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On today's show: Instability grows in the Gulf region; how the food industry preys on kids; the life and work of poet and civil rights icon Gwendolyn Brooks on her 100th birthday. (episode)
Over the next two days, the Senate will hold back-to-back hearings that may shine new light on the relationship between the Trump campaign and administration, and the Russian government.
The situation in the Gulf region appears to be evolving rapidly, with a sense of instability growing following reports of deadly assaults today in the Iranian capital.
The nation's top law enforcement agency may soon have a new leader, President Donald Trump announced on Twitter on Wednesday.
Last July, Philando Castile was killed by a police officer. Castile was shot as he allegedly reached for his ID; his girlfriend live-streamed the aftermath with her cell phone.
If accepted, the pipeline will carry the oil across Ojibwe tribal lands. Tribal groups are worried about oil spills, and environmental groups are also concerned.
"In the absence of doing something about the food marketing, particularly directed at children, it's going to be hard to do much about the obesity epidemic."
In honor of what would be her 100th birthday, "The Golden Shovel Anthology" is a new collection of poems celebrating the work of poet and civil rights icon Gwendolyn Brooks.