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News Brief: Hurricane Dorian, Fatal Boat Fire, Joe Biden

5:34am September 03, 2019

Hurricane Dorian strikes the Bahamas. There are multiple deaths after a diving boat catches fire in California. Presidential candidate Joe Biden says verbal slip-ups don't undermine his judgement.

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Strong winds seen from the balcony of a hotel in Freeport, Grand Bahama, where Hurricane Dorian hovered most of Monday, pummeling the islands with a fearsome Category 4 assault.

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5 Dead As Slow-Moving Dorian Batters The Bahamas, Tracks Toward U.S.

2:22am September 03, 2019

by Brakkton Booker

The prime minister said five people were killed on Abaco Island. The Category 3 storm sustains 125 mph winds with "life-threatening" storm surge levels expected on Florida's east coast by late Monday.

High School students Celeste Lujan, left, and Yasmin Natera mourn their friend, Leila Hernandez, one of the victims of the Saturday shooting in Odessa, Texas, at a memorial service on Sunday.

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Texas Gunman Who Killed 7 Had Been Fired Just Hours Before Shootings

9:16pm September 02, 2019

by Allison Aubrey

Victims of the shooting rampage in West Texas include a truck driver who moved to the area because he thought it was safer, and a 15-year-old girl who shot while walking out of a car dealership.

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Update On Hurricane Dorian From The Bahamas

6:36pm September 02, 2019

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to Joy Jibrilu, the director general of tourism at the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism and Aviation about the destruction that Hurricane Dorian has caused in the islands.

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New Import Taxes Underscore China's Role As Growing U.S. Food Supplier

6:36pm September 02, 2019

by Scott Horsley

The Trump administration leveled new tariffs this weekend on more than $100 billion worth of imports from China, including chocolate, sweet biscuits and chewing gum.

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Hurricane Dorian Still Expected To Turn North

6:36pm September 02, 2019

by Greg Allen

Hurricane Dorian continues to crawl across the northern Bahamas. The storm's rain bands have reached Florida. Meteorologists still believe the hurricane will turn north as it nears Florida.

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New Laws In Texas Ease Gun Restrictions

6:36pm September 02, 2019

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Lisa Dunn, research editor for Guns & America, about new laws that just went into effect in Texas that ease gun restrictions and how they compare to national trends.

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Hank Pronk's two-man submarine, the Nekton Gamma, leaves the dock.

Submarine Hobbyists Help Researchers On Montana's Flathead Lake

6:14pm September 02, 2019

by Aaron Bolton

Submarine hobbyists are helping scientists in Montana do environmental research on the state's lakes. Researchers couldn't otherwise afford to rent subs, and it gives the hobbyists a sense of purpose.

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In Georgia, An Old Mining Fight Resurfaces

4:27pm September 02, 2019

by Emma Hurt

In Georgia, there's a renewed effort to mine near the Okefenokee Swamp. Many there don't care about the promises of new jobs and remember a similar fight they waged to stop the idea two decades ago.

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Search Continues In Diving Boat Fire Near Santa Cruz Island

4:18pm September 02, 2019

Dozens of people are missing after a fire ignited on a boat near Santa Cruz Island in California. The U.S. Coast Guard rescued five people. The search continues for those unaccounted for.

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