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NPR's A Martinez talks to Evan Drellich, a senior writer for The Athletic, who covered the Houston Astro's 2017 cheating scandal. His new book is called: Winning Fixes Everything.

The violent birth and subsequent splintering of the Irish Republican Army is the subject of a new film called The Wind That Shakes the Barley. Director Ken Loach's uncompromising stance on class struggle has made him no stranger to controversy. But he has drawn particularly sharp criticism in England for his depiction of the struggle for Irish independence.

"He made it big all due to his own efforts. We had nothing to do with it," Ohtani's former coach, Shoji Asari, says of the Los Angeles Angels' superstar. Asari emphasized fun over winning.

Last March, when we first visited Milford, N.H., to gauge residents' attitudes about the upcoming primary, the presidential race was far from people's minds. Now on the verge of Tuesday's balloting, the number of undecided voters has shrunk dramatically.

Born in a small Idaho town, Sarah Palin grew up in an active and outdoorsy family, Kaylene Johnson, author of Palin's biography, "Sarah: How A Hockey Mom Turned Alaska's Political Establishment Upside Down," tells Liane Hansen. Palin is an evangelical who is also known as "fiercely competitive."

Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on Monday rejected critics' charges that he allowed the Justice Department to become politicized under his watch, telling NPR that he believes history will favorably judge his tenure. But he acknowledged having made mistakes.

Journalist Lawrence Wright's new book, Going Clear, is a penetrating look at Scientology and its famous practitioners. The book centers on Crash and Million Dollar Baby screenwriter Paul Haggis, who famously left the church over its support for an anti-gay marriage initiative in California.

With voting nearly complete, long-time workers should soon see pay rise by about 33%, while some newer workers and temps will see their pay more than double. Final tallies are expected this weekend.

President Biden pledged to stop work on the wall on the southern border. But this week, his administration said it's moving forward on a piece of it.

Arlington officials identified James Yoo as the suspect involved in the massive Monday night explosion. Police say he is presumed dead as they investigate what caused the home to go up in flames.