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What Missouri's Fight Over Abortion Means For An Illinois Clinic Across The River

4:25pm June 05, 2019

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Alison Dreith, the director of Hope Clinic in Granite City, Ill., about how the uncertainty of Missouri's last abortion clinic is affecting her patients and staff.

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The class of 2009 graduated into an economy in decline and one of the worst job markets in generations. Now, with 10 years of hindsight, how do you think that affected your career path?

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Are You A Class Of 2009 College Grad? We Want To Hear From You

2:15pm June 05, 2019

by Kat Lonsdorf

The class of 2009 graduated into an economy in decline and one of the worst job markets in generations. Now, with 10 years of hindsight, how do you think that affected your career path?

Maximum Security (right) and Country House (center) at the finish line of the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs last month in Louisville, Ky.

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Should Racehorses Be Medicated?

1:59pm June 05, 2019

by Tom Goldman

Thoroughbred deaths have renewed calls for reform in the horse racing industry. Industry watchers and members of Congress say it's time to address how racehorses are medicated with a bevy of drugs.

In a statement at the Justice Department on May 29, special counsel Robert Mueller said he did not think it would be appropriate for him to testify before Congress. But lawmakers have big questions for him.

Top Democrat 'Confident' Mueller Will Testify 'Soon.' Here's What Congress Might Ask

1:39pm June 05, 2019

by Philip Ewing

Special counsel Robert Mueller hasn't closed the door on a hearing but has said his report includes everything he would have to say. Lawmakers could play by those rules and still learn something new.

A voting line trails outside of a precinct on Election Day 2016 in Durham, N.C. The county's polling places were plagued by malfunctioning equipment to check in voters that day, and it was later revealed that the vendor behind that equipment had been targ

Federal Government To Inspect North Carolina Election Equipment Over Hacking Fears

1:01pm June 05, 2019

by Pam Fessler

The federal government has agreed to conduct a forensic analysis of election equipment that was provided to Durham County, N.C., by a vendor targeted by Russian hackers in 2016.

Restraint and seclusion are most often used on students with disabilities or special needs.

Desperation And Broken Trust When Schools Restrain Students Or Lock Them In Rooms

11:06am June 05, 2019

Restraint and seclusion are controversial practices in public schools. They are most often used on students with disabilities, and parents say they take an emotional toll.

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Vicki Christiansen, the chief of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service, stands outside of her office in Washington, D.C.

1 Billion Acres At Risk For Catastrophic Wildfires, U.S. Forest Service Warns

10:09am June 05, 2019

by Kirk Siegler

Chief Vicki Christiansen says the danger is now year-round, thanks to hazardous conditions in forests, rampant home development and the changing climate.

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Ex-Florida Deputy Faces 11 Charges After Not Intervening In School Shooting

8:23am June 05, 2019

Former sheriff's deputy Scot Peterson faces charges after not taking action during the 2018 Parkland school shooting. NPR's Noel King talks to Celeste Higgins of the University of Miami School of Law.

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A View From Both Sides Of The Border On Planned U.S. Tariffs On Mexico

6:56am June 05, 2019

U.S. and Mexican negotiators are meeting, less than a week before tariffs are set to take effect on all imports from Mexico. President Trump wants Mexico to crack down on Central American migrants.

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Va. Gov. Northam Asks Lawmakers To Try To Tighten Gun Laws

6:32am June 05, 2019

by Ben Paviour

After a mass shooting in Virginia last week, Republicans say they don't plan to work with Gov. Ralph Northam on gun control. Political resistance also followed the shooting at Virginia Tech in 2007.

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