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Presidential Contenders Barnstorm Iowa; Poll Shows Warren Ahead Of Biden

9:56am September 23, 2019

by Clay Masters

While Democratic presidential candidates were campaigning over the weekend in Iowa, a poll came out showing Elizabeth Warren taking the lead in the state. Former Vice President Biden had been leading.

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Trump And Modi Tout Achievements Onstage In Houston

9:53am September 23, 2019

by Florian Martin

Tens of thousands of Indian Americans packed Houston's NFL stadium to see President Trump and India's Prime Minister Modi. Both leaders spoke about what they consider to be their achievements.

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Immigration Detention Facilities Can Be A Breeding Ground For Disease

7:46am September 23, 2019

by Elizabeth Trovall

The mumps has nearly been eradicated in the U.S, and the risk of contracting it is small. But in immigration detention centers, that risk skyrockets. More than 900 immigrants have been infected.

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News Brief: Trump-Ukraine Controversy, Iran Interview, Climate Summit

5:53am September 23, 2019

President Trump defends his call to Ukraine's president. Iran's foreign minister says his country had nothing to do with strikes on Saudi oil facilities. And, climate action summit seeks bold ideas.

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The Complicated Relationship Between Puerto Rico And U.S. Mainland

5:47am September 23, 2019

by Ramtin Arablouei

In the latest episode of NPR's history podcast, Throughline, the hosts explore Puerto Rico's relationship with the U.S. mainland, and the key figures who shaped the island's fate.

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Speedboats from Iran's Revolutionary Guard circle the British-flagged oil tanker Stena Impero on Sunday, July 21 in the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas, after it was seized in the Strait of Hormuz two days earlier.

British Oil Tanker Seized By Iran Will Be Released Soon, Iranian Official Says

6:09pm September 22, 2019

by Aubri Juhasz

The Stena Impero was detained by Iran's Revolutionary Guards in the Strait of Hormuz on July 19 for alleged marine violations. Iranian maritime officials have given no set date for its release.

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Hispanic Or Latino?

5:06pm September 22, 2019

Michel Martin speaks with freelance writer Isabelia Herrera about rebranding "Hispanic Heritage Month."

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Pittsburgh police investigators gather outside an apartment building on the city's South Side where police say multiple people are dead and others are hospitalized in what they believe to be an isolated drug overdose incident.

3 Are Dead And 4 Hospitalized From Drug Overdoses, Pittsburgh Police Say

4:50pm September 22, 2019

by Gabriela Saldivia

All the victims were wearing orange wristbands and are believed to have attended the same event Saturday night, but authorities say they overdosed afterward at a private residence.

Amber Guyger, the former Dallas police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black man in his own home told a 911 dispatcher, "I thought it was my apartment" several times as she waited for emergency responders to arrive. Guyger is charged in the September,

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Trial Begins For Former Dallas Cop Who Killed Unarmed Black Neighbor

1:44pm September 22, 2019

by Aubri Juhasz

Amber Guyger, who is white, said she entered the wrong apartment thinking it was her own, and shot Botham Shem Jean, 26, because she thought he was a burglar. Her trial begins on Monday.

Presidential Candidates Make An Entrance At Polk County Steak Fry

11:33am September 22, 2019

by Clay Masters

Democratic presidential contenders showed up for Saturday's traditional Steak Fry in Des Moines where they flipped burgers and made their case to voters.

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