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Boulder, Colo., Holds Memorial For Police Officer Killed In Supermarket Shooting

4:50pm March 30, 2021

by Allison Sherry

The city of Boulder, Colo., says goodbye to Eric Talley, the police officer killed in response to the supermarket shooting which left 10 dead on March 22.

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Is A 4th Wave Of The Pandemic On The Horizon? As States Open, COVID-19 Cases Rise

4:50pm March 30, 2021

As states begin to reopen, coronavirus cases are on the rise. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with epidemiologist Bill Hanage of Harvard University about the possibility of a fourth wave of the pandemic.

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Witnesses Take The Stand On 2nd Day Of Derek Chauvin Trial

4:34pm March 30, 2021

by Adrian Florido

On the second day of the Derek Chauvin trial, prosecutors called several bystanders who had watched as Chauvin held his knee on George Floyd's neck to stand as witnesses.

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The NFL approved an expanded schedule to bring the total number of regular-season games per team to 17 starting this year.

NFL Expands Regular Season To 17 Games Per Team In Long-Expected Revenue Boost

4:28pm March 30, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

NFL owners voted Tuesday to approve the scheduling change, the first of its kind in more than four decades. It's been widely expected and follows a finalized round of lucrative media agreements.

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Human Rights Advocacy Is Changing Tones Under The Biden Administration

4:21pm March 30, 2021

by Michele Kelemen

Human rights advocacy is changing tones under Biden. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he's prioritizing promoting basic freedoms, scorning Trump's attempt to apply a hierarchy to human rights.

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Fox Corp. Chief Executive Officer and Co-Chairman of News Corp Lachlan Murdoch and his wife, Sarah, arrive at the White House to attend a state dinner honoring Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 20, 2019. Murdoch and h

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Fox Corp CEO Lachlan Murdoch Heads To Australia As Fox News Faces Headwinds

4:13pm March 30, 2021

by David Folkenflik

Lachlan Murdoch, the CEO and co-executive chairman of Fox Corp, has left Los Angeles for Sydney at a time when Fox News is reckoning with major lawsuits and questions over its direction.

Cameron Hunt and his father Calvin Hunt display signs of support on Tuesday outside the West 43rd Street apartment in Manhattan, where a man physically and verbally attacked a 65-year-old Asian American woman on Monday in an incident police are investigat

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Attack On Asian Woman In Manhattan, As Bystanders Watched, To Be Probed As Hate Crime

4:09pm March 30, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

Video of the assault, as well as the seeming inaction of apartment staff standing nearby, has drawn fury in and beyond New York. State and city authorities are investigating the attack.

State Sen. Ben Allen has proposed legislation that he thinks will help California deal with the threat of rising seas.

California Has A New Idea For Homes At Risk From Rising Seas: Buy, Rent, Retreat

4:08pm March 30, 2021

by Nathan Rott

Sea level rise is threatening billions in coastal property. A California lawmaker is proposing a novel way to retreat from the threat: buying and renting out properties as long as they're habitable.

The Rev. Michael Amabisco blesses ashes during an Ash Wednesday service at St. Raymond Catholic Church in Menlo Park, Calif., in February. A new Gallup survey finds that those professing church membership has fallen 18 percentage points among Catholics si

Fewer Than Half Of U.S. Adults Belong To A Religious Congregation, New Poll Shows

4:00pm March 30, 2021

by Scott Neuman

For the first time since Gallup began asking the question in 1937, fewer than half of U.S. adults interviewed said they belonged to a church, synagogue or mosque. That figure is down from 70% in 2000.

In this image from video, witness Donald Williams answers questions on Monday in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis, Minn.

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'I Believe I Witnessed A Murder,' Witness Says Of 911 Call In Chauvin Case

3:53pm March 30, 2021

by Bill Chappell

"I felt the need to call the police on the police," Donald Williams said of the 911 call he made after an ambulance took George Floyd away. He said Derek Chauvin used a "blood choke" on Floyd.