraine headaches that led him to resign from the agency. Courtesy of Marc Polymeropoulos hide caption

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National Security

A CIA Officer Visits Moscow, Returns With Mysterious, Crippling Headaches

Dozens of U.S. diplomats in Cuba and China have complained of chronic, unexplained ailments. Now an ex-CIA official says he had to retire after a trip to Russia led to debilitating migraines.

Elections

How Voting Is Different This Year

by Pam Fessler , Miles Parks

How Voting Is Different This Year

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National Security

A CIA Officer Visits Moscow, Returns With Mysterious, Crippling Headaches

by Greg Myre

A CIA Officer Visits Moscow, Returns With Mysterious, Crippling Headaches

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White Waves Cooper Sams

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Nobody Mitski

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When Shoplifting Is A Felony: Retailers Back Harsher Penalties For Store Theft

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Business

When Shoplifting Is A Felony: Retailers Back Harsher Penalties For Store Theft

by Alina Selyukh

When Shoplifting Is A Felony: Retailers Back Harsher Penalties For Store Theft

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Power Shut-Offs Become A Way Of Life For Many Californians

by Lily Jamali

Power Shut-Offs Become A Way Of Life For Many Californians

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Murmuration (feat. Shopan) Blue Wednesday

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Give Out Sharon Van Etten

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Medical Treatments

How The U.S. Plans To Distribute Potential Coronavirus Vaccines

by Pien Huang

How The U.S. Plans To Distribute Potential Coronavirus Vaccines

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Experts To Western States: Time To Finally Fight Wildfires With More Fire

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Experts To Western States: Time To Finally Fight Wildfires With More Fire

by Eric Westervelt

Experts To Western States: Time To Finally Fight Wildfires With More Fire

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Lessons The Cinematic Orchestra

Theater

Is It Theater? Chekhov's 'The Seagull' Adaptation For The Sims 4 To Stream On Twitch

by Jennifer Vanasco

Is It Theater? Chekhov's 'The Seagull' Adaptation For The Sims 4 To Stream On Twitch

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Saint Ivy Beach Fossils

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Baby Come Home Mark Barrott

On Disabilities

What It's Like To Be A Radio Host With Hearing Loss

by Manoush Zomorodi , Mary Louise Kelly

What It's Like To Be A Radio Host With Hearing Loss

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Cutscene 1 RAC

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Time Pink Floyd

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Politics

Official On Why He Resigned From Federal Salary Council

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Elections

Georgia Sees Surge In Black Voter Turnout

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Animals

Hairless Opossum In Texas Gets Wardrobe Of Tiny Sweaters

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Everything FM-84

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Redbone Childish Gambino

Health

Cities On Both Sides Of U.S.-Mexico Border Strain Under Coronavirus Surge

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Democrats Take Campaign Fundraising To New Levels In 2020

by Susan Davis

Democrats Take Campaign Fundraising To New Levels In 2020

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Untitled Kate Bollinger

Elections

Where Are Presidential Candidates A Week Before Election Day?

by Scott Detrow

Where Are Presidential Candidates A Week Before Election Day?

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'Dude, I'm Done': When Politics Tears Families And Friendships Apart

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'Dude, I'm Done': When Politics Tears Families And Friendships Apart

by Tovia Smith

'Dude, I'm Done': When Politics Tears Families And Friendships Apart

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Isolated AK & Sublab

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Philadelphia To Investigate Fatal Police Shooting Of Walter Wallace

by Nina Feldman

Philadelphia To Investigate Fatal Police Shooting Of Walter Wallace

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Plus tôt Alexandra Streliski

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Gold, Green John Metcalfe

Echoes Of Today's Unrest Run Through 'The Cold Millions'

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Author Interviews

Echoes Of Today's Unrest Run Through 'The Cold Millions'

by Ari Shapiro

Echoes Of Today's Unrest Run Through 'The Cold Millions'

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Kamera Wilco

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Doralice João Gilberto

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How Voting Is Different This Year

A CIA Officer Visits Moscow, Returns With Mysterious, Crippling Headaches

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When Shoplifting Is A Felony: Retailers Back Harsher Penalties For Store Theft

Power Shut-Offs Become A Way Of Life For Many Californians

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How The U.S. Plans To Distribute Potential Coronavirus Vaccines

Experts To Western States: Time To Finally Fight Wildfires With More Fire

Is It Theater? Chekhov's 'The Seagull' Adaptation For The Sims 4 To Stream On Twitch

What It's Like To Be A Radio Host With Hearing Loss

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Official On Why He Resigned From Federal Salary Council

Georgia Sees Surge In Black Voter Turnout

Hairless Opossum In Texas Gets Wardrobe Of Tiny Sweaters

Cities On Both Sides Of U.S.-Mexico Border Strain Under Coronavirus Surge

Democrats Take Campaign Fundraising To New Levels In 2020

Where Are Presidential Candidates A Week Before Election Day?

'Dude, I'm Done': When Politics Tears Families And Friendships Apart

Philadelphia To Investigate Fatal Police Shooting Of Walter Wallace

Echoes Of Today's Unrest Run Through 'The Cold Millions'

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