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A jury sentenced Navy SEAL Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher on Wednesday, one day after he was acquitted on the most serious charges he faced in connection with the death of a 17-year-old ISIS fighter in U.S. custody.

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Navy SEAL Demoted For Taking Photo With Corpse Of ISIS Fighter

4:44pm July 03, 2019

by Bill Chappell

Earlier Wednesday, President Trump congratulated Edward Gallagher and his family on the end of his legal ordeal. In response, they said, "Thank you Mr. President ... for all you have done."

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House Judiciary Committee Member Discusses Turmoil At The Southern Border

4:33pm July 03, 2019

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., chair of the House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship, about turmoil at the southern border.

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Alabama Woman's Case Highlights State's Aggressive Prosecution of Pregnant Women

4:33pm July 03, 2019

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Amy Yurkanin, a healthcare reporter for AL.com, about the case of Marshae Jones and how it has brought attention to Alabama's aggressive prosecution of pregnant women.

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'Metering' Policy At The Southern Border Faces Renewed Scrutiny

4:33pm July 03, 2019

by Elizabeth Trovall

An update on the Trump administration's use of "metering," or making asylum seekers wait weeks before being allowed to cross into the U.S. Several migrants have died recently trying to cross illegally.

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As Parts of California Flourish, The Imperial Valley Withers

4:33pm July 03, 2019

by Jim Zarroli

California is home to some of the wealthiest places in the country, but the Imperial Valley has been left behind. The Labor Department says the region has the highest unemployment rate in the nation.

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At Odds With His Administration, Trump Appears To Give Turkey A Pass

4:33pm July 03, 2019

by David Welna

Turkey's president said after meeting President Trump in Japan that Trump agreed that Turkey could buy both the Russian S-400 air defense system and the F-35 fighter. That is counter to the position of Congress and the Pentagon.

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Locals Support Trump's Decision To Allow Drilling In Alaska's Arctic Refuge

4:33pm July 03, 2019

by Nat Herz

The Trump administration will soon let oil companies bid on land to drill in Alaska's Arctic Refuge. Despite decades of opposition, many in the refuge's one small village think it will bring opportunity.

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Charge Against Woman Indicted In Death Of Her Own Fetus Has Been Dropped

4:26pm July 03, 2019

by Bobby Allyn

In Alabama, District Attorney Lynneice Washington called the case "disturbing and heartbreaking," and there are "no winners, only losers, in this sad ordeal."

When it comes to Fourth of July barbecue etiquette, Bon Appetit food director Carla Lalli Music says you should avoid hovering if you are a guest. If you want to be helpful, she says, bring some extra ice or non-alcoholic drinks.

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Barbecuing This Fourth Of July? Here's What To Do And What Not To Do

3:58pm July 03, 2019

by Michel Martin

For the rules of barbecue etiquette 101, we enlisted the help of Carla Lalli Music, food director at Bon Appétit and author of Where Cooking Begins: Uncomplicated Recipes To Make You A Great Cook.

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In Utuado, Puerto Rico, construction work is still going on to replace a bridge destroyed in Hurricane Maria.

'I Don't Feel Safe': Puerto Rico Preps For Next Storm Without Enough Government Help

3:55pm July 03, 2019

Nearly two years after Hurricane Maria, the government has made vast improvements and residents have worked together to clean up their communities, but Puerto Rico remains extremely vulnerable.

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