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President Donald Trump presents the Medal of Honor to retired Army Staff Sgt. David Bellavia in the East Room of the White House on Tuesday. Bellavia received the award for conspicuous gallantry while serving in support of Operation Phantom Fury in Falluj

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Medal Of Honor Awarded To Iraq War Veteran

5:55pm June 25, 2019

by David Welna

Retired Army Staff Sgt. David Bellavia received the nation's highest medal for heroism for saving his squad in Fallujah, Iraq. Bellavia is the first living veteran of that war to be so honored.

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Acting Commissioner Of Customs And Border Protection Announces He Will Resign

5:21pm June 25, 2019

by John Burnett

John Sanders, the acting commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, plans to step down. The agency has come under fire for about 300 migrant children detained in unsanitary conditions.

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Democratic Rep. Raul Ruiz Discusses Humanitarian Aid Bill For Border Crisis

5:21pm June 25, 2019

The House of Representatives will vote on a bill to send $4.5 billion in humanitarian aid to the Southern border. Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-Calif., joins NPR's Ari Shapiro to discuss the bill.

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Working Class Americans Are Finding It Increasingly Difficult To Afford Housing

5:21pm June 25, 2019

by Pam Fessler

Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Study shows that while the economy and affordability continue to improve overall, working class Americans are worse off when it comes to affording a home.

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Human Rights Watch Researcher On What She Saw Inside Facility Holding Migrant Children

5:21pm June 25, 2019

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Clara Long, a senior researcher for Human Rights Watch who has been monitoring border detention facilities, about what migrant children are experiencing there.

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John Sanders (center) has been acting commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection for just over two months. He is expected to make his resignation effective July 5, two officials say. The move comes after hundreds of children were removed from a fa

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Acting Head Of Customs And Border Protection Plans To Step Down

5:06pm June 25, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

John Sanders is expected to make his resignation effective July 5, two officials say. The move comes after hundreds of children were removed from a facility without adequate food and sanitation.

Courtney Irby was charged with armed burglary and grand theft in connection with guns owned by her estranged husband, Joseph Irby. A member of her family told local media that Irby had feared for her life.

Florida Deciding Whether To Prosecute Woman Who Turned In Estranged Husband's Guns

5:00pm June 25, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

Her husband was jailed overnight after police said he rammed his vehicle into hers. She was jailed for six days after she allegedly broke into his home, took his guns and gave them to law enforcement.

How The Push For Renewable Energy Is Changing Southwest Georgia

4:42pm June 25, 2019

by Mary Louise Kelly

In the south of Georgia, land and sunshine are plentiful, making it prime territory for solar developers. The dramatic drop in the cost of solar is bringing new opportunities to longtime landowners.

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Under a plea deal brokered in 2007, Jeffrey Epstein served just 13 months and was granted work release. He is seen here at a New York City event in 2005.

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Jeffrey Epstein's Sex Offender Plea Deal Must Stand, Federal Prosecutors Say

3:49pm June 25, 2019

by Greg Allen

Attorneys representing sex abuse victims have argued for years that their clients weren't informed of the once-secret deal beforehand or given the opportunity to testify about it in court.

On Sunday, a small crowd showed its support of a Republican walkout outside the Oregon state Capitol in Salem.

After Republican Protest, Oregon's Climate Plan Dies

3:42pm June 25, 2019

by Dirk VanderHart

On the fifth day the Republican state senators have skipped the session in protest over a cap-and-trade bill, the Senate's Democratic president said the bill would expire in the Senate chamber.