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Unlike most dairy cows in America, which are descended from just two bulls, this cow at Pennsylvania State University has a different ancestor: She is the daughter of a bull that lived decades ago, called University of Minnesota Cuthbert. The bull's frozen semen was preserved by the U.S. Agriculture Department.

Most U.S. Dairy Cows Are Descended From Just 2 Bulls. That's Not Good

The drive to make more milk has had an unsavory side effect: Cows have become more genetically similar and less fertile. Scientists are trying to recover valuable genetic variation that was lost.

The whistleblower complaint says notes from President Trump's call with the Ukrainian president, released this week, were loaded into an electronic system meant for classified information "of an especially sensitive nature."

Former Officials Say White House's Use Of Secret System Is Unusual, 'Disturbing'

National Security Council officials from prior administrations say a top-secret system reserved for highly sensitive government secrets should not be used for transcripts of foreign leader calls.

Are Tech Giants Doing Enough To Fight Against Foreign Powers Trying To Influence Elections?

The Senate Intelligence Committee has summoned top executives from Facebook, Twitter and Google to testify on Wednesday about foreign influence campaigns.

The State Of Election Security Ahead Of Midterms

With the 2018 midterms approaching, election security is a major concern for state governments. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Politico cybersecurity reporter Eric Geller.

Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads the Philadelphia Orchestra, one of two leading American orchestras offering no music composed by women in the upcoming season.

The Sound Of Silence: Female Composers At The Symphony

America's top orchestras are presenting little if any music written by women next season. Why is that?

Ballots are prepared for counting at a polling station in Rouen, northern France, during the first round of the French presidential elections, on Sunday.

French Voters Shun Political Parties, Sending Macron, Le Pen To Presidential Runoff

Political outsider Emmanuel Macron has come in top place in the first round of the election with around 24 percent of the vote. Far-right candidate Marine Le Pen trailed with 22 percent.

Les Moonves And CBS's Culture Of Harassment

NPR's Michel Martin speaks to Debra Katz, a civil rights lawyer specializing in sexual harassment, about the accusations of sexual misconduct against CBS CEO Les Moonves.

Israeli students snap photos of the Syrian landscape from Mount Bental in the Golan Heights, which is occupied by Israel. Israelis have even watched Syrian troop and rebel movements from here.

In the Golan Heights: Stray Bullets And Spring Cleaning

The Syrian civil war rages just a short distance across the frontier from Israeli-occupied territory. As spring blossoms around them, Israelis are watching warily.

Try To Keep Count Of How Many Times You Hear 'Confirmation' This Week

This week will be packed with Senate confirmation hearings for some of President-elect Donald Trump's top officials, but some nominees still have incomplete ethic reviews.

<em>The New York Times</em> removed the first woman to ever hold its top editor post and replaced her with the first person of color to ever do so.

A Complicated First: A Black Editor Takes The Helm At The Gray Lady

When The New York Times removed Jill Abramson from the top editor spot at the paper — the first woman in the role — the publisher replaced her with Dean Baquet — the first black person in that job.

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