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Why President Trump Can't Directly Order National Guard Troops To U.S.-Mexico Border

6:15pm April 05, 2018

President Trump wants military troops to help guard the U.S.-Mexico border, but there are legal limits on what the military can do. NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with George Mason University law professor Tim MacArthur about the Posse Comitatus Act.

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What Facebook Is Changing About Its Data-Sharing Practices

6:15pm April 05, 2018

Facebook has announced changes to how the company shares data with third parties. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Bloomberg columnist Shira Ovide about what the changes include and how much they matter.

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Lockheed Martin's Quiet Supersonic Technology (QueSST) concept's unique design would allow it to separate the shocks and expansions associated with supersonic flight, resulting in a soft thump rather than a disruptive bang.

NASA Hopes Supersonic X Plane Will Deliver Less Bang For The Buck

6:15pm April 05, 2018

by Joe Palca

The new plane will test technologies to reduce the loud boom planes make when they break the sound barrier.

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A Boeing 737 MAX 7 makes its first flight from Renton Municipal Airport, on March 16 in Renton, Wash. Many of the MAX models will not be targeted by Chinese tariffs.

Chinese Tariff Threats Rattle Airplane Giant Boeing

5:48pm April 05, 2018

by David Schaper

China exempted many of Boeing's airplanes from proposed tariffs. Experts say that's because Chinese companies can't keep up with the growth of domestic air travel. But Boeing is still nervous.

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How Martin Luther King Jr.'s Assassination Affected His Chicago Neighborhood

5:35pm April 05, 2018

by Miles Bryan

Following news that Martin Luther King Jr. had been assassinated, riots broke out in his Chicago neighborhood. Fifty years later, some things have changed, but others remain as they were in 1968.

At an event in West Virginia on Thursday, President Trump said "millions and millions" of people vote illegally.

FACT CHECK: Trump Repeats Voter Fraud Claim About California

5:26pm April 05, 2018

by Miles Parks

It's not the first time Trump has claimed widespread fraud in California, or nationally. "It's sad the president continues to recycle his same old lies," said California's top elections official.

Cuts of halal lamb shoulder sit on a shelf at the Superior Farms plant in Denver, waiting to be sold to small specialty stores that cater to Muslim consumers.

You Might Be Eating Halal Meat And Not Even Know It

4:21pm April 05, 2018

by Esther Honig

As the U.S. Muslim population grows, so does demand for meat from animals slaughtered according to Islamic law. But some grocers don't use the halal label because of fears of an Islamophobic backlash.

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Black Man Fatally Shot In NYC After Police Mistake Metal Pipe For Gun

4:20pm April 05, 2018

by Joel Rose

Police officers in New York City fatally shot a black man after mistaking a metal pipe for a gun. Witnesses say the man, Saheed Vassell, 34, was not given a chance to surrender, but was shot to death immediately.

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How Residents Of Texas Border Towns Are Reacting To Trump's Plan To Send National Guard

4:20pm April 05, 2018

by Carlos Morales

National Guard troops have been stationed on the Texas border with Mexico for most of the past decade. Some folks including Texas Gov. Greg Abbott welcome the latest plan to send troops from President Donald Trump while others remain skeptical.

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People gather outside the Mordecai Wyatt Johnson Building in Washington D.C., during a sit-in at Howard University last week. By Thursday the students were entering their second week of protest and say they won't move until they are satisfied.

One Week And Counting: Howard University Student Protesters Still Aren't Budging

4:11pm April 05, 2018

by Amy Held

It has become the longest protest ever at the historically black university and still the school's president has ignored calls to resign following a financial aid scandal.