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Jordan Peele's "Candyman," like the original, will film at the grounds of Cabrini-Green in Chicago. But the movie is not a remake of the 1992 horror classic, and the neighborhood isn't what it was 27 years ago either. (@WBEZ)https://n.pr/35i6EIL 

"What bothers me more than anything is that we lost four Americans," Susan Rice, the former U.N. ambassador for the U.S., tells NPR about the controversy surrounding Benghazi.https://n.pr/2LV9Cve 

Brett McGurk, the former special envoy for the fight against ISIS, said President Trump's decision to pull away some U.S. troops from Syria's border with Turkey has the potential to be destabilizing for the region. "This is almost unprecedented," he said.https://n.pr/310sUU6 

NEW: The Russian government's efforts to interfere in the 2016 U.S. elections involved using social media content to mostly target African-Americans, a new Senate committee report concludes.https://n.pr/2VqpnNC 

Blizzard Entertainment, the game developer behind World of Warcraft, has banned professional e-sports player Ng Wai Chung from competing — and has taken away his prize money — after he expressed support for Hong Kong's protest movement.https://n.pr/30ZbRlr 

Employers are using virtual reality as a tool to train millions of workers in everything from operating machines to dealing with armed robbery — and sensory immersion is key to its effectiveness.https://n.pr/3114lX3 

Black parents are twice as likely as white parents to talk about race with their kids, according to one survey. "It's not the role ... of a group of parents to be having those conversations," says one expert. "It really is the responsibility of everyone."https://n.pr/30TeZiF 

“It was the most magical, beautiful, sick place I've ever been,” a survivor says of Minneapolis' Children's Theatre Company. Dozens of young people lived through abuse there in the '70s and '80s, committed by at least 20 adults identified by @MPRnews.https://n.pr/2IwrIBw 

Five young purebred bulls mysteriously showed up dead on a ranch in remote eastern Oregon. The animals were drained of blood with body parts precisely removed. No one is sure who — or what — is killing them.https://n.pr/2AQqPQa 

Adam Silver, the NBA's commissioner, affirmed that the league will not censor players or personnel after it was criticized for its response to an employee's tweet that expressed support for mass protests in Hong Kong.https://n.pr/2Vml9a0 

A majority of parents who responded to one survey said they were very comfortable discussing various aspects of social identity — like race and religion — with their children, but in practice rarely did. Why not? The answer's complicated.https://n.pr/31Xn5bt 

California utility PG&E is warning residents there may be widespread power shutoffs later this week that could affect up to 600,000 customers. The preemptive shutdowns aim to prevent a repeat of last year's Camp Fire amid gusty winds and dry conditions.https://n.pr/2Vn2evN 

Julián Castro escorted 12 asylum seekers in Mexico to the U.S. border on Monday, asking Customs and Border Protection to admit them because they faced violence and harassment for identifying as LGBTQ. CBP agreed, but hours later sent them back to Mexico.https://n.pr/2p0ITEs 

President Trump will present the Medal of Freedom to Edwin Meese III, a former top aide to President Reagan who strove to rebuild the Republican Party in the mid-1960s. He later resigned as attorney general following swirling questions about his ethics.https://n.pr/2MnvoXB 

Before exposing the work of Cambridge Analytica, data scientist Christopher Wylie helped the now-defunct company figure out how to target people online. In his new memoir, he offers details on the project and its players.https://n.pr/2LV4IOQ 

The National Book Foundation has announced the 25 finalists for this year's National Book Awards. The shortlist includes: Susan Choi, "Trust Exercise" Sarah M. Broom, "The Yellow House" Jericho Brown, "The Tradition"https://n.pr/2MhF99q 

ICYMI: A Canadian and two Swiss scientists have won the Nobel Prize in physics for contributions to our understanding of the evolution of the universe and Earth's position in the cosmos.https://n.pr/30X7GGO