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How Did California's Primaries Work Out For Democrats?

8:07am June 06, 2018

Steve Inskeep talks to Eric Bauman, chairman of the California Democratic Party, about Tuesday's primaries that are expected to set the scene for November's midterm elections.

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A man walks past a building with the ZTE logos in Beijing in a photo taken last month.

China's ZTE Reportedly Strikes Preliminary Deal To Lift U.S. Ban

7:25am June 06, 2018

by Scott Neuman

The cellphone maker was sanctioned by the Commerce Department for illegal sales to Iran and North Korea. However, President Trump last month said he wanted to resolve the issue to save jobs in China.

Congress Grills Sports Officials Over Nassar Scandal

5:11am June 06, 2018

by Alexandra Starr

Fallout from the USA Gymnastics sexual abuse scandal continued with another grilling in Congress. Former top leaders of the sport and from Michigan State University answered tough questions.

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In Rural Ohio, An Opioid Crisis Becomes A Meth Crisis

5:11am June 06, 2018

by Rachel Martin

Vinton County, Ohio was hit hard by the opioid epidemic. But now, as opioids are becoming harder to obtain, more and more users are turning to cheap methamphetamine.

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Lava enters the ocean at Kapoho Bay, Hawaii, on Tuesday. A U.S. Geological Survey morning overflight confirmed that lava had completely filled the bay.

Lava Claims 'Hundreds' More Homes On Hawaii's Big Island, Officials Say

10:07pm June 05, 2018

by Nathan Rott

Lava from Kilauea volcano has filled Kapoho Bay and inundated a section of coastline that was once covered with lush forest and dotted by homes.

The now infamous incident at a Starbucks in Philadelphia is far from isolated. Experts say it echoes a tragic past that excluded black people from public spaces.

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People Who Say Police Were Called For #LivingWhileBlack Ask Congress To Act

8:27pm June 05, 2018

Since two men were arrested at a Philadelphia Starbucks, there have been over a dozen more incidents of people calling 911 on people of color who were seemingly just living their everyday lives.

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Jamie Summitt, shown holding her infant son, Noah, was alarmed when she noticed her baby video monitor moving without anyone in the family controlling it.

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S.C. Mom Says Baby Monitor Was Hacked; Experts Say Many Devices Are Vulnerable

8:13pm June 05, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

Jamie Summitt was eating dinner with her family when her baby monitor started to move. Which was weird, because everyone who was supposed to have control of the camera was in the room with her.

The former head of USA Gymnastics, Steve Penny, invokes his right under the Fifth Amendment not to answer questions during a Senate hearing on Tuesday.

Former USA Gymnastics CEO Told Staff To Keep Alleged Abuse Quiet, Waited To Tell FBI

6:51pm June 05, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

Steve Penny has denied that he or USAG attempted to cover up allegations of abuse by Larry Nassar. But emails indicate he and other top officials intentionally delayed contacting the FBI.

A member of the Syrian Democratic Forces, the rebel group backed by the U.S.-led coalition, looks out upon the ruins of Raqqa last October, toward the end of the coalition's campaign to dislodge the Islamic State from its former stronghold.

U.S.-Led Coalition Accused Of 'Potential War Crimes' In Push To Reclaim Raqqa

6:40pm June 05, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

Amnesty International alleges that during last year's successful campaign to dislodge ISIS from the Syrian city, the coalition's airstrikes were "either disproportionate or indiscriminate or both."

Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto On How She Would Improve The Immigration System

6:25pm June 05, 2018

There have been loud criticisms from protesters around the country and from lawmakers on Capitol Hill, condemning the Trump administration for separating families that have crossed illegally into the country. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., speaks with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about the changes she thinks would improve the system.

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