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Domestic Shooting At Chicago Hospital Leaves 4 Dead

6:47am November 20, 2018

by Miles Bryan

A police officer and two others were shot dead by a gunman at a Chicago hospital. The attacker was also killed. The shooting began as a domestic dispute and ended in a firefight with police.

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Why Trevor Paglen Thinks About Who's Watching Us

6:47am November 20, 2018

by Andrew Limbong

Trevor Paglen documents what hidden structures of data collection and mass surveillance look like — making sure we see what those in power might not want us to. Next he sends a satellite into space.

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A member of the staff walks through Luke, one of the restaurants still owned by John Besh, on St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans.

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Work After #MeToo: A Restaurant Company Tries To Change Its Culture

6:47am November 20, 2018

by Yuki Noguchi

It's been a year since sexual harassment allegations toppled celebrity chef John Besh. His restaurant group, now led by a woman, has been trying to change a toxic workplace one policy at a time.

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For Wildfire Evacuees, Bureaucratic Nightmare Begins

6:47am November 20, 2018

by Elise Hu

As the deadly Camp Fire burns in Northern California, people who lost their homes face a new struggle: lost paperwork. They're finding out what that means as they try to rebuild their lives.

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Report: Nashville Traffic Stops Target African-Americans, Don't Reduce Crime

6:47am November 20, 2018

A review of 2.5 million traffic stops in Nashville finds significant bias against black drivers. Those stops contributed to two fatal shootings by police in two years. City leaders weigh ending them.

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People wait in line outside the San Ysidro Port of Entry, between Tijuana, Mexico, and San Diego, Calif., in October.

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Federal Court Blocks Trump Administration's Asylum Ban

4:23am November 20, 2018

by Emily Sullivan

A U.S. district court ruled that President Trump's proclamation banning anyone seeking asylum from entering the U.S. without crossing a port of entry violates existing law.

A postcard from the U.S. Census Bureau reminds recipients that responding to the census is required by law.

Confidentiality Of Responses To U.S. Census May Come Up For 'Renewed Debate'

10:50pm November 19, 2018

by Hansi Lo Wang

An internal email reveals a Justice Department discussion about the possibility of reconsidering whether the Patriot Act could force the release of individuals' confidential census responses.

Police officers stand at one of the entrances to Mercy Hospital in Chicago on Monday after a gunman shot multiple people there.

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4 Dead Including Police Officer After Shooting At Chicago Mercy Hospital

10:29pm November 19, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

The Chicago Police Department says a police officer and three others were killed in a domestic-related shooting at Mercy Hospital & Medical Center on the city's Near South Side.

Christopher Watts sits in court for his sentencing hearing at the Weld County Court House on Monday in Greeley, Colo. Watts will spend the rest of his life in prison.

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Colorado Man Sentenced To Life In Prison For Killing Pregnant Wife And Daughters

8:29pm November 19, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

By pleading guilty, Christopher Watts avoided facing the death penalty. He was arrested in August, a day after he appeared on local television pleading for his family's safe return.

A view inside Rhode Island's John J. Moran Medium Security Prison, in Cranston. Rhode Island is the only state to screen every individual who comes into the correctional system for opioid use disorder, and to offer, in conjunction with with counseling, al

Rhode Island Prisons Push To Get Inmates The Best Treatment For Opioid Addiction

8:19pm November 19, 2018

The state has started to reduce overdose deaths by offering counseling and medication for opioid addiction in prison. Research finds the treatment helps inmates avoid relapse after release.

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