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In the wake of the Oakland 'Ghost Ship' fire, what happens next?
An Oakland warehouse fire claimed at least three dozen lives this weekend. The fire broke out Friday night during a concert at a building which housed artists’ studios and living spaces.
By Madeleine Brand • • 50m ListenAn Oakland warehouse fire claimed at least three dozen lives this weekend. The fire broke out Friday night during a concert at the building, which also housed artists’ studios and living spaces. We hear from a witness and talk about what happens next.
Donald Trump has chosen Ben Carson to run the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Could he undo a wide-ranging anti-discrimination rule for cities implemented by President Obama?
A fake news story became frighteningly real when a man with gun showed up at a Washington D.C. pizzeria apparently because of false online claims that it was the site of a child sex trafficking ring run by the Clintons. People are also pointing fingers at Michael Flynn, Trump’s pick for national security advisor, for fanning the fake story.
The novel ‘Mr. Monkey’ pulls back the curtain on a children’s theater production.
Photo courtesy of REUTERS/Stephen Lam; A man places flowers at a makeshift memorial near the scene of a fire in the Fruitvale district of Oakland, California.
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4 storiesOakland 'Ghost Ship' fire: what happened and what's next
The Oakland warehouse fire claimed at least three dozen lives this weekend. The building was used as a studio and living space for artists, as well as a venue for underground concerts and parties. The fire broke out Friday night during a concert.
Read the story16 minWhat Ben Carson as HUD chief means for public housing
Donald Trump has chosen neurosurgeon Ben Carson to run the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Carson has no housing policy experience. He was previously considered for other cabinet positions, but reportedly told the Trump administration he didn’t have enough experience to run a government agency. What will he do at HUD?
Read the story8 minChildren's theater takes center stage in Francine Prose's 'Mr. Monkey'
Picture actors onstage wearing outlandish costumes, exaggerating their lines and making silly jokes. Who are they and why are they doing this? Those questions are the seeds of Francine Prose’s funny and moving new novel ‘Mr. Monkey.’
Read the story14 minFake news story leads to a shooting at a DC pizzeria
A man with an assault rifle was arrested at a Washington, D.C. pizzeria yesterday. The suspect said he came to “self-investigate” PizzaGate, which is a fake conspiracy circulating online. The story claims that D.C.’s Comet Ping Pong restaurant is at the center of a child sex trafficking ring run by Bill and Hillary Clinton.
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