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What Some West Virginia Residents Have To Say On Why They Don't Vote

5:59pm September 10, 2018

by Don Gonyea

A majority of Americans didn't vote in recent midterm elections. Nonvoters tend to have less education and income, like those in McDowell County, W.Va., who feel overlooked by the political system.

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California Will Move To Collect All Electricity From Clean Sources Under New Law

5:39pm September 10, 2018

by Ezra Romero

A new law in California sets a goal of phasing out all fossil fuels from the state's electricity system by the year 2045.

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Democrats Will Try To Score More Upsets In Last Primaries Before Midterms

5:16pm September 10, 2018

by Domenico Montanaro

Progressive candidates have scored big upsets recently against candidates steeped in the Democratic establishment. The New York gubernatorial primary is another test this week.

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Cynthia Nixon Discusses Her Candidacy For Governor Of New York

5:11pm September 10, 2018

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Cynthia Nixon, actress and candidate for New York governor, about her campaign and running as a progressive Democrat.

A boarded-up house in Holden Beach, N.C., can be seen ahead of Hurricane Florence's expected landfall.

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How Is Hurricane Florence Affecting You?

5:06pm September 10, 2018

by Amita Kelly

Residents of North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia are being urged to prepare their homes and think about possible evacuation.

Trump Administration Closing Diplomatic Mission That Represents Palestinians In D.C.

4:46pm September 10, 2018

by Michele Kelemen

The Trump administration is shutting down the Palestinian diplomatic post in Washington, D.C. The move comes after big U.S. aid cuts to the Palestinians and the United Nations agency that supports them.

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How Wilmington, N.C., Is Preparing As Hurricane Florence Gets Stronger

4:38pm September 10, 2018

Hurricane Florence is now a Category 4 storm — and the East Coast is bracing for a direct hit. Bill Saffo, the mayor of Wilmington, N.C., speaks with NPR's Ari Shapiro about how the city is preparing.

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As Hurricane Florence Approaches, Some In Georgia Are Struggling To Recover From Irma

4:25pm September 10, 2018

by Molly Samuel

On Tybee Island, Ga., flooding is getting worse, and can even cut off residents from the mainland. The island is doing lots of things to control it, but some believe the island will one day disappear to the rising sea.

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Dallas police Officer Amber Renee Guyger, seen here in a photo provided by the Kaufman County Sheriff's Office, was arrested Sunday on a manslaughter warrant in the shooting death of a black man in his home.

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Manslaughter Charge For Dallas Police Officer Who Killed A Man In His Own Apartment

4:23pm September 10, 2018

by Bill Chappell

Dallas Police Chief U. Renee Hall said she had wanted to get a warrant for manslaughter against her own officer on Friday — but the Texas Rangers delayed that move.

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National Security Adviser John Bolton speaks at a Federalist Society luncheon at the Mayflower Hotel on Sept. 10 in Washington.

Bolton: International Criminal Court Will Face Repercussions If Americans Prosecuted

3:51pm September 10, 2018

by Ayesha Rascoe

National Security Adviser John Bolton says the U.S. will do all it can to protect Americans from ICC action — calling the proposed investigation of war crimes in Afghanistan "utterly unfounded."