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"We rarely come out and say, 'You should not do this.' But this is one of the exceptions," consumer advocate Teresa Murray says, warning against the lure of rock-bottom prices from unfamiliar sellers.

In the future, Britain is partly submerged by rising seas. What do people remember of the past? NPR's Scott Simon talks to author Ian McEwan about his novel, "What We Can Know."

People get a lot wrong when it comes to paying for vacation, say travel experts, and that can cost serious cash. Here's how to plan a trip that's safe, adventurous and under budget.

Unable to compete successfully with Facebook and Google for digital advertising, Verizon signals a return to its roots as a telecommunications company.

As eBay continues to rack up headlines as well as sales, the modern-day live auctioneer has turned to the internet in an effort to keep the profession up to date. Individual web pages, e-mail lists, proxy bids via e-mail, and digital photographs of auction items are ways that auctioneers are competing with the online auction services. And the future of auctioneering will take them even further from the well-loved traditions of the trade. Liane attends an auction in Vienna, Virginia, and speaks with Chris Rasmus of the Auction Marketing Institute.

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Rachel Martin talks to Sen. Richard Blumenthal about how senators are expected to question how the FBI and Department of Justice handled the investigation into Hillary Clinton's email server.

"I think it's ... one of the big stories of this week, of this month, of this year," Donald Trump said of the meeting. A Democratic strategist said it was "foolish to create such optics."

A White House lawyer told NPR the administration is "committed to fully cooperating with Mr. Mueller."

After a firehose of a first six weeks back in the White House, President Trump delivered a boastful and partisan address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday night. Here are six takeaways from the speech.