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Dallas Police Officer Arrested For Killing Black Man In His Apartment

7:48am September 10, 2018

Officer Amber Guyger, who is white, has told investigators that she mistakenly believed she had entered her own home. She was arrested on manslaughter charges and later released on bond.

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NRC To Inspect San Onofre Nuclear Plant After Waste Canister Incident

7:37am September 10, 2018

by Alison St. John

The transfer of nuclear waste to storage canisters at the San Onofre nuclear power plant in southern California has been put on hold, after a near accident last month. The plant closed in 2013.

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North Carolina's Board Of Elections Fights Back Against ICE Request

6:41am September 10, 2018

by Will Michaels

Federal immigration authorities have requested millions of North Carolina voting records, potentially creating chaos just two months ahead of the midterm elections.

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WTC Cortlandt subway station reopened in New York on Saturday, nearly 17 years after it was destroyed during the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.

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New York Subway Station Reopens 17 Years After It Was Destroyed During 9/11 Attacks

7:29pm September 09, 2018

by Cameron Jenkins

The newly reconstructed WTC Cortlandt station opened on Saturday, just three days before the anniversary of the attack.

Catholic Clergyman Calls For Cardinal Wuerl To Resign

5:56pm September 09, 2018

NPR's Michel Martin asks James Garcia, a deacon at St. Matthew's Cathedral in Washington, D.C., to explain his open letter calling on Cardinal Donald Wuerl to resign.

The Veteran And NFL Player Who Advised Kaepernick To Take A Knee

5:56pm September 09, 2018

Retired Army Green Beret Nate Boyer is the man who first convinced Colin Kaepernick to kneel during the national anthem. He speaks with NPR's Michel Martin.

Florence, expected to approach arrive at the U.S. East Coast late this week, has just been named a Hurricane.

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Florence, Now A Hurricane, Is One Of Many Threats To The Atlantic And Pacific

4:09pm September 09, 2018

by Jenny Gathright

As Hurricane Florence heads toward the southeastern U.S., Hurricane Olivia is headed towards Hawaii and a typhoon is expected to hit Guam on Monday.

Ramona Morales, 80, was one of many residents facing large fees for a minor code violation.

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California Outlaws Big Bills For Minor City Violations

10:33am September 09, 2018

by Eric Westervelt

The law makes it illegal for cities and counties to charge defendants for the legal costs to investigate, prosecute or appeal a criminal violation of a local ordinance.

Bigfoot casts for "Seven" on display at the Bigfoot festival in Marion, N.C. on Saturday.

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The Lore Of Bigfoot Lives On At North Carolina Bigfoot Festival

8:41am September 09, 2018

by David Ford

In western North Carolina, people from across the country came to Marion's first Bigfoot festival. The highlight was a Bigfoot-calling contest and a Bigfoot-knocking competition.

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Update On Separated Children And The Flores Agreement

8:29am September 09, 2018

The White House proposed new rules that seek to hold migrant parents and children together in detention until their case has been heard. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with attorney Efrén Olivares.