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Volunteers look at ballots during a hand recount in Palm Beach, Florida. The recount decided the election in favor of the Republican candidates for Senate and governor but election experts warn that similar problems could crop up again in 2020 if the state doesn't address them immediately.

Florida's Recount Is Over, But Worries About A 2020 Election 'Meltdown' Persist

Florida's recount process was marred by accusations of incompetence, antiquated voting technology and even a ballot design issue that some Democrats believe cost them a Senate seat.

Nonnatus House welcomes a new midwife, Lucille Anderson played by Leonie Elliott (center) ("Wondrous Oblivion," "Danny and the Human Zoo," BLACK MIRROR), the first West Indian midwife to be featured as a series regular. Her story reflects the experiences of Caribbean nurses who traveled to the U.K. in the 1960s to support the expanding National Health Service.

CALL THE MIDWIFE: Season 7

Airs Sundays, March 25, 2018 from 8-10 p.m. & April 1-May 6, 2018 from 8-9 p.m. on KPBS TV

A suicidal depression almost ended Ella Risbridger's life, but the London poet and journalist instead ended up writing an uplifting cookbook that promises to "make you fall in love with the world again."

How The Author Of 'Midnight Chicken' Unexpectedly Built A Life Worth Living

Ella Risbridger was suicidally depressed when she roasted a chicken and ended up writing an uplifting, genre-bending cookbook that reads like a magical mix of memoir, novel and self-help book.

Why There's A Lot Of Buzz About A Possible Mosquito Emoji

There are 2,666 emojis for tweeting and texting. A mosquito is not one of them. Global health campaigners are trying to change that.

Gnawing Questions: Is Sugar From Fruit The Same As Sugar From Candy?

Stories about the harms of sugar have consumers wondering whether they should put the apple back on the shelf.

The author's mother, Jenna Cho, holding a pot of samgyetang in her home in Mercer Island, Wash.

Korean Culinary Cures: From Tummy Aches To Hangovers, Here's How Moms Cook Up Relief

Cooking to soothe sick children is a ritual for moms around the world. In Korea, some foods are widely believed to help treat ailments and boost health. Here's a look at some popular healing dishes.

The People's Defense Court in the Rojava district of northeast Syria. Judges here have been holding trials of thousands of ISIS fighters. The Kurdish-led region broke from Syrian government control in 2012 and has developed its own justice system that it says adheres to Western standards of human rights.

'Revenge Is For The Weak': Kurdish Courts In Northeastern Syria Take On ISIS Cases

Kurdish Syrian authorities have tried 7,000 ISIS suspects in a justice system that bans torture and the death penalty. Some of the judges are women, which comes as a shock to ISIS fighters on trial.

Emperor Akihito, seen here with Empress Michiko during a state visit to the Philippines last year, could be allowed to abdicate if Japan's legislature changes the law governing the throne.

Japan Explores Ways For Emperor To Abdicate The Throne

Emperor Akihito, 83, has suggested that he would like to step down from the Chrysanthemum Throne.

Since Khashoggi's Death, Saudi Arabia Struggles To Repair Its Reputation

A year ago this week, Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed in the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul. His death was blamed on the kingdom's crown prince.

Pete Townshend originally wrote the songs on The Who's new album for Roger Daltrey as a solo artist. "I wrote them for Roger because I knew that Roger would sing them best," he says.

Pete Townshend On Creativity, 'The Age Of Anxiety' And The Who's New Record

Townshend talks about his debut novel, how it relates to The Who's rock opera, Tommy, and what he'd say now to his younger self – the one who wrote the lyric "I hope I die before I get old."

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