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Jury In New York To Decide Drug Lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman's Fate

7:31am February 04, 2019

by Quil Lawrence

After an 11-week trial, a jury will begin deliberating the fate of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, the Mexican drug kingpin accused of operating a criminal enterprise, money laundering and other crimes.

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Colorado Voters Weigh In On Trump's Insistence On A Border Wall

7:31am February 04, 2019

by Don Gonyea

What do Republican and independent voters in Colorado make of President Trump's ongoing call for a border wall? We talk to voters in the Denver suburbs.

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Protesters Converge On N.Y. Detention Center After Power Outage

7:28am February 04, 2019

by Shannon Van Sant

A New York correctional facility in Brooklyn was without power and heat during one of the coldest snaps in the state's history — prompting protests to erupt over the jail's conditions.

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News Brief: Va. Gov. Controversy, 'El Chapo' Trial, Papal Trip

5:07am February 04, 2019

Virginia's governor is under fire for a racist photo. Jury deliberations get underway for drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman. And Pope Francis is on a historic trip to the Arabian Peninsula.

Former Virginia Gov. McAuliffe Calls For Sitting Gov. Northam To Step Down

6:44pm February 03, 2019

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam continues to resist calls for his resignation. NPR's Michel Martin talks to former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe about why he thinks Northam must step down.

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Pressure Mounts For Virginia Gov. Northam To Resign

6:38pm February 03, 2019

by Sarah McCammon

Calls are growing for Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam to resign after revelations that his medical school yearbook page included racially-incendiary photos of a man in black face and another in KKK garb.

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The Moral Question Of Trump's Border Wall, Part 2

6:11pm February 03, 2019

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called the border wall an immorality. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Dr. Robert Jeffress, American Southern Baptist pastor, who takes the opposite view.

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TV Networks Staff Shows With 'Intimacy Coordinators' To Monitor Sex Scenes

6:11pm February 03, 2019

To prevent harassment on TV and film sets, production houses are hiring so-called intimacy coordinators to oversee sex scenes. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Ita O'Brien, who serves that role on Netflix's Sex Education.

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How Women Came To Dominate Colorado's Legislature

6:11pm February 03, 2019

by Bente Birkeland

This year, two legislative chambers across the country have a majority of women, but in Colorado that's been in the making long before 2018.

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Against U.S. Intervention In Venezuela

6:11pm February 03, 2019

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with retired NATO Supreme Allied Commander James Stavridis about his recent op-ed in Time, arguing against deploying U.S. soldiers to Venezuela.