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Officer Brian Cregg checks in with a man who says he is homeless and living in his car in Concord, N.H. In Concord, as in many parts of the Northeast, widespread use of meth is new, police say, and is changing how they approach interactions with people wh

Is It A Meth Case Or Mental Illness? Police Who Need To Know Often Can't Tell

7:53pm October 22, 2019

by Martha Bebinger

Calming techniques officers learn during training for intervening in a mental health crisis don't seem to work as well when a suspect is high on meth. Police say meth calls can be much more dangerous.

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Michiganders Get A Late Autumn Surfing Opportunity With Lake Waves As High As 13 Feet

7:03pm October 22, 2019

by Daniel Wanschura

Surf's up in one of the most unlikely places today. Unusually high waves are pounding Lake Michigan shore and exciting some end-of-the-season surfers.

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Actress Lori Loughlin and husband Mossimo Giannulli exit the Boston federal courthouse after a hearing on August 27.

New Charges Against Lori Loughlin And 10 Other Parents In Admissions Case

6:41pm October 22, 2019

by David Welna

New federal charges were filed Tuesday against a total of 18 defendants accused of being part of a conspiracy to cheat their children into top colleges.

Vermont Girls' Soccer Team Protests For Equal Pay In Solidarity With USWNT

5:52pm October 22, 2019

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with three co-captains of the Burlington High School girls' soccer team in Vermont about their protest last week in solidarity with the equal pay campaign of the USWNT.

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Chicago Teachers' Strike Continues As Students And Parents Start To Feel The Toll

5:52pm October 22, 2019

by Sarah Karp

Teachers in Chicago continued their strike for the fourth school day on Tuesday. The work stoppage is starting to take a toll.

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Questions Raised Over Whether The Cannabis Industry Is Contributing To Air Pollution

5:40pm October 22, 2019

by Michael Elizabeth Sakas

There's new concern that the growing cannabis industry may be contributing to air pollution. But it's a tricky thing to study, since pot is still illegal under federal law.

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Fraud Case Against Exxon Could Impact Efforts To Curb Climate Change

5:40pm October 22, 2019

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with InsideClimate News reporter Nicholas Kusnetz about a fraud case against ExxonMobil. The trial begins Tuesday and the outcome could impact efforts to curb climate change.

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PG&E says it may impose a blackout on 16 California counties on Wednesday because weather conditions could favor wildfires.

More California Blackouts To Avert Wildfires May Start Wednesday, PG&E Says

5:32pm October 22, 2019

by Paolo Zialcita

The utility giant warned over 200,000 customers in 16 California counties that gusty winds and low humidity may bring more proactive power shutoffs starting Wednesday.

for salmon but delivering less water for cities and farmers. State officials say water users along the Tuolumne River have agreed to voluntary concessions that would improve salmon habitat instead of the mandated increase in water flows. (AP Photo/Jae C.

Trump Plan Weakens Protections For California Fish, Diverts Water To Farms

5:19pm October 22, 2019

by Lauren Sommer

The move fulfills a Trump campaign promise to help California's farmers. But it ignores the warnings of federal biologists who were sidelined.

Boeing says it is replacing Kevin McAllister (shown in 2017) as the head of its commercial airplanes unit, as repercussions continue from two 737 Max crashes that killed hundreds of people.

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Boeing Exec Out As Company Prepares To Report More Post-Crash Losses

4:41pm October 22, 2019

by David Schaper

The news comes on the eve of Boeing's release of third-quarter financial results, continuing the repercussions from two 737 Max crashes that killed 346 people.