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In Virginia, Sacagawea Gets Her Own Statue

6:20pm December 01, 2019

by Sandy Hausman

City leaders in Charlottesville, Va., will remove a statue of Lewis and Clark because their guide, Sacagawea, is portrayed as weak. They will replace it with one that highlights her importance.

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Two people braving blizzard conditions in Duluth, Minn., on Saturday.

Hundreds Of Flights Cancelled, Thousands More Delayed As Winter Storm Moves East

4:48pm December 01, 2019

by Paolo Zialcita

The post-Thanksgiving travel rush is due to get even more hectic, as heavy snow and ice accumulation is expected to continue battering regions across the United States on Sunday.

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Storm Systems Crashing Across Country Turn Post-Holiday Travel Into A Slog

8:18am December 01, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

Winter storms that already blasted the Rockies and plains are moving on to the Great Lakes and northeast, while gusty rainstorms move ashore from the Pacific.

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Latino Voters Were A Force In Nevada In 2018. Who Will They Back In 2020?

8:03am December 01, 2019

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Iowa will vote first in 2020, but Nevada, on Feb. 22, is first in the West — and the first with a lot of Latino voters. Journalist Humberto Sanchez explains the priorities of his state's Hispanics.

One Small Street In New York Funnels Migrants From The U.S. Into Canada

8:03am December 01, 2019

by Emma Jacobs

Tens of thousands of migrants cross north out of the U.S. each year, hoping they'll have a better chance of being granted asylum. The journey takes them all to one dead-end road in Upstate New York.

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Impeachment: The View From Swing States

7:22pm November 30, 2019

NPR's Don Gonyea discusses attitudes towards impeachment in three swing states — Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan — with pollster Charles Franklin, and journalists Salena Zito and Rochelle Riley.

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Filmmaking Program Helps Disadvantaged Kids See A Path To Hollywood

5:56pm November 30, 2019

by Jeff Tyler

Hollywood's film industry can be tough to break in to, and that's especially true if you are a poor kid without resources. Creating Creators is all about changing that — and it's having some success.

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Parts of California are blanketed in snow after a powerful Thanksgiving storm, with more snow expected in parts of the state over the weekend.

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2 Storm Systems Set To Snarl Holiday Travel

3:41pm November 30, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

A major storm system pummeling the Great Plains region will move east and impact travel into the Northeast by Sunday. And a second system is bearing down on Northern California.

A growing number of public libraries across the country are revising their policies to eliminate overdue fines.

'We Wanted Our Patrons Back' — Public Libraries Scrap Late Fines To Alleviate Inequity

2:49pm November 30, 2019

by Emma Bowman

"There were families that couldn't afford to pay the fines and therefore couldn't return the materials," Chicago Public Library Commissioner Andrea Telli said. "So then we just lost them as patrons."

Marie Andrews holds a pyx, the vessel she uses to transport the consecrated Communion wafer to homebound parishioners. Andrews is an officially sanctioned Eucharistic minister in the Roman Catholic Church.

Possibility Of Female Deacons Gives Some Catholics Hope

12:27pm November 30, 2019

by Shahla Farzan

Pope Francis recently opened the door to the possibility of women as deacons in the Catholic Church. Some women have sought official recognition for the ministries they already perform.

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