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Trump Announces Start Of Troop Withdrawal In Syria Amid Mixed Messaging

5:58pm January 12, 2019

As President Trump began U.S. forces pullout from Syria, his secretary of state and national security advisers sent mixed signals about U.S. commitments in the Middle East as they toured the region.

Amanda Koller is deaf and has struggled to find full-time permanent employment, an issue she attributes to discrimination in the hiring process against those with disabilities.

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Deaf And Unemployed: 1,000+ Applications But Still No Full-Time Job

2:39pm January 12, 2019

by Amanda Morris

Despite technological advancements that allow deaf job seekers to communicate more easily with potential employers, applicants say they still face stigma that they can't do the job.

Union members and other federal employees protest in front of the White House on Thursday. Many are out of work as the partial government shutdown has dragged on longer than any in history.

It's Official: The Partial Government Shutdown Is The Longest In U.S. History

11:34am January 12, 2019

by Arnie Seipel

Saturday marks Day 22 of the partial federal government shutdown, stretching past the 21 days in 1995-96. Many federal workers missed their first paycheck on Friday.

Teacher Shanelle Yazzie works with children at a Head Start facility on the Navajo Nation. Funds to keep the Head Start programs running are slow to reach these facilities during the federal government shutdown.

On The Navajo Nation, 5,000 Workers Dependent On A Federal Paycheck

8:13am January 12, 2019

by Laurel Morales

Native American tribes are more dependent on federal dollars than many other communities. As the shutdown continues, Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye is asking Congress to exempt tribes.

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Private Landowners Along Trump's Proposed Border Wall Risk Losing Property

8:13am January 12, 2019

NPR's Scott Simon asks ProPublica reporter T. Christian Miller about past efforts to build walls along the Southern border and how private land could be seized in the process.

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Migrants Waiting To Apply For U.S. Asylum Up Against Ongoing Shutdown

8:13am January 12, 2019

National focus has been on the border, but what about migrants still waiting for asylum? NPR's Scott Simon talks to attorney Cristian Sanchez, who is helping an LGBTQ migrant group apply for asylum.

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Don't Panic: The Government Shutdown Isn't Making Food Unsafe

8:13am January 12, 2019

by Dan Charles

The Food and Drug Administration is inspecting less food these days, thanks to the shutdown. And while that has raised questions about food safety, the food business is largely carrying on as usual.

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Winter is peak time for prescribed burns, deliberately set fires designed to eliminate leaves and other flammable material that could fuel a larger forest fire. But the partial government shutdown is interfering with this and other preparations for the fi

Shutdown Hampers Wildfire Preparedness and Training Across The Country

6:00am January 12, 2019

by Nathan Rott

Firefighters and forest managers are losing valuable time to prepare for the upcoming wildland fire season as the partial government shutdown continues.

(From left) Lake County, Fla., Sheriff Willis McCall and an unidentified man stand next to Walter Irvin, Samuel Shepherd and Charles Greenlee. The three were accused of rape in 1949, along with a fourth man. They were all pardoned Friday.

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Accused Of Florida Rape 70 Years Ago, 4 Black Men Get Posthumous Pardons

5:45pm January 11, 2019

by Ian Stewart

The new governor said the arrests and trials, and in two cases the killings, of the Groveland Four were unjust. Families of the men had worked for the pardons. The accuser maintained she did not lie.

Central American Migrants In Tijuana Consider If Long Journey Was Worth The Effort

5:43pm January 11, 2019

by John Burnett

While Border Patrol builds up its fences in San Diego to guard against a national security threat, Central American migrants waiting in Tijuana consider whether the journey was worth the effort.

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