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Prescription Drugs Found In Large Concentrations In Water Near Manufacturing Plants

5:41pm December 11, 2019

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Natasha Gilbert of Type Investigations about how prescription drugs are showing up in large concentrations of waste water just downstream of pharmaceutical plants.

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FAA Administrator Defends Agency Before Congress In Wake Of 737 Max Debacle

5:28pm December 11, 2019

by David Schaper

Federal Aviation Administration administrator Stephen Dickson went before Congress on Wednesday to defend his agency's role in the wake of the Boeing 737 Max jet debacle.

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Authorities Say They Haven't Identified A Motive In Jersey City Shooting

5:28pm December 11, 2019

by Quil Lawrence

An investigation continues into Tuesday's shooting in Jersey City. Six people, including a police officer and the two suspects, were killed. Authorities say they don't yet know the motive.

Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz arrives for a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the Inspector General's report on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.

DOJ Inspector General Tells Congress His Report Does Not 'Vindicate Anybody'

5:07pm December 11, 2019

by Brian Naylor

Both Democrats and Republicans argue Michael Horowitz's findings bolster their own arguments about the Justice Department's Russia investigation. Horowitz pushed back in a Senate Judiciary hearing.

California Says Insurers Can't Cancel Policies For People In Areas Hit By Wildfires

4:40pm December 11, 2019

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara about the state enacting a temporary moratorium on insurance companies dropping homeowners in areas affected by fires.

U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos testifies before the Senate education committee on March 28.

Betsy DeVos Overruled Education Dept. Findings On Defrauded Student Borrowers

11:47am December 11, 2019

by Cory Turner

The education secretary says many students who were defrauded by for-profit colleges don't deserve full relief from their loans. Department memos show career staff arguing the opposite.

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ProPublica: NYC Paid McKinsey To Stem Jail Violence. Instead, It Soared

11:30am December 11, 2019

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to ProPublica reporter Ian MacDougall about management consulting firm McKinsey & Company, which New York City paid millions to stem jail violence at Rikers Island.

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The first panels of levee border wall are seen at a construction site along the U.S.-Mexico border last month in Donna, Texas. The new section, with 18-foot-tall steel bollards atop a concrete wall, will stretch approximately 8 miles.

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Federal Judge Blocks Diversion Of Military Construction Money For Border Wall

9:00am December 11, 2019

A case brought by El Paso County, Texas, is similar to another won by the Sierra Club in California. The U.S. Supreme Court said wall construction can continue while the Trump administration appeals.

FAA Chief To Appear Before Congress Concerning 737 Max Crashes

8:07am December 11, 2019

The aviation world looked to the FAA as the regulatory gold standard, but that changed after the two crashes. The FAA's leader will answer questions Wednesday about the agency's role in those crashes.

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2 New Hampshire Doctors Are On Opposite Sides Of Health Care Divide

6:27am December 11, 2019

by Ari Shapiro

A pair of retired physicians, who are progressive activists in New Hampshire, have been friends for over 30 years. But they disagree on whether to support Medicare for All.