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Emmett Till Memorial Dedicated For 4th Time After Vandalism

8:08am October 19, 2019

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Patrick Weems, executive director of the Emmett Till Memorial Commission, about this weekend's rededication of a memorial sign after after the first three were vandalized.

California Wants To Train Doctors To Prevent Gun Deaths

8:08am October 19, 2019

NPR's Scott Simon asks UC Davis Health psychiatrist Amy Barnhorst about training doctors to prevent gun deaths through counseling patients.

A car drives through a darkened Montclair Village in Oakland, Calif., after Pacific Gas & Electric shutdown power last week to prevent wildfires.

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California Can Expect Blackouts For A Decade, Says PG&E CEO

11:03pm October 18, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

PG&E is under fire for its management of last week's planned power outages that left about 800,000 customers in the dark. CEO Bill Johnson admits the company was ill-prepared for the operation.

All Boeing 737 Max aircraft are grounded while the manufacturer fixes a deadly defect in their flight control system. These Southwest Airlines planes were parked in Victorville, Calif., in March.

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Boeing Pilots Detected 737 Max Flight Control Glitch Two Years Before Deadly Crash

9:36pm October 18, 2019

by David Schaper

One pilot messaged that the problem was "egregious" and he had "basically lied to the regulators (unknowingly)" when he had told the FAA that the flight control system was safe.

Fighting continued early Friday in a northeast Syrian border town at the center of the fight between Turkey and Kurdish forces, despite a U.S.-brokered cease-fire that went into effect overnight.

Some Fighting Continues In Northern Syria Despite Turkish 'Pause'

5:56pm October 18, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

There are a lot of unanswered questions, like whether Kurdish forces are actually withdrawing from the border. The Pentagon says U.S. ground forces won't be involved in enforcing a "safe zone."

Jack Keane, Retired 4-Star General, On Trump's Strategy On Syria, ISIS And Turkey

5:19pm October 18, 2019

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Jack Keane, a retired Army four-star-general, about President Trump's strategy on Syria, ISIS and Turkey.

Opioid Case With 2 Ohio Counties As Plaintiffs Set To Go To Trial Next Week

5:19pm October 18, 2019

by Nick Castele

The first federal case against the opioid industry goes to trial Monday. Some companies have settled to avoid trial, others will get their day in court.

The gung-ho slogan adopted by some Marines became so well-known that it was turned into a 1943 movie.

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The Long, Strange Journey Of 'Gung-Ho'

4:37pm October 18, 2019

by Jess Kung

The word "gung-ho" used to mean "industrial cooperative." So, how did it come to describe that overeager middle-schooler taking high school math? On today's edition of Word Watch, we explore.

How Much Do Ambassadors Who Were Political Donors Actually Influence Foreign Policy?

4:27pm October 18, 2019

by Michele Kelemen

Every administration uses ambassadorships to reward big political donors. But unlike other political appointees, donors don't always have strong resumes in business politics and foreign affairs.

New Movement Along Garlock Fault Line In California Could Mean Bigger Earthquakes

4:27pm October 18, 2019

by Jacob Margolis

The bulging of the Garlock fault line in California can be seen from space and it's moving in ways never seen before, raising the question for Californians if it raises the risk of "The Big One."