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Iowa state Rep. Andy McKean, the longest-serving Republican in the Legislature, confirms his switch from the Republican to Democratic Party.

Blasting Trump's 'Unacceptable Behavior,' Iowa Lawmaker Leaves GOP After 40+ Years

5:30pm April 24, 2019

by Katarina Sostaric

State Rep. Andy McKean says that the Republican Party has changed and that he no longer wants to be a member. He was first elected to the legislature in 1978.

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Boeing Officials Say Company Is Taking Financial Hit From Grounding Of 737 MAX Jets

4:43pm April 24, 2019

by Daniella Cheslow

Boeing has released a quarterly earnings report that shows revenue and profit taking a hit from the grounding of its 737 MAX planes. Profits fell 13% compared to the same quarter a year ago. Overall revenues fell much less though, only 2%.

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Convicted killer John William King, center, is escorted from the Jasper County Courthouse after being found guilty of capital murder in the dragging death of James Byrd Jr. in 1999. King is scheduled to be executed Wednesday evening.

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Texas To Execute Man Convicted In 1998 Murder Of James Byrd Jr.

4:42pm April 24, 2019

by Wade Goodwyn

John King was convicted of the 1998 killing of James Byrd, Jr. It was one of the most gruesome hate crimes in U.S. history. Twenty-one years later, Jasper residents still struggle with what happened.

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Edgar Baltazar Garcia's wife, Jennifer Garcia, holds a photo of her husband from when he was deployed at Balad Air Base in Iraq as a turret gunner in a Humvee. He now faces deportation to Mexico over a felony conviction.

After Felony Conviction, Iraq War Veteran Faces Deportation To Mexico

3:54pm April 24, 2019

by John Burnett

Edgar Baltazar Garcia got into some serious trouble after he came home from war. Now, he faces deportation over a felony conviction unless an immigration judge decides to let him stay in the U.S.

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In Massachusetts last July, several Franklin County Jail inmates were watched by a nurse and a corrections officer after receiving their daily doses of buprenorphine, a drug that helps control opioid cravings. By some estimates, at least half to two-third

County Jails Struggle With A New Role As America's Prime Centers For Opioid Detox

3:04pm April 24, 2019

by Eric Westervelt

The National Sheriffs' Association has published a detailed guide to jail-based medication-assisted treatment. States hardest hit by opioids are moving fastest to get inmates the help needed to quit.

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The retail chain Kohl's announced Wednesday that it will accept Amazon returns in all of its locations, sending its stock soaring.

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Kohl's Will Now Accept Amazon Returns At All Its Stores

3:02pm April 24, 2019

by Laurel Wamsley

The reatiler is betting that easy returns will drive foot traffic to its stores. Shares of Kohl's stock spiked with the news.

Special Coverage: Mueller Report Released

2:56pm April 24, 2019

Attorney General William Barr has released a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian interference to Congress and the public.

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This combination of photos shows clockwise from top left the logos for Toyota, Honda, Kia, Fiat Chrysler, Mitsubishi and Hyundai. U.S. auto safety regulators have expanded an investigation into malfunctioning air bag controls to include 12.3 million vehic

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Government Expands Air Bag Investigation To Include More Than 12 Million Vehicles

1:59pm April 24, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

A component responsible for detecting a crash and deploying air bags has been malfunctioning owing to electrical interference, the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration says.

Many backyard chicken keepers are thinking less about the business of raising chickens and more about collecting them — you just have to have them all — which comes with predictable consequences: too many eggs.

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Too Many Eggs For One Basket! Backyard Chicken Farmers Scramble To Give Them Away

1:16pm April 24, 2019

by Tove Danovich

Some food pantries are benefiting from home chicken keepers' desire to keep collecting the birds as pets, which results in more eggs than they can handle. But sometimes it can be hard to find takers.

Kevin Biely, 37 and Kat McClain, 28, on their wedding day in Las Vegas. In 2017, NPR documented their first date, which was set up by a matchmaker.

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A Love Story That Began With A Matchmaker And A First Date On NPR

1:15pm April 24, 2019

by Laura Roman

In 2017, NPR documented the first date of a couple paired by a professional matchmaker, for a story about modern dating. A year after their first date, the couple got engaged, and they recently wed.

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