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Calif. Measure Could Help Independent Contractors Become Employees

6:50am September 12, 2019

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Mike Isaac of The New York Times about lawmakers in California who passed a bill curbing the use of independent contractors. Is this a blow to app-based companies?

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The U.S. Supreme Court building at dusk on Capitol Hill in Washington.

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Supreme Court Allows Government To Curtail Asylum Requests During Legal Fight

11:09pm September 11, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

The administration scores a victory in its efforts to reduce the number of asylum applicants presenting themselves at the U.S. southern border.

The now-divorced couple is trying to find out what happened to Drew Wasilewski's once-frozen sperm. "They took it and it was defrosted. If they didn't use it for this procedure they must have used it in some other procedure," attorney David Mazie told NPR

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Clinic Ordered To Reveal Sperm Donor List After Baby Mix Up

9:36pm September 11, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

After a DNA test revealed the clinic had impregnated the mother with the wrong sperm, the now-divorced couple is trying to uncover the identity of the child's biological father.

The U.S. Department of Justice is pictured in Washington on Aug. 21, 2019. The Bureau of Justice Statistics released its annual victimization survey on Tuesday.

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There's A Continued Uptick In Violent Crime, According To Federal Survey

8:50pm September 11, 2019

by Martin Kaste

The federal government on Tuesday released the annual National Crime Victimization Survey. The 2018 data show a big jump in reports of sexual assault and rape.

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Purdue Pharma, owned by members of the Sackler family, has tentatively struck a deal that would settle thousands of lawsuit brought by municipal and state governments alleging that the drug maker helped fuel the country's deadly opioid crisis.

Purdue Pharma Reaches Tentative Deal To Settle Thousands Of Opioid Lawsuits

8:40pm September 11, 2019

The pending settlement likely means Purdue will avoid going to trial in the sprawling and complicated case involving some 2,300 local governments across 23 states.

Erika Starke, left, is comforted by her son, Michael Haub, as they attend a second funeral service for New York Fire Department firefighter Michael Haub, in Franklin Square, N.Y. The New York City medical examiner identified more of his remains recovered

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Firefighter Laid To Rest 18 Years After Sept. 11 Attacks

8:03pm September 11, 2019

by Shannon Van Sant

More of Michael Haub's remains were identified last week, and family and friends gathered in New York City to honor him at a memorial service on Tuesday.

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T. Boone Pickens founded the company that became Mesa Petroleum and later began a hedge fund focused on energy investments. He died Wednesday at age 91.

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T. Boone Pickens, Iconic Oil Tycoon, Dead At 91

6:54pm September 11, 2019

by Avie Schneider

The legendary energy executive, whose name symbolized big oil, died Wednesday at age 91. He founded the company that became Mesa Petroleum and later began a hedge fund focused on energy investments.

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An Alabama helmet on December 31, 2016, at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, GA.

Should Black Athletes Go To Black Schools?

6:08pm September 11, 2019

Jemele Hill, a writer at the Atlantic, argues yes. She says doing so could benefit the colleges and the communities around them.

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Purdue Pharma Reaches Tentative Deal To Settle Thousands Of Opioids Cases

5:16pm September 11, 2019

by Brian Mann

Purdue Pharma, the company that makes Oxycontin, has reached a tentative deal to settle thousands of lawsuits stemming from the country's opioid epidemic. Some state officials may not agree to the terms of the deal.

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Los Angeles Has A Homeless Problem, Now The Trump Administration Is Getting Involved

5:15pm September 11, 2019

by Pam Fessler

The Trump administration sent a team to Los Angeles to see the city's homeless problem up close. City officials know there is a serious problem but say they worry what the administration will propose.