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How Gun Violence In The U.S. Is Viewed From Abroad

5:15pm August 06, 2019

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with journalists Patrick Gower in New Zealand, Hanne Skartveit in Norway, and Anna Nemtsova in Russia about how the mass shootings in the U.S. are viewed in their countries.

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Federal prosecutors say they have uncovered a scheme in which AT&T employees were bribed to illegally unlock millions of phones.

Man Accused Of Bribing AT&T Employees In Conspiracy To Unlock Millions Of Phones

4:55pm August 06, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

U.S. officials say the Pakistani man committed the crimes as part of a business to unlock and resell stolen phones. At least three employees accused in the case are cooperating with authorities.

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Debate Over Policing Free Speech Intensifies As 8chan Struggles To Stay Online

4:14pm August 06, 2019

by Martin Kaste

The future of Internet forum 8chan is in doubt after the El Paso shooter allegedly posted anti-immigrant manifesto there. It's the latest in a bitter debate over who gets to police free speech.

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Would A Federal Red Flag Law Help Prevent Mass Shootings In The U.S.?

4:14pm August 06, 2019

by Leigh Paterson

Two deadly mass shootings have again sparked calls for more red flag laws, which temporarily remove guns from people who pose a threat to themselves or others. But do red flag laws work?

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ACLU Says Burden On Immigrants To Fight For Bond Is Unconstitutional

4:14pm August 06, 2019

by Shannon Dooling

In the criminal justice system, the government has to prove you are a flight risk to be able to keep you in jail. In immigration court, that burden is flipped. The ACLU says that's unconstitutional.

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Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference after attending the board's two-day meeting on July 31. Powell announced that the Fed agreed to cut interest rates by a quarter of a point, which is the first rate cut since 2008

If Our Economy Is So Great, Why Did The Fed Vote To Juice It?

2:32pm August 06, 2019

by Greg Rosalsky

Last week, the Fed voted to cut interest rates despite a decade of economic growth and low unemployment. Interest rates are already super low. What's going on?

Sarah Palin, political commentator and former governor of Alaska, has accused The New York Times of slander over an editorial tying her to a 2011 mass shooting in Tucson, Ariz.

Appeals Court Revives Sarah Palin's Defamation Lawsuit Against 'The New York Times'

1:33pm August 06, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

Federal judges said a lower court was wrong to dismiss the former vice presidential candidate's lawsuit against the newspaper over an editorial that linked her to a 2011 mass shooting.

President Trump speaks in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House on Monday regarding the mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, over the weekend.

Trump Left A Lot Unsaid About Mass Shootings, Domestic Terrorism — And His Own Words

12:41pm August 06, 2019

by Domenico Montanaro

The president struck a somber tone about the latest round of mass shootings in this country and talked about pushing for an end to them. But tone is one thing; action is another.

Mexicans In Juarez, Baffled By Hatred They See Fueling Shooting, Call On Trump To Act

12:09pm August 06, 2019

by Carrie Kahn

Several of the victims in El Paso's mass shooting were Mexican citizens. Many in neighboring Juarez, Mexico, are shocked at what they see as a terrorist attack targeting people for their nationality.

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Mainstream Politics Long Has Traded On Fear Of A Non-White America

11:59am August 06, 2019

by Gene Demby

White nationalism is not limited to the United States' radical, violent fringe groups. There's a long history in mainstream politics of stoking anxiety about America becoming less white.

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