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People run for safety after a gunman opened fire at the Gilroy Garlic Festival, south of San Jose, Calif., on Sunday.

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Gilroy Garlic Festival Shooting: Boy, 6, And Girl, 13, Are Among Dead In California

2:13pm July 29, 2019

by Emma Bowman

"He was joyful, always wanted to play, always positive," Alberto Romero said of his son, Stephen. Police say the gunman got an AK-47-style rifle into the area by cutting through a fence.

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Update On Shooting At Gilroy Garlic Festival

1:26pm July 29, 2019

At least three victims and a suspected gunman were killed and more were injured in a shooting at California's Gilroy Garlic Festival on Sunday. KQED's Rachael Myrow is at Gilroy's police headquarters.

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Who Is In Line To Take The Place Of Puerto Rico's Resigning Governor?

1:13pm July 29, 2019

by Luis Trelles

It remains unclear who will replace the embattled outgoing governor of Puerto Rico. The island's current justice secretary has tweeted that she doesn't want the job.

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Demonstrators took to the streets Friday, a day after Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló announced he would resign. It is unclear who will take his place.

Who Will Be Puerto Rico's Next Governor?

12:31pm July 29, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

The island's justice secretary, Wanda Vázquez, was expected to replace Gov. Ricardo Rosselló but says she doesn't want the job. The next person in line doesn't meet the minimum age requirement of 35.

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Coats' Departure Reinforces Trump's Disconnect With Intelligence Officials

11:14am July 29, 2019

Rachel Martin talks to Gen. James Clapper, who served as director of National Intelligence in the Obama administration, about Dan Coats, who is leaving the position next month.

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Baltimore Residents Call Trump's Tweets A Diversion

11:10am July 29, 2019

by Emily Sullivan

Residents of Maryland Congressman Elijah Cummings' district have plenty to say in response to President Trump's tweets attacking their community.

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In Florida's Lake Okeechobee, huge blooms of blue-green algae have become an annual occurrence. The Army Corps of Engineers is testing methods based on wastewater treatment to remove the green slime, which can produce toxins that threaten drinking water s

A New Old Way To Combat Toxic Algae: Float It Up, Then Skim It Off

10:30am July 29, 2019

by Greg Allen

Massive blooms of blue-green algae are choking Florida's waterways. On Lake Okeechobee, the Army Corps of Engineers is testing methods based on wastewater treatment to remove the green slime.

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Why The 2020 Census Citizenship Question Hasn't Gone Away

9:00am July 29, 2019

by Hansi Lo Wang

Courts have permanently blocked the Trump administration from adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census. But the Census Bureau is continuing to send surveys that ask about citizenship status.

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4 People Are Dead At California Festival: 1 Suspect And 3 Victims

7:41am July 29, 2019

by Erika Mahoney

At least three victims and a suspected gunman were killed and several more were injured in a shooting at California's Gilroy Garlic Festival on Sunday. Authorities are searching for another suspect.

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Bill Of The Month Update On Story Involving Kidney Dialysis

7:41am July 29, 2019

by Kevin Trevellyan

The medical bill of the month story that Morning Edition brought you last Monday — half a million dollars for kidney dialysis — has been reduced to zero by the company that owns the dialysis center.

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