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The Delicate Task Of Burying The Tree Of Life Victims

8:14am November 03, 2018

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Rabbi Daniel Wasserman of the Jewish burial society that's been honoring and burying the bodies of the victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting.

A man panhandles along a sidewalk in downtown San Francisco, California on Tuesday, June, 28, 2016.

Voters May Tax Tech Companies To Fight Homelessness

8:14am November 03, 2018

by Guy Marzorati

Some big tech companies in the Bay Area have embraced the idea that tax hikes on big business are necessary to tackle problems like homelessness in the region.

Don Skidmore stands in front of a sign for United Auto Workers Local 735, the union chapter he represented as president when he was a General Motors employee.

Life After GM: A Family Upended By Auto Plant Closure Took Divergent Paths

8:02am November 03, 2018

Ten years after the financial crisis, the recovery hasn't reached everywhere. After the plant at which they worked was shuttered, three members of a family saw their lives change in unexpected ways.

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Republican Sherrie Conley (left) and Democrat Steve Jarman are competing to represent the same district in Oklahoma's House of Representatives. Both have more than a decade of teaching experience.

The Teacher Walkouts Moved These Educators To Run. Now, They're Facing Off

7:00am November 03, 2018

by Emily Wendler

Steve Jarman and Sherrie Conley have each spent more than 15 years working in Oklahoma public schools. Jarman is a Democrat, Conley is a Republican — and they're both running for the same state seat.

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Deidre DeJear is the Democratic candidate for Iowa's secretary of state.

Why Democrats See Opportunity In This Key State Office

6:00am November 03, 2018

by Clay Masters

The tight governor races in Kansas and Georgia, where the Republican candidate is also overseeing the election, have motivated Democrats to elect secretaries of states in other places.

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Americans Of All Faiths Plan To Attend Shabbat Services In Solidarity With Jews

11:22pm November 02, 2018

There is a call for non-Jews to join Jewish congregations this weekend in a show of solidarity. A rabbi and a pastor in St. Louis talks about the event, labeled #ShowUpForShabbat.

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An Iranian woman walks past the former U.S. Embassy in Tehran, which bears a mural depicting the Statue of Liberty with a dead face. With just days to go until the U.S. plans to snap more sanctions back into place, questions linger about what the move spe

U.S. Is About To Reinstate Iran Sanctions. Here's What That Means

8:33pm November 02, 2018

Come Monday, the Trump administration plans to restore the full measure of sanctions that were lifted with the Iran nuclear deal. You probably have questions about the situation. We have answers.

People line up to cross into the United States to begin the process of applying for asylum near the San Ysidro Port of Entry in Tijuana, Mexico. President Trump has threatened to close the border to asylum-seekers.

FACT CHECK: Migrants Are Not Overwhelming The Southwest Border

6:28pm November 02, 2018

by Joel Rose

Days before the midterm elections, President Trump threatened to close the Southwest border to asylum-seekers. Immigration experts say his remarks were filled with false and misleading statements.

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Members of the 89th Military Police and 541st Engineering Company, 19th Engineering Battalion at Fort Knox, Ky., are briefed upon arrival Wednesday at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. They are among some 7,000 troops deploying to the U.S.-Mexican border.

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5 Questions About Rocks And Guns

6:26pm November 02, 2018

by David Welna

Asked on Thursday if active duty soldiers being sent to the border with Mexico would fire on migrants who throw rocks, Trump said he hoped not. On Friday, he said soldiers would arrest them instead.

In Florida, People With Past Felony Convictions Can't Vote, But That Could All Change

5:58pm November 02, 2018

by Kelly McEvers

In Florida, about 1.5 million people are barred from voting because they have a past felony conviction. To get back the right to vote, they have to ask the governor directly. This year, voters will decide whether to change this practice.

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