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Immigrants Rights Attorney Discusses Changes To Asylum Rules Related To Family Ties

7:12am August 01, 2019

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Andrea Lino, staff attorney at the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, about a new rule that impacts who can qualify for asylum claims.

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What Trump's Wall Means For Starr County, Texas

5:17am August 01, 2019

by John Burnett

President Trump is expected to accelerate the building of his border wall. In Starr County, Texas, they're about to build the longest stretch of new wall under Trump.

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Bureau Of Land Management's Acting Director Faces Controversy

5:17am August 01, 2019

by Kirk Siegler

There is mounting criticism over the appointment of a new acting head of the federal Bureau of Land Management, which manages nearly 250 million acres of public land.

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Teenager Wins Millions Playing Fortnite

5:17am August 01, 2019

Many parents view the video game Fortnite as a waste of their kids' time. But it recently made one lucky teenager a millionaire.

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Jury Begins Deliberations In 'Ghost Ship' Fire Trial

5:17am August 01, 2019

by Don Clyde

The jury in the trial of two men charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter in an Oakland, Calif., warehouse fire is beginning deliberations.

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New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker delivers his closing statement flanked by former Vice President Joe Biden during the Democratic presidential debate in Detroit on Wednesday night. Booker pressed Biden on his record on criminal justice.

Booker Says Biden's Crime Policies 'Destroyed Communities Like Mine'

12:30am August 01, 2019

by Ayesha Rascoe

Former Vice President Joe Biden has faced questions over his role in crafting the 1994 crime bill, which imposed lengthy sentences for drug offenses.

Hamza bin Laden, the son of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, is shown at his wedding in a video image released by the CIA in November 2017.

Hamza Bin Laden, Son Of Osama Bin Laden, Is Reported Dead

10:31pm July 31, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

Several media organizations quote anonymous U.S. officials as saying they believe the purported heir to the leader of al-Qaida died but they don't offer details about how or when.

A pilot from the Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake, banks his F/A-18E Super Hornet through the nicknamed Star Wars Canyon in Death Valley National Park, Calif.

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U.S. Military Jet Crashes In Death Valley National Park, Injuring 7 On The Ground

8:46pm July 31, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

The crash occurred near a viewing area where park visitors watch pilots fly through a chasm known as "Star Wars Canyon."

Wanda Onafuwa says a house next door to her in Baltimore fell into disrepair after Bank of America foreclosed on the property.

A New Trump Rule Could Weaken A Civil Rights Era Housing Discrimination Law

8:31pm July 31, 2019

by Chris Arnold

The Trump administration is moving to weaken the Fair Housing Act, according to housing advocates. They say a proposed rule would make it harder to bring lawsuits alleging racial discrimination.

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HUD Secretary Ben Carson speaks during a news conference after touring a housing development in Baltimore.

HUD Secretary Ben Carson Compares Baltimore To A Cancer Patient

7:03pm July 31, 2019

by Brakkton Booker

His trip to Baltimore comes as the city and its long-time Rep. Elijah Cummings D-Md., have been the targets of a series of disparaging tweets by President Trump.