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Calif. Gov. Newsom Expected To Sign Bill Limiting Police Use Of Deadly Force

11:53am August 19, 2019

by Ben Adler

California law enforcement will need to justify use of force as necessary, rather than reasonable, when a bill is expected to be signed into law Monday. It will be among the country's strictest.

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RVs line neighborhood streets in Los Angeles, where nearly 10,000 people live in vehicles.

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Amid Homelessness Crisis, Los Angeles Restricts Living In Vehicles

10:42am August 19, 2019

by Anna Scott

Nearly 10,000 people in Los Angeles live in vehicles. The City Council recently extended a ban on sleeping overnight in cars, vans or RVs in residential areas and near parks or schools.

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Federal Executions To Follow States' 1-Drug Protocol

8:05am August 19, 2019

by Emma Peaslee

The federal government is switching to a single execution drug rather than a three-drug protocol. Officials have had a difficult time acquiring the drugs and are now following what several states do.

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D.C. Council Member On Why He Opposes Proposed Facility For Migrant Families

7:31am August 19, 2019

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Washington, D.C., Council member Brandon Todd about the federal government's plan to build shelters for unaccompanied migrant children in the District.

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Tenants Pushed Out As Developers Buy Single-Room-Occupancy Properties

7:30am August 19, 2019

by Chris Burrell

Single room occupancy housing, or SROs, have been a crucial place to live for low-income renters. The units are being threatened by developers looking for more profitable buildings.

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Russian Sailor's Message In A Bottle Washes Up In Alaska

6:58am August 19, 2019

Tyler Ivanoff was gathering firewood in Alaska when he found a Russian sailor's letter written more than 50 years ago during the Cold War, KTUU-TV reports. Russian state media tracked down the writer.

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103-Year-Old Woman Breaks Skydiving Record

6:39am August 19, 2019

Kathryn Hodges went skydiving in Snohomish County, Wash. Before her leap, King-5 News reports she asked her son if it was going to be a record. The previous Guinness World Record holder was 100.

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News Brief: Afghan Bombing, Deadly Force, Title X Changes

6:07am August 19, 2019

A suicide bomber killed 63 people at an Afghan wedding. California's governor is expected to sign a bill regarding when police can use deadly force. Title X changes take effect Monday.

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Researchers Examine Altitude's Role In Depression And Suicide

5:12am August 19, 2019

by Rae Ellen Bichell

The Mountain West has some of the highest rates of depression and suicide. Researchers think the mountains, with a lack of oxygen at high altitude, could be interfering with people's mental health.

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Actor Diane Guerrero Talks Family Separation Firsthand

5:08pm August 18, 2019

NPR's Michel Martin talks with actor Diane Guerrero about immigration and the lasting effects of family separation, something she experienced when she was 14.