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How the electoral college process works, Donald Trump's private security, the 'Jolie effect'
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Dec 19, 2016
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How the electoral college process works, Donald Trump's private security, the 'Jolie effect'

The Electoral College meets in state capitols around the country on Monday, Donald Trump's unprecedented security move, do celebrity medical endorsements matter?

U.S. Secret Service agents surround GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump as other security officers subdue a man who attempted to rush the stage during a Trump rally in Dayton, Ohio, on March 12, 2016.
U.S. Secret Service agents surround GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump as other security officers subdue a man who attempted to rush the stage during a Trump rally in Dayton, Ohio, on March 12, 2016.
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The Electoral College meets in state capitols around the country on Monday, Donald Trump's unprecedented security move, do celebrity medical endorsements matter?

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How did the process of the electoral vote get started in the first place? And is it just an arcane system, or a check and balance for democracy?
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Former Secret Service agent Joseph Funk says training and reflexes keep presidents alive — special skills that even the best security personnel don't have.
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"SING" is a new animated film about a town's special singing competition. The director spoke to Alex Cohen about the movie's musical choices and more.
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Over the years, a handful of direct-to-consumer genetic testing kits have come on the market. You take a swab, run it inside your check, send it to to a company, and they send back a breakdown of your genes.
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One study examined the impact of Angelina Jolie's 2013 New York Times Op-ed to find out.
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Companies that make opioid drugs are looking overseas boost sales - and that's causing concern among medical officials.
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A massive die-off of oysters in the San Francisco Bay in 2011 is the subject of a new study looking at climate change and extreme weather.
Listen 8:51
For people recently released from prison, it can be tough to get a job, and finding employment is one of the major factors that keep the formerly incarcerated from ending up behind bars again.