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  • The Senate Armed Services Committee hears testimony from Navy Vice Adm. Albert Church, whose Pentagon report on treatment of detainees in U.S. custody did not find any senior-level responsibility for abuses.
  • Steve Inskeep talks to Russell Vought, acting director of the Office of Management and Budget, about President Trump's proposed budget for 2020. NPR's Mara Liasson weighs in on the conversation.
  • Gov. Ralph Northam is being called on to resign after a racist photo surfaced. The two Democratic officials in line behind him to assume the governorship are both embroiled in scandals of their own.
  • In a year filled with gripping health stories, here are the ones that were the most popular with Shots readers. Think beauty pageant queens, pronouns and Ebola.
  • President-elect Barack Obama's top choice for U.S. attorney general seems to be Eric Holder. Holder was the No. 2 official in the Justice Department under President Clinton. The Obama team says no final decision has been made.
  • Chloe Malle will be the new head of editorial content for American Vogue, taking over for editor Anna Wintour. NPR asks fashion journalist Amy Odell what this means for the future of the publication.
  • Two top aides for Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson have quit the campaign. The retired neurosurgeon has seen his fortunes wane since national security took center stage on the campaign.
  • Maggie Ullman Berthiaume, 41, is a climate advocate who lives in the Claxton neighborhood with her spouse and daughter. She's lived in Asheville for 24 years.
  • In rare public statement, Zheng Guoguang said climate change could have devastating ecological impacts on China.
  • It was former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's first debate after spending more than $300 million on ads. He had an uneven performance, especially when it came to his record on women.
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