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Storm Dislodges Ship Stuck In Niagara Falls Rocks For Over 100 Years

6:26am November 05, 2019

For more than a century, a wrecked ship was lodged in the rocks above Niagara Falls. On Halloween, a storm bearing intense wind and rain, moved the vessel from its resting place.

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FBI Thwarts Attempts To Blow Up A Synagogue In Colorado

6:26am November 05, 2019

by Dan Boyce

The FBI arrested an avowed white supremacist on domestic terrorism charges after he made threats against a Colorado synagogue on social media. FBI agents pounced after supplying him with fake bombs.

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An illegal cannabis cultivation site in the City of Santa Maria, in San Luis Obispo County, Calif. Authorities seized 20 tons of illegal cannabis in a raid that lasted four days in June 2019.

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California Seizes More Than $1.5 Billion In Illegal Marijuana

10:44pm November 04, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

California voters approved the sale of recreational marijuana in 2016. But the legal market is still struggling to compete with the illicit market.

Principal T.J. Funderburg welcomes his mostly immigrant students during morning assembly at Cactus Elementary School.

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Unskilled Jobs Draw Migrants, Changing Face Of Small Towns Across America

8:44pm November 04, 2019

by John Burnett

A meatpacking town in the Texas Panhandle is a magnet for immigrants who will do unpopular jobs. The once majority-white county has adjusted to its more diverse population.

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A Russian Tupolev Tu-154 Open Skies Treaty reconnaissance aircraft sits on the runway at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, Alaska, in 2004.

Open Skies, New START Pacts With Russia Face Bleak Outlook

6:17pm November 04, 2019

by David Welna

Having already axed the INF missile control treaty with Russia, the Trump administration now has two more defense pacts in its sights: the Open Skies and New START treaties.

2019 Elections Being Closely Watched To See What They May Signal For 2020

5:34pm November 04, 2019

by Sarah McCammon

Voters in a handful of states go to the polls on November 5. The results could offer a preview of what to expect in 2020.

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As Others Flee Wildfires, A Team In California Races Toward Them To Study The Weather

5:07pm November 04, 2019

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Matt Brewer, a member of the Fire Weather Research Lab at San Jose State University, about chasing a California fire and transmitting weather data from the scene.

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Brazilian peppertree, Schinus terebinthifolia, is a relative of poison ivy. It is one of the most damaging invasive weeds of agricultural and natural areas of Florida, Hawaii and Texas.

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Florida Researchers Use Pests To Help Control Pesky Brazilian Peppertree Plant

4:23pm November 04, 2019

by Greg Allen

Since it was introduced as an ornamental plant a century ago, Brazilian peppertree has grown out of control in Florida. Researchers are releasing a tiny insect that may help stop the invasive plant.

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President Trump has been campaigning for Kentucky Republican Gov. Matt Bevin (left), who is on the ballot for reelection Tuesday. Above, they step off Air Force One in August at Louisville, Ky.'s airport.

Why These 5 States Hold Odd-Year Elections, Bucking The Trend

4:22pm November 04, 2019

Why do five states hold general elections in odd-numbered years, when there isn't a presidential or congressional race? Some of our political reporters in those states dug in on that question.

E. Jean Carroll, seen in a portrait taken earlier this year, filed a defamation lawsuit against President Trump on Monday. She says Trump sexually assaulted her in a department store dressing room in the 1990s. In her lawsuit, she alleges the president ha

Columnist Who Accused Trump Of Sexual Assault Is Suing Him For Defamation

3:01pm November 04, 2019

by Colin Dwyer

The president accused E. Jean Carroll of "totally lying" when she said he assaulted her more than two decades ago. Now, Carroll is taking him to court for allegedly smearing her in the media.