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After Parkland, Some Republicans Try To Outdo Each Other On Gun Rights In Primaries

4:38pm May 08, 2018

by Johnny Kauffman

One campaign ad in Georgia, in which the candidate for governor points a gun at a young man, has spurred national outrage. Clinging to gun rights has been a strategy in some GOP primary races.

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Despite improvements since Russia's attack on the 2016 presidential race, the U.S. elections infrastructure is vulnerable — and will remain so in November.

U.S. Voting System Remains Vulnerable 6 Months Before Election Day. What Now?

11:56am May 08, 2018

by Miles Parks

Officials have their eyes open to the threats in a way they didn't in 2016, but they are limited by a lack of time and resources.

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New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says he will resign on Tuesday, following accusations that he physically assaulted multiple women. Schneiderman contests the allegations.

Manhattan DA Opens Investigation Of Allegations Against N.Y. Attorney General

11:39am May 08, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

But Cyrus Vance Jr.'s probe of Eric Schneiderman is complicated: Schneiderman has been investigating Vance for his involvement in the decision not to prosecute producer Harvey Weinstein.

Elation is an Angus bull that recently sold for $800,000. His co-owner, Brian Bell, sells Elation's semen for $50 a sample, about double the going rate.

How Prized Bull Semen And DNA Testing Are Reshaping America's Beef Herd

11:32am May 08, 2018

by Kristofor Husted

Cattle ranchers know that making the best steak starts with the genetic makeup of the herd. Now those genetics have taken a historic leap thanks to new, predictive DNA technology.

Hundreds of people wrote to NPR about teachers they know who go above and beyond their job titles.

More Than Just A Job: Stories Of Teachers Who Deserve An A+

11:22am May 08, 2018

by Clare Lombardo

For many teachers, working with students is more than a full-time job. Here are three educators coming up with innovative solutions to the classroom challenges they face.

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Trial Test Indicates Noncitizens Plan To Avoid 2020 Census

9:36am May 08, 2018

The Trump administration is adding a citizenship question to forms for the 2020 census. Some immigrants in Central Falls, Rhode Island, say they're afraid to be counted.

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Hawaii's Lava Flows Force More Residents Out Of Their Homes

7:13am May 08, 2018

A volcanic eruption on Hawaii's Big Island has spewed lava and toxic gases into residential neighborhoods, days after the shift in volcanic activity first prompted evacuations.

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N.Y. Attorney General Resigns After 4 Women Say He Physically Abused Them

6:24am May 08, 2018

Rachel Martin talks to Jane Mayer of The New Yorker who wrote an article detailing accounts by several women who say New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman physically abused them.

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Bank Of America Loan Calls Into Question Its Recent Weapons Pledge

6:20am May 08, 2018

by Charles Lane

Bank of America has pledged to stop making loans to the manufacturers of "military-style" weapons, but it is also one of the banks providing financing to help Remington Outdoor emerge from bankruptcy.

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Can A New Business Model Save Small-Town Papers?

6:08am May 08, 2018

by Frank Morris

GateHouse Media is thriving in the beleaguered newspaper industry. Critics say GateHouse makes money by decimating news operations. The company says it's saving newspapers with efficiencies of scale.

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