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Motel 6 Agrees To Pay $7.6 Million To Former Guests To Settle Lawsuit

5:49pm November 08, 2018

Motel 6 has settled a class-action lawsuit filed after it was found the hotel had given private guest information to Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. The chain agreed to pay $7.6 million.

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What We Know So Far About What Happened During Shooting In Thousand Oaks, Calif.

5:49pm November 08, 2018

by Leila Fadel

Twelve people, including a sheriff's sergeant, were shot and killed at a bar in Thousand Oaks, Calif., Wednesday night. The gunman is also dead.

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Ventura County sheriff's deputies stand outside the house of shooting suspect Ian David Long on Thursday in Newbury Park, Calif. Authorities said the Marine veteran opened fire at a country music bar in Thousand Oaks on Wednesday night.

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What We Know About The Thousand Oaks Shooting Suspect

4:57pm November 08, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

Authorities have identified the gunman as Ian David Long, 28, a Marine Corps veteran. The Ventura County, Calif., sheriff says his office had a number of interactions with Long in recent years.

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Pepperdine Journalism Student Reacts To Thousand Oaks Shooting

4:41pm November 08, 2018

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Pepperdine University student Madeleine Carr about the Thousand Oaks killings. Many Pepperdine undergraduates were present at the bar when the shooting took place.

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Sheriff's Sgt. Ron Helus Was Nearing Retirement When He Was Killed In Bar Shooting

4:19pm November 08, 2018

by Eric Westervelt

Ventura County Sheriff Sgt. Ron Helus, a 29-year veteran of the department, was one of the first officers at the bar shooting in Thousand Oaks, Calif. The department says he died in the line of duty.

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Florida Resident Shares What It Means To Have His Voting Rights Restored

4:19pm November 08, 2018

Florida voted to restore voting rights to people with felony convictions this week. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Rev. Greg James, who has a felony conviction and campaigned on behalf of the measure.

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President Trump claimed victory in a news conference on Wednesday after Democrats took control of the House but Republicans kept their majority in the Senate.

Scorecard: Trump Declares 'Great Victory,' But 34 Of His Candidates Lost

3:13pm November 08, 2018

by Tamara Keith

Trump highlighted the success of candidates he held rallies for, embracing the idea that the midterms were a referendum on him. But his record is far more mixed than he lets on.

Ventura County Sheriff's Sgt. Ron Helus, a 29-year veteran, was killed during the deadly shooting at Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks, Calif.

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Fallen Officer Made 'Ultimate Sacrifice' In Confronting Thousand Oaks Shooter

2:32pm November 08, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

Sheriff's Sgt. Ron Helus had been speaking with his wife when reports of an active gunman came in. Within minutes, the veteran officer was on the hellish scene — but he would not survive the night.

Brett Kavanaugh, pictured after he was sworn in at the White House last month, formally took his seat as the 114th justice during the traditional investiture ceremony at the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday morning.

Heightened Security As Brett Kavanaugh Formally Takes Supreme Court Seat

2:28pm November 08, 2018

by Nina Totenberg

The court said that because of security concerns, Kavanaugh would not walk down the court's long outside staircase with the chief justice.

Then-New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman speaks at a news conference on Jan. 30. Schneiderman resigned after multiple women accused him of physical abuse; a prosecutor announced Thursday that Schneiderman will not be facing criminal charges in con

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Eric Schneiderman Won't Face Criminal Charges Over Allegations Of Abuse

2:18pm November 08, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

Multiple women say the former N.Y. attorney general physically attacked them. A prosecutor says she believes the women but "legal impediments" preclude any charges. She's proposed a legislative fix.