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Safety Board Report Shows Pilot Lost Control In Kobe Bryant Helicopter Crash

4:27pm February 09, 2021

by Russell Lewis

In a report into the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant and eight others in 2020, the National Transportation Safety Board says the pilot flew into worsening weather conditions and lost control.

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Some People Who Aren't Eligible For COVID-19 Vaccines Are Cutting The Line

4:27pm February 09, 2021

by Eilis O'Neill

Eligibility for vaccines varies by location, and it's often left up to individuals to tell the truth about eligibility. The honor system isn't always being honored.

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How The Pandemic Recession Has Affected The Hospitality Industry

4:27pm February 09, 2021

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with hotel owner Bhavish Patel to understand the effects the pandemic recession has had on the hospitality industry, for the new series American Indicators.

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Lead House impeachment manager Jamie Raskin, D-Md., speaks on the first day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday.

Meet The House Managers Laying Out The Case To Impeach Donald Trump

3:33pm February 09, 2021

by Brakkton Booker

The nine House Democrats are expected to rely on lawmakers' personal experiences during the riots to build the case against Trump. The team is led by Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland.

S.C. Gives Highest Civilian Honor To Principal Who Got A Walmart Job To Help Students

3:13pm February 09, 2021

by Bill Chappell

Henry Darby took on a part-time at Walmart, stocking shelves from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m., three nights every week.

Bruce Castor is a member of Former President Donald Trump's impeachment defense team. He is seen in a 2015 photo in Norristown, Pa.

Meet Trump's Impeachment Defense Team

2:26pm February 09, 2021

by Brakkton Booker

Trump's current legal team came together a little more than a week ago. It happened after the former president and his previous defense team mutually agreed to part ways late last month.

Former Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna, shown here in 2018, were killed in a helicopter crash last year.

NTSB Says Pilot Had 'Spatial Disorientation' In Kobe Bryant Helicopter Crash

2:09pm February 09, 2021

by Laurel Wamsley

Also contributing to the accident, the safety board said Tuesday, was the pilot's likely "self-induced pressure" to please a high-profile client and a bias toward continuing with the established plan.

Officials in Oldsmar, Fla., say residents were never at risk from a recent computer hack at its water treatment plant. But they say they're taking steps to ensure it can't happen again.

FBI Called In After Hacker Tries To Poison Tampa-Area City's Water With Lye

11:10am February 09, 2021

by Bill Chappell

"The hacker changed the sodium hydroxide from about 100 parts per million to 11,100 parts per million," Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said.

Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., holds a copy of the U.S. Constitution during a hearing related to former President Donald Trump's first impeachment in 2019.

A Pa. Swing County Claims Both A Trump Lawyer And Impeachment Manager As Its Own

11:05am February 09, 2021

by Katie Meyer

Although it's a coincidence on opposing sides of the impeachment, Bruce Castor Jr. and Rep. Madeleine Dean's presence is symbolic of the outsize role that Montgomery County has in national politics.

Fox News wants a judge to throw out Smartmatic's defamation lawsuit against the news network. Fox claims that it was covering "both sides" of the story of the 2020 elections and former President Trump's debunked claims that the election was rigged.

Fox News Asks Court To Dismiss $2.7 Billion Defamation Suit

10:55am February 09, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

Smartmatic, an election technology company, sued the network for its "disinformation campaign" waged by people unhappy with President Biden's election victory.