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Less than two months after reported allegations, Wynn is unemployed and facing public shame and an uncertain future.

In Portland, Ore., people have gone beyond the trend of Little Free Libraries, creating all kinds of sidewalk installations to spark joy.

Snigdha Prakash reports on new documents showing that drug giant Parke Davis promoted the use of neurontin for pain treatment, even though it was not approved by the FDA for that use. Documents come from a trial underway in federal court in Boston.

Carrie Kahn of member station KPBS in San Diego reports that delegates to the Republican Convention approved new platform language that would support denying citizenship to the children of illegal immigrants. Immigration issues remain central both to hardliners in the party, and to the residents of San Diego.

NPR's Vicky Que reports that the Clinton administration is announcing a set of reforms designed to speed the approval of new cancer therapies by the Food and Drug Administration. The announcement comes as Congress is considering a variety of FDA reforms that would affect how the agency handles foods, drugs and medical devices.

Russell Lewis from member station KPBS reports on the contentious battle to build a new ballpark in San Diego. Residents long ago approved the plan, but various scandals have forced a halt in construction.

Weeks after the Food and Drug Administration approved the Alzheimer's drug Aduhelm, doctors are struggling to figure out who should get the drug and how to use it safely.

The Supreme Court hears arguments on whether student placement systems in Louisville, Ky., and Seattle, Wash., are acceptable ways to maintain racial diversity -- or are unacceptable quota systems. The programs are being challenged by parents whose children weren't placed in their preferred schools.

President Trump spent much of the week on the defense after major setbacks ranging from the courts and the economy to foreign policy.

President Obama will nominate Jim Comey to be the country's next FBI director on Friday. Comey is best-known for raising alarms about a secret surveillance program during the Bush years. That issue has taken on new resonance after the latest revelations of government surveillance.