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Scientists Caution California Quakes Should Be A Wake-Up Call

6:40am July 08, 2019

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Ross Stein, scientist emeritus at the U.S Geological Survey, about last week's California earthquakes, and how prepared the state is for the "big one."

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News Brief: Jeffrey Epstein, Iran's Uranium, California Quakes

5:57am July 08, 2019

Hedge fund manager faces allegations of sex trafficking. Iran says it exceeded a second uranium enrichment limit outlined in nuclear deal. And, after 2 powerful quakes, California braces for more.

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Police patrol outside Columbine High School in April in Littleton, Colo., when all Denver-area schools were evacuated after authorities launched a manhunt for Sol Pais, a Columbine-obsessed teen who they feared posed a threat.

Superintendent Calls For 'Thoughtful' Discussion Over Proposal To Demolish Columbine

11:25pm July 07, 2019

by Michel Martin

Jason Glass of Jeffco Public Schools wants the community to consider tearing down the site of the 1999 shooting, saying it's become a magnet for disturbed individuals obsessed with school shootings.

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The Justice Department says it's changing the lineup of lawyers involved in the lawsuits over the Trump administration's push to get a citizenship question on the 2020 census forms.

Justice Department Changes Legal Team Behind Census Citizenship Question Case

11:21pm July 07, 2019

by Hansi Lo Wang

The Justice Department did not provide an explanation for why it's switching out lawyers representing the Trump administration in the ongoing legal battle over a potential census citizenship question.

The Guggenheim Museum, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright who developed the concept of "organic architecture," that a building should develop out of its surroundings.

UNESCO Adds 8 Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings To Its List Of World Heritage Sites

6:35pm July 07, 2019

by Josh Axelrod

The Guggenheim Museum in New York and Fallingwater in Pennsylvania now belong to a list that includes Machu Picchu and the pyramids of Egypt.

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Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein Arrested For Alleged Sex Trafficking

5:39pm July 07, 2019

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Pervaiz Shallwani, senior editor for The Daily Beast, about the recent arrest of billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein.

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What Iran's Breach Of Uranium Enrichment Limits Will Mean

5:22pm July 07, 2019

Iran announced it exceeded another limit on enriched uranium Sunday. NPR's Michel Martin discusses the latest details with analyst Ali Vaez and former Iran nuclear negotiator Seyed Hossein Mousavian.

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U.S. Takes A Record 4 Women's World Cup Titles

5:07pm July 07, 2019

by Eleanor Beardsley

The United States won the Women's World Cup after a thrilling 2-0 victory against the Netherlands. With the win, the U.S. has won the World Cup a record four times.

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Defendants Often Foot Bill Of Costly Electronic Ankle Monitors

5:07pm July 07, 2019

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Blake Strode, Executive Director of ArchCity Defenders, about the costs of electronic monitoring for pre-trial defendants.

Starbucks is under fire after a group of police officers in Tempe, Ariz. were asked to leave a store.

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Starbucks Apologizes To Police Officers Who Were Asked To Leave An Arizona Store

2:08pm July 07, 2019

by Clare Lombardo

Police in the city of Tempe say a barista asked them to leave or move away from a customer who "did not feel safe" with officers nearby.