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After President Trump’s firing of the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Planet Money looks at the case of Argentina, where the government interfered with the country’s top statistical agency to manipulate the inflation rate.

Until recently, Jonathan Gross was a Trump political appointee at the Department of Justice and worked on its "Weaponization Working Group." He has now become a vocal critic of the department.

Descendants of the king had sued to block his burial in Leicester Cathedral, arguing his roots were in York. But a court ruled Friday his remains can stay in the city where they were found in 2012.

In Pablo Picasso's painting The Blue Room, infrared technology this week revealed the canvas' previous occupant: a portrait of a melancholy, mustachioed man.

Officials in New York City reportedly have agreed to pay $40 million to five men who were convicted in the 1989 Central Park jogger case, but who were later exonerated.

Larry Lessig wants to crowdsource $1 million for his White House bid, which he says he would use to bring attention to political money and "fix this rigged system."

The Central American country's elections are eerily similar to a scenario that could play out next year, you know, if there's a Donald Trump versus Hillary Clinton face-off.

A few cities, including Paris and Brussels, have canceled fireworks over fears of terrorist attacks. But in most of the world's major cities, celebrations are going forward as planned.

The newborns were evacuated from a rebel stronghold to the capital, Damascus, after lengthy negotiations earlier this month. Today, they died of heart failure as they awaited surgery.

Abe announced he is leaving office before his term ends in 2021 because of poor health. His legacy is controversial and a successor is unclear.