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Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, attends a media briefing earlier this year at the Pentagon. He told NPR on Thursday that the U.S. military is still considering "a whole series of protocols" when it comes to the coronavirus.

Top U.S. General: Proposed COVID-19 Recruiting Ban 'Has Not Been Approved'

The interim guidance — which recommends disqualifying applicants who have been hospitalized with the disease — is still under review, according to Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman talks to reporters in January at the Capitol in Olympia about a series of election and ballot security bills her office is asking the state Legislature to consider during the current session.

Mail-In Voting Is 'Not Rampant Voter Fraud,' Says Washington's Top Election Official

The Republican secretary of state for the state of Washington, which votes almost entirely by mail, is pushing back President Trump's claims that the vote-by-mail process will result in voter fraud.

Arizona Gator Gets $6,000 Prosthetic Tail

Mr. Stubbs (his tail was bitten off years ago) was taken in by the Phoenix Herpetological Society. There, The Arizona Republic reports, an orthopedic care specialist realized a silicone tail could be designed for him. Now, Mr. Stubbs sports a $6,000 prosthetic.

Oxford English Dictionary Updates With 6 Dahl Words

Children's author Roald Dahl would have turned 100 this week. To celebrate, the OED added 6 words and expressions from Dahl's writing. For example: golden ticket, Oompa Loompa and Scrumdiddlyumptious.

College Football Playoffs Won't Please Everyone

The College Football Playoff committee announced that Ohio State took the final spot along with Alabama, Oregon and Florida State. Holly Anderson of Grantland.com joins Robert Siegel to talk about the aftermath.

Damage is seen after a magnitude 6.4 earthquake rocked Lombok, Indonesia, early Sunday.

Strong 6.4 Magnitude Quake Strikes Indonesia

More than a dozen people have been killed and more than 160 others injured in a 6.4 magnitude earthquake that shook Indonesian tourist spot Lombok island and surrounding areas, officials say.

How the U.S.'s top intel agencies are thinking about AI

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with National Security Agency head Gen. Paul Nakasone and FBI Director Christopher Wray at an international conference on Cybersecurity at New York's Fordham University.

Documentary tells Gloria Gaynor's story from the top of disco to rock bottom

Gloria Gaynor scored one of the biggest hits of the disco era with "I Will Survive." NPR's A Martinez talks to Gaynor about a new documentary that tells the story of what came after her hit song.

"Was there a 'quid pro quo'?" Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland said in his opening remarks to House Intelligence Committee."With regard to the requested White House call and White House meeting, the answer is yes."

Sondland Says Top Trump Officials Knew Of Push For Ukraine Investigations

A Pentagon official said Ukraine asked about the military aid on July 25, the day the nations' leaders spoke. It has been assumed that Kyiv wasn't aware the funding was put on hold until much later.

Jason Dean received six stitches and a tetanus shot after he cut his knee in May. In August, his wife, DeeAnn, feared going to the same emergency room where he was treated, delaying her diagnosis of Rocky Mountain spotted fever.

The ER charged him $6,589.77 for 6 stitches, a cost that led his wife to avoid the ER

With few options for health care in their rural community, a Tennessee couple's experience with one outrageous bill could have led to a deadly delay when they needed help the most.

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