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Navy Ad Campaign Hopes To Attract New Generation Of Young, Tech-Savvy Recruits

7:09am June 01, 2018

by Tom Bowman

All the armed services are confronting a challenging environment for adding numbers to their ranks. The U.S. is near full employment and fewer young people physically qualify.

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A pink umbrella peeks through a collapsed tent home on L.A's Skid Row.

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Women Of LA's Skid Row Tell Their Stories Through The Anger, Despair On Their Faces

7:02am June 01, 2018

by Gloria Hillard

One 51-year-old woman has been living on the streets for two years. "I've been raped, I've been stabbed, it's been hard out here for me," she says.

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Arquette: After Rejecting Weinstein, 'I Had A Completely Different Career'

11:13pm May 31, 2018

Rosanna Arquette, one of the first actresses to come forward regarding a sexually abusive encounter with movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, says the charges against him aren't the result of a "witch hunt."

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As awareness grows about the environmental toll of single-use plastics, retailers and regulators alike are finding ways to decrease their use. And straws have become a prime target.

Last Straw For Plastic Straws? Cities, Restaurants Move To Toss These Sippers

8:34pm May 31, 2018

by Sara Kiley Watson

As awareness grows about the environmental toll of single-use plastics, U.S. retailers and regulators alike are finding ways to decrease their use. And straws have become a prime target.

Paul Smith says he wanted "take a page from the Russian playbook" to influence a California congressional campaign.

Inspired By Russia, He Bought Influence On Facebook

8:33pm May 31, 2018

by Aarti Shahani

In California, a political novice is helping shape a hotly contested Democratic congressional primary by buying influence on Facebook. He says he wanted to "take a page from the Russian playbook."

Trump Administration Plans To Extend Steel And Aluminum Tariffs To Canada, Mexico And EU

6:18pm May 31, 2018

by Scott Horsley

The Trump administration is extending steel and aluminum tariffs to Canada, Mexico, and the European Union Thursday. The move is likely to trigger retaliatory tariffs on U.S. exports.

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President Trump Pardons Conservative Commentator Dinesh D'Souza

6:18pm May 31, 2018

President Trump issued a full pardon for conservative commentator Dinesh D'Souza Wednesday. D'Souza pleaded guilty in 2014 to making illegal campaign contributions. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to Mark Osler, a former federal prosecutor, who now runs a commutation clinic at the University of St. Thomas Law School, about the decision.

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National Park Service Finds Permanent Home For Cremains Left At Vietnam Veterans Memorial

6:18pm May 31, 2018

The National Park Service announced Wednesday that it has found a permanent home for the cremains that had been left at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. It has arranged for a veterans group to have them interred at a cemetery in Virginia.

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Companies And Regulators Move Toward Full Ban On Plastic Straws To Help Alleviate Pileup

6:18pm May 31, 2018

by Maria Godoy

Plastic straws make up an alarming percentage of waste around the world. Bon Appetit, a large food service company, announced Thursday it is banning plastic straws in all 1,000 of its cafes across the U.S.

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On Wednesday the South Carolina Education Lottery announced it will not be delivering more than $30 million in prizes to players with winning tickets printed as a result of a computer glitch.

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South Carolina Lottery Christmas Winners Won't Get Prizes

5:45pm May 31, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

The state lottery commission ruled it will not pay out more than $30 million to people who bought tickets "printed in error." Gamblers will only be reimbursed $1 for each ticket.