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NPR's Hannah Chinn and Emily Kwong talk about the microbes behind great-tasting chocolate, possible reasons for daytime drowsiness, and a curious observation about the poop of seabirds.

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with our regular political commentators, E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and Brookings Institution, and David Brooks of The New York Times, about the Senate Republican health care bill, the special election in Georgia, and the latest on the investigations into the Trump administration and Russia.

A recent surge in cyclist deaths in NYC has called into question whether cities are taking the necessary steps to keep cyclists safe. Cities are adapting but cyclists say not quickly enough.

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders often develop diabetes at lower weights and younger ages than others. Doctors from these communities are pushing for earlier screenings and lifestyle changes.

Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was targeted by gunfire and a suicide bomber after a political rally near the capital. She was declared dead by doctors at a nearby hospital. National Security Correspondent Jackie Northam and author Shuja Narwaz discuss Bhutto's assassination and what it will mean for parliamentary elections scheduled for January.

They're often paid low wages and lack job protections. A petition to the country's supreme court to support their demands did not see success — and they are protesting.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Maya Cade, who saw how hard it is to access movies by Black directors — so she created the Black Film Archive, a collection of nearly 250 films spanning seven decades.

More than half will go to military spending.

The policy that separated children from parents seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border spurred musicians to write new songs and transform some old ones — to haunting effect.

A hospital's cost calculator said her procedure would be $1,400 for patients without insurance. Instead, the bill was almost $18,000 and, her part was more than $5,000 — the balance of her deductible.