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Masculinity And U.S. Extremism: What Makes Young Men Vulnerable To Toxic Ideologies

7:57am January 27, 2019

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Tony McAleer, a former skinhead recruiter, about the trend of young men in the U.S. who turn to violent extremism. McAleer helped start the group, Life After Hate.

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'I Came Because Of A Dream': Honduran Father And Son Meet For The First Time In The U.S.

7:57am January 27, 2019

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

We catch up with a Honduran father and son caught between President Trump's immigration policies. The son has claimed asylum in the U.S. The father has Temporary Protected Status, which is set to end.

Roger Stone speaks to the media after leaving the federal courthouse Friday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Roger Stone Indictment Raises More Big Questions About Russia, Trump 2016 Campaign

4:29pm January 26, 2019

by Philip Ewing

A lawyer for the president highlighted Friday that the new charges aren't about collusion. But the indictment nonetheless raises questions about the knowledge, actions and intentions of the campaign.

Flags fly at half-staff in front of the St. Louis Police Officers Association, following the shooting death of a police officer by another officer.

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Fatal End To An Alleged Game Of Russian Roulette For St. Louis Police Officer

12:07pm January 26, 2019

by Francesca Paris

Katlyn Alix, 24, died early Thursday morning from a gunshot to the chest, according to a police statement. She was off-duty. Another officer, Nathaniel Hendren, faces felony charges.

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What The Short-Term Shutdown Bill Means For Thousands Of Federal Workers

8:25am January 26, 2019

NPR's Scott Simon asks Kristie Scarazzo, a botanist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from Ventura, Calif., for her reaction to the end of the partial government shutdown.

Former Homeland Security Secretary Shares His Perspective On The Shutdown

8:09am January 26, 2019

NPR's Scott Simon asks former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff if domestic security operations were damaged by the partial government shutdown.

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No Sign Of New U.S. Program Aimed To Keep Asylum Seekers In Mexico

7:40am January 26, 2019

by Max Rivlin-Nadler

According to the Department of Homeland Security, asylum seekers at the San Ysidro Port of Entry in San Diego were supposed to return to Mexico on Friday. But when the day came, nothing happened.

Almost 10,000 migratory crows have descended on Nampa, Idaho, for the past three winters. A task force is deploying drones, lasers and even a live hawk to try to divert the annual migration.

Crow Murders In Idaho Are Nothing To Squawk About: Human Scarecrows Try To Divert Bird Invasion

6:04am January 26, 2019

by Samantha Raphelson

The Crow Management Task Force in Nampa, Idaho, uses drones, lasers and even a live hawk to scare the birds away. For the past three winters, crows have descended on the town, creating a public health hazard.

Even the Federal Reserve has noticed ghosting, which it defines as "a situation where a worker stops coming to work without notice and then is impossible to contact."

In A Hot Labor Market, Some Employees Are 'Ghosting' Bad Bosses

9:47pm January 25, 2019

by Emily Sullivan

More employers say they're being "ghosted," the Federal Reserve noted recently. That's when a worker just stops coming to work and is impossible to contact. The strong economy may help explain it.

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President Trump speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House on Friday, saying he will endorse a short-term spending deal to end the government shutdown.

Trump Signs Short-Term Bill To End Government Shutdown, But Border Fight Still Looms

9:45pm January 25, 2019

by Jessica Taylor

The bill opens the government through Feb. 15 and provides back pay for federal workers who have missed two paychecks during the longest shutdown in U.S. history. Border security talks continue.