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U.S. Prison Inmates To Strike Over Poor Living Conditions

10:46am August 21, 2018

Prisoners in 17 states will strike Tuesday in an effort to draw attention to conditions and what they say are exploitative labor practices. David Greene talks to German Lopez, senior reporter at Vox.

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Police stand guard after the Confederate statue known as "Silent Sam" was toppled by protesters on campus at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C., on Monday.

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After A Year Of Rising Tensions, Protesters Tear Down Confederate Statue On UNC Campus

8:20am August 21, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

A crowd of about 250 students, faculty and residents stormed the bronze sculpture of a Confederate soldier, using ropes to yank it from its century-old pedestal.

The vines at Pheasant Ridge Winery near Lubbock, Texas, were devastated by drift from the herbicide 2,4-D in 2016.

West Texas Vineyards Blasted By Herbicide Drift From Nearby Cotton Fields

7:01am August 21, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

Texas is one of the largest producers of wine in the U.S. But the grapevines in the High Plains are facing a threat that's causing them to twist and wither. And it's coming from the cotton fields.

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Authorities Investigate Sexual Assault Claim Against Weinstein Accuser

6:58am August 21, 2018

by Justin Richmond

The New York Times reports actress Asia Argento paid off an underage actor to keep quiet about their sexual encounter. Argento is one of the women accusing Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein of rape.

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Woman Dupes Dozens Of Men On Tinder

6:54am August 21, 2018

A bunch of guys showed up to a New York City park thinking they had a private date with a woman named Natasha — not realizing she'd used the dating app to draw them there for her own Hunger Games.

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U.S. Catholics Want Action After Report Details Decades Of Child Sexual Abuse

6:09am August 21, 2018

Rachel Martin talks to John Allen, editor of the Catholic publication Crux, about how Catholics are reconciling their faith with the latest revelations of child sex abuse by clergy.

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Morning News Brief

5:18am August 21, 2018

A group with ties to the Russian government has been linked to a hacking attempt. The White House is expected to reverse the Clean Power Plan. Many inmates in U.S. prisons plan to protest conditions.

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A woman packs crates at a weekly free food pantry in the Bronx in New York City. The Trump administration is considering penalizing legal immigrants for using government benefits such as Medicaid and food stamps.

Trump Administration Moves To Penalize Immigrants For Using Government Benefits

11:40pm August 20, 2018

by Joel Rose

The idea has already sparked warnings about consequences for immigrants and the nation's health care system.

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MDHHS director Nick Lyon (right) listens as a judge orders he face trial on involuntary manslaughter and other charges. Credit Steve Carmody / Michigan Radio

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Michigan Health Director To Stand Trial For Involuntary Manslaughter In Flint Deaths

10:46pm August 20, 2018

by Steve Carmody

Michigan state health department director will stand trial for involuntary manslaughter tied to the Flint water crisis.

Father Kris Stubna walks to the sanctuary following a mass at St. Paul Cathedral, the mother church of the Pittsburgh Diocese, last week.

Have You Left The Catholic Church?

8:04pm August 20, 2018

by Amita Kelly

Catholics grappling with what the sex abuse scandal means for their own faith and trust in the church. NPR and our Pennsylvania member stations want to hear from you.