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Advocates for some survivors of abuse in prison are asking for their freedom and preparing petitions under a program known as compassionate release.

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Advocates seek compassionate release for women sexually abused while incarcerated

4:42pm October 28, 2022

by Carrie Johnson

The women were sexually abused while incarcerated in federal prison in Dublin, California. The issue is part of a hearing Friday before the U.S. Sentencing Commission.

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Russia says it enlisted 300K new troops to fight in Ukraine and doesn't plan for more

2:43pm October 28, 2022

by Charles Maynes

Russia's defense minister says the military reached its target of adding 300,000 troops to fight in Ukraine. The recruitment effort led many Russians to protest and flee the country.

Supporters of then-President Donald Trump gather on the steps of the state Capitol on Jan. 5, 2021, in Harrisburg, Pa.

State legislative races are on the front lines of democracy this midterm cycle

11:27am October 28, 2022

by Laura Benshoff

More than 6,000 state legislative seats are up for election this year. Republicans and Democrats are spending tens of millions in a battle to shift the balance of power in these chambers.

Where do I apply? Who qualifies? Can borrowers get a refund? NPR took the most frequently asked questions readers had about Biden's student loan relief plan and answered them.

You asked us about Biden's student debt relief plan. We found the answers

9:52am October 28, 2022

Where do I apply? Who qualifies? Can borrowers get a refund? NPR took the most frequently asked questions readers had about Biden's student loan relief plan and answered them.

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Siblings forged an unbreakable bond after leprosy tore apart their family

8:07am October 28, 2022

by Jo Corona

The Hawaiian island of Molokai was once the site of America's largest leprosy colony. A brother and sister in Hawaii discuss how their lives were shaped by leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease.

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Coast Guard boats patrol in front of the partially collapsed Champlain Towers South condo building in Surfside, Fla. in July 2021. Residents of a Miami Beach building on the same street were forced to evacuate on Thursday evening.

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A Miami building is evacuated near the site of the deadly Surfside condo collapse

6:41am October 28, 2022

by The Associated Press

Residents of the 14-story building were forced to evacuate Thursday evening after officials determined the structure was unsafe and gave orders to leave.

One journalist's memoir of rehabilitation is being banned in Florida state prisons.

A reporter's memoir of her jail time gets banned in Florida prisons

6:01am October 28, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

Keri Blakinger, a reporter with The Marshall Project, received word this week that the Florida state prison system placed her book, Corrections in Ink, on a temporary ban.

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Officials in Maine have found that some license plates too expressive

5:57am October 28, 2022

Years ago the state eliminated its review of license plate applications. Now the state is adding some rules: expletives and sexual references are inappropriate on plates that are state property.

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Chicago police officers arrive at the scene of a May 19 mass shooting outside a McDonald's restaurant.

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In Chicago, handguns turned into high-capacity machine guns fuel deadly violence

5:09am October 28, 2022

A thumbnail-size "switch" turns a gun from semi-automatic to automatic. Authorities see a correlation between an uptick in mass shootings and the rise of switch-equipped guns and extended magazines.

Manager Dusty Baker of the Houston Astros speaks during a press conference ahead of Game One of the World Series.

The World Series begins with upstart Philly taking on Houston, the tainted juggernaut

5:09am October 28, 2022

by Tom Goldman

It's the fourth World Series for the Houston Astros since 2017. They're tangling with the Philadelphia Phillies who made an unlikely playoff run to reach their first Series since 2009.