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Man Steals Plane And Crashes After 'Unauthorized Takeoff' From Seattle Airport

4:45am August 11, 2018

by James Doubek

A 29-year-old man stole a plane from Seattle's airport, flying for about an hour before crashing on a nearby island. No one else was on board, the airline said.

Plaintiff Dewayne Johnson, shown on July 9, listening to his attorney speak about his condition during the Monsanto trial in San Francisco. On Friday, a jury awarded Johnson $289 million in damages after ruling that Monsanto intentionally concealed the he

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Jury Awards Terminally Ill Man $289 Million In Lawsuit Against Monsanto

10:04pm August 10, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

After three days of deliberation the San Francisco jury sided with Dewayne Johnson, a former school groundskeeper who regularly used the popular herbicide Roundup.

Resident Moe Blythe watches the Holy Fire burn near homes on August 9, 2018 in Corona, California.

In Parts Of California Blanketed With Wildfire Smoke, Breathing Is 'A Chore'

8:42pm August 10, 2018

As fires continue to rage in California, smoke is causing health problems for some residents. Public health officials warn against breathing polluted air.

U.S. District Court Judge Dana Sabraw, shown in July, appears pleased with the Trump administration's framework for reuniting separated families, presented on Friday.

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Judge Pleased With Government Effort But Hundreds Of Children Still In Custody

8:32pm August 10, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

About 550 immigrant children between the ages of 5 and 17 are still separated from their families. The government has presented a framework that outlines steps to reunite them.

FBI Agent Found Not Guilty Of All Charges Related To Malheur Shooting Death

7:35pm August 10, 2018

by Conrad Wilson

A federal jury in Oregon found FBI agent W. Joseph Astarita not guilty of all charges he faced related to the shooting death of a spokesman during the 2016 Malheur National Wildlife Refuge occupation.

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Matt Mikkelsen carries "Fritz," his microphone system, to the path in the Hoh Rain Forest that leads to One Square Inch of Silence in Washington's Olympic National Park.

Are You Listening? Hear What Uninterrupted Silence Sounds Like

7:23pm August 10, 2018

by Samir S. Patel

Inside the Hoh Rain Forest in Washington state, acoustics experts have attempted to preserve a location free of human-made noise. They call it One Square Inch of Silence.

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Deb Eisenhawer assembles a switch for a washing machine at a Whirlpool plant in Clyde, Ohio. The company's CEO says steel costs have reached "unexplainable levels."

From Mills To Manufacturers, Steel Tariffs Produce Winners And Losers

7:23pm August 10, 2018

by Jim Zarroli

President Trump boasts that his trade policies are bringing back the steel industry, but corporate earnings reports suggest they're also hurting the bottom line at some manufacturing companies.

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California Attorney General Xavier Becerra (center) announces that Stockton, Calif., and the city and county of Los Angeles are joining California's lawsuit over the 2020 census citizenship question at a news conference in Los Angeles in May. Becerra is j

Census Citizenship Question Lawsuits In California Likely To Proceed, Judge Says

7:01pm August 10, 2018

by Hansi Lo Wang

Dozens of states, cities and other groups are trying to get a question about U.S. citizenship status removed from the 2020 census. Two cases in New York are already heading toward a potential trial.

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Why Major U.S. Companies Still Have So Few Women CEOs

5:41pm August 10, 2018

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with journalist Vauhini Vara of The Atlantic about her recent reporting on the decline of female leadership in corporate America.

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Washington, D.C., Officials Prepare For White Nationalist Rally

5:41pm August 10, 2018

by Elly Yu

Officials in Washington, D.C., are ramping up security for ahead of this weekend's white nationalist rally. It comes a year after the deadly "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Va.

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