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Military Housing Issues Are Bigger Than Realized, Army Secretary Says

7:47am March 07, 2019

by Tom Bowman

In the 1990s, the Army turned over base housing responsibilities to private contractors. The idea was to reduce costs and respond more quickly to housing needs. It hasn't worked out that way.

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FBI Struggles To Return Artifacts Seized From Indiana Farm To Their Rightful Homes

6:00pm March 06, 2019

The FBI seized over 7,000 cultural artifacts from a farm in Indiana and are trying to return them back where they belong. NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with FBI agent Tim Carpenter about that effort.

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New Satellite Images Show Activity At North Korean Missile Testing Site

5:40pm March 06, 2019

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Jeffrey Lewis, of the Middlebury Institute of International Studies, about recent satellite images that show new activity at a North Korean missile testing site.

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Woman Who Left U.S. To Join ISIS Denied Request To Expedite Her Case To Return

8:35am March 06, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

A judge ruled there isn't sufficient evidence proving Hoda Muthana and her toddler face imminent harm in Syria. It's a setback for the ISIS bride who hoped to fight her citizenship claim from the U.S.

A defaced recruiting flyer for Identity Evropa hangs near Trump Tower in Chicago, in July 2016. The flyer which read "Let's Become Great Again" was part of a 17-city recruitment effort by the white nationalist organization.

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White Supremacist Propaganda At 'Record-Setting' Levels, ADL Report Finds

8:34am March 06, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

Hate groups are increasingly relying on flyers to spread their message without publicly revealing the identity of their members.

North Korea's Unha-3 rocket lifts off from the Sohae launchpad in Dongchang-ri, North Korea, in this Dec. 12, 2012, photo released by the Korean Central News Agency.

North Korea Seen Reassembling Rocket Test Site

8:12am March 06, 2019

by Geoff Brumfiel

Just days after the U.S.-North Korea summit ended in stalemate, satellite images show workers have been active at the Sohae Satellite Launching Station, a partially disassembled missile test facility.

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Officers Who Shot Stephon Clark Will Not Face Criminal Charges, California AG Says

7:54am March 06, 2019

Steve Inskeep talks to Tim Davis, president of the Sacramento Police Officers Association, about the decision not to charge officers involved in the death of Stephon Clark, an unarmed black man.

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Ethan Lindenberger of Norwalk, Ohio, told senators "the information in defense of vaccines outweighed the concerns heavily."

18-Year-Old Testifies About Getting Vaccinated Despite Mother's Anti-Vaccine Beliefs

7:32am March 06, 2019

by James Doubek

Ethan Lindenberger got vaccinated against the wishes of his mother. He told senators on Tuesday that anti-vaccination misinformation online "should be the primary concern of the American people."

Fla. Gov. DeSantis Takes A Conservative Approach To Controversial Issues

7:30am March 06, 2019

by Greg Allen

The new Republican governor aligned himself with President Trump while running for office. Despite early bipartisanship, he's expected to outline a conservative vision as the legislature convenes.

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Activists Call For Change In California's Use-Of-Force Laws

7:26am March 06, 2019

by Ben Adler

The decision not to charge two Sacramento police officers in the shooting death of Stephon Clark is pushing activists to focus on changing California's use-of-force laws. Two bills are now in play.

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