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Lincoln Clay, the lead character in Mafia III, is a protagonist rarely featured by the gaming industry.

How One Video Game Unflinchingly Tackles Racism With History And Raw Interactions

Creators of Mafia III, set in a fictionalized Louisiana, took a documentary approach to confronting players with prejudice and bigotry of the 1960s South from the perspective of a black protagonist.

Having volunteers who are learning German answer questions about grammar and semantics of the language while inside an MRI machine might show particular patterns in brain changes, researchers say. They hope their study could offer clues to how the brain best learns a second language.

Learning German In The Name Of Science And Cross-Cultural Collaboration

Ninety young Syrian refugees are teaming up with neuroscientists in Leipzig to figure out the quickest and best way to teach German as a second language. Vocabulary first, or grammar early on, too?

Immigrants, union members, workers and supporters marched in downtown Los Angeles last spring to call for greater rights for immigrants and improved conditions for workers.

Anticipating Trump: Deportation Fears Give Immigrant Advocates A Boost

Nationwide, local officials have vowed to defy President-elect Donald Trump should he try to deport immigrants in their cities. Some advocates wish they had stood up sooner.

Drinking was a big part of life in Colonial America. It also required some experimentation and creativity on the part of colonists looking to create cocktails with new and unfamiliar ingredients.

A Survival Guide To Colonial Cocktails (So You Don't Die Drinking Them)

Colonists in the New World experimented with new and unfamiliar ingredients. The results were Lambswool, Ass's Milk and other innovative drinks, some of which could kill you.

Then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and former president Bill Clinton attend Barack Obama's second inauguration in 2013.

Hillary And Bill Clinton To Attend Trump Inauguration

George W. Bush and his wife, Laura, also announced Tuesday they would attend. And Jimmy Carter has previously announced his intention to be on hand.

Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, introduced a resolution that will serve as the vehicle for repealing key parts of Obamacare.

Republicans Take The First Step To Repeal Obamacare

Senate Republicans introduced a budget resolution that starts the process to defund key chunks of the Affordable Care Act. President-elect Donald Trump says he'll sign a bill.

Some of the thousands of illegal firearms Chicago police confiscated in 2014.

Gun Violence Should Be Treated As A Public Health Crisis, Study Says

The U.S. "has the highest rate of gun-related deaths among industrialized countries, with more than 30,000 fatalities annually," the study says. Yet funding for gun violence research is limited.

Ford CEO Mark Fields addresses employees in Flat Rock, Mich., on Tuesday, about changing plans to build a new factory in Mexico.

Shaming Firms That Export Jobs Has Worked For Trump So Far

Analysts are watching to see whether the Twitter blasts continue and threatened tariffs emerge. The strategies could save jobs or could hurt the economy if other countries retaliate.

Fisk University Works To Move Past Cash-Strapped History

The Fisk Jubilee Singers famously saved Fisk University from financial ruin 150 years ago. But even now, the Nashville school's financial problems remain.

First Leader Outlines History Of Congressional Ethics Office

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Leo Wise, who served as the first head of the Office of Congressional Ethics, about the history of the office.

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