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A man was freed after spending two days crammed into a narrow grease vent in San Lorenzo, Calif. Officials say he's not being charged with a crime.

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Man Is Freed After 2 Days Stuck In Empty Restaurant's Grease Vent

8:59pm December 13, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

"He's a pretty slender guy and based on the viscosity of the walls" and the attempt to remove his clothes, "he probably thought he was going to slide ride down," officials said. That didn't happen.

Manuel flexes at the match on Saturday in Indio, Calif.

A Trans Man Steps Into The Ring – And Wins His Debut As A Professional Boxer

7:57pm December 13, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

After an injury forced Patricio Manuel to withdraw from the women's Olympic boxing trials, the fighter faced a reckoning. He decided to start living publicly as a man — and rebuild his boxing career.

Russian gun rights activist Maria Butina pleaded guilty to serving as an unregistered foreign agent. She had sought to build back-channel links to the Russian government with the Trump campaign.

Maria Butina Pleads Guilty In Foreign Agent Case, Admits Clandestine Influence Scheme

6:27pm December 13, 2018

The Russian gun rights activist had sought to establish back-channel ties between the Russian government and leading U.S. conservative groups, including the Trump campaign and the NRA.

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A homeless woman packs up her tent last January in Los Angeles. In 2018, LA County has about 53,000 homeless people — more than any other major metropolitan area in the country besides New York City.

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To Help The Homeless, Some In LA Are Opening Their Doors And Inviting Them To Stay

5:24pm December 13, 2018

by Anna Scott

Until recently, Helen and Bryan Lopez had been homeless in LA County. Then they moved in with the Rapkin family as part of a small program that places homeless youth in people's homes, not shelters.

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How The U.S. Can Still Advance Climate Negotiations Under The Trump Administration

4:34pm December 13, 2018

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Jonathan Pershing, former Special Envoy for Climate Change under President Obama, about how the U.S. can advance climate negotiations under President Trump.

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Wildfire Cut Their Grieving Short, Now Residents Of Thousand Oaks Remember Victims

4:22pm December 13, 2018

by Ina Jaffe

Grieving for those killed in the shooting at the Borderline Bar and Grill was cut short by the wildfires. But in recent weeks, residents have been holding events to raise money for victims' families.

U by Kotex "Sleek" tampons, regular absorbency, have been recalled because of a quality defect.

Kotex Recalls Some Tampons After Reports Of Unraveling Inside Body

3:33pm December 13, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

Some boxes of U by Kotex Sleek Tampons, regular absorbency, have a "quality-related defect" that left pieces of the tampon inside the bodies of some consumers — in some cases causing infection.

Thousands of public school teachers and their supporters protested against a pension reform bill at the Kentucky state Capitol in April. The state's Supreme Court has now struck down the law.

Kentucky Supreme Court Strikes Down Pension Law That Sparked Teacher Protests

3:04pm December 13, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

The decision is a major victory for state employees, as well as for state Attorney General Andy Beshear as he runs to unseat Gov. Matt Bevin, who championed the controversial law.

Nathaniel Smith and Miykael Goodwin have a band name now, Cold Weather Sons, and a professionally produced single, "One of These Days." The song is a lament for the town lost to the Camp Fire in 2018.

A Song Of Tribute To The Lost Town Of Paradise

2:05pm December 13, 2018

by Rachael Myrow

A songwriting duo from Paradise, Calif., wrote an ode to their hometown, destroyed in last month's Camp Fire, called "One of these days." They've just released a professionally produced version.

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Apple already employs more people in Austin than it does in any other city outside of its California headquarters. The new campus will be near its existing facility in the North Austin area.

Apple Will Build $1 Billion Campus in Austin, Adding 5,000 Jobs

11:16am December 13, 2018

by Bill Chappell

The tech company says the move is expected to make it Austin's largest private employer. The city already has more Apple employees than anywhere else outside the company's headquarters in California.