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Puerto Rico Supreme Court Says Gov. Pedro Pierluisi Must Resign

5:39pm August 07, 2019

by Adrian Florido

Puerto Rico's Supreme Court ruled that Gov. Pedro Pierluisi took office last Friday in violation of the Commonwealth's constitution. The unanimous ruling calls for him to vacate the governorship.

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Trump Visits El Paso In Aftermath Of Shooting That Left 22 Dead

5:22pm August 07, 2019

by Martin Kaste

President Trump visits El Paso, Texas, Wednesday to offer sympathy after 22 people were killed at a Walmart on Saturday. Local officials and others have asked the president not to come.

Texas State Sen. José Rodríguez Reacts To Trump's Visit To El Paso

5:22pm August 07, 2019

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Texas State Sen. José Rodríguez about his reaction to President Trump's visit to El Paso, Texas, after a gunman shot and killed 22 people and injured dozens more.

Trump Met By Protesters During His Visit To Meet With Dayton Shooting Victims

5:22pm August 07, 2019

by Joel Rose

President Trump flew from Dayton, Ohio, to El Paso, Texas, Wednesday to meet with victims of the mass shootings in those two cities. In Dayton, protesters took issue with his inflammatory rhetoric.

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President Trump board Air Force One in Ohio before departing for Texas to meet with victims of the mass shooting in El Paso.

Trump Blasts Dayton Leaders For 'Misrepresenting' His Visit While Flying To El Paso

4:42pm August 07, 2019

by Jessica Taylor

Local leaders were skeptical ahead of President Trump's visit but hoped that he would bring the communities together following mass shootings in both cities over the weekend.

A Mysterious Disease Is Killing Majestic Beech Trees In American Forests

4:35pm August 07, 2019

A mysterious disease is killing one of the nation's most majestic trees. The beech is an important anchor species of mature forests, but scientists suspect a microscopic worm is attacking them.

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Remembering Lois Oglesby, A Victim Of The Dayton Shooting

4:35pm August 07, 2019

by Brakkton Booker

Lois Oglesby was one of nine people killed last weekend by a gunman in Dayton, Ohio. Her grandmother says Oglesby had a feisty personality who friends and family say was a lot like hers.

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Women's World Cup Bump — Short-Lived Or Longer?

4:35pm August 07, 2019

by Tom Goldman

After the excitement and thrill of the U.S. victory in the Women's World Cup, attention shifts back to the NWSL — the 7-year-old pro league in the U.S. Will the enthusiasm lead to sustained interest?

Boy Scouts at Los Angeles National Cemetery prepare a U.S. flag beside the graves of war veterans on May 25, during the annual flag placement ceremony for Memorial Day to honor the fallen.

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New Lawsuit Reveals More Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Boy Scouts Of America

3:26pm August 07, 2019

A lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania this week could be the first in a wave of new sexual assault allegations against the Boy Scouts of America.

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Cyntoia Brown, a woman serving a life sentence for killing a man when she was 16, appeared during her clemency hearing in May 2018. Brown and her supporters for years have maintained that the 2004 killing was an act of self-defense.

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Cyntoia Brown Released After 15 Years In Prison For Murder

1:42pm August 07, 2019

by Bobby Allyn

Brown, 31, was released from a Tennessee prison after serving 15 years of a life sentence for killing a man when she was a teenager. She was granted clemency in January.