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Stocks opened mixed this morning as McDonald's reported better than expected earnings for the first few months of the year.

NPR's Scott Horsley reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped about 50 points in early trading.

Campaign staffers bet on their own candidates and made thousands of dollars on prediction markets.

As NPR's Luke Garrett reports exclusively, these staffers use inside campaign information to bet with an edge and win big.

There is new research on cell phone bans in schools across the United States and their effectiveness.

More than two-thirds of states have implemented some type of restrictions.

NPR's Sequoia Carrillo reports on the latest findings from the National Bureau of Economic Research.

On Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is down about 22 points.

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Iran's foreign ministry says Iranian officials are examining the Trump administration's latest proposal to end the war.

The details have not yet been made public.

Officials in several countries are hurriedly trying to trace passengers who were on a cruise ship where the rare hantavirus has been found.

Three passengers have died, several others are sick.

The cruise ship operator says about 40 people disembarked after the first passenger died.

There was a fire in New York City this week at the famous Eugene O'Neill Theater.

The century-old building now has water, smoke, and electrical damage.

The current production running there is the hit Book of Mormon.

Jeff London reports producers say that they want to reopen the show on May 19th.

Again on Wall Street, the Dow is now down about 10 points.