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A statue of a Native American sitting below Sir Francis Drake and Father Junipero Serra in San Francisco.

San Francisco To Remove 19th Century Statue Critics Say Degrades Native Americans

10:37pm March 05, 2018

by Richard Gonzales

The idea of removing the statute had been debated for decades. It will be replaced by a plaque explaining the rationale for its removal from a site near City Hall.

Long Lost Footage Of 1906 San Francisco Earthquake Discovered On Film

10:32pm March 05, 2018

A can of old film sold out of the trunk of a car turned out to contain long lost footage. The film shows some of the aftermath of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake.

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Tariffs On Steel And Aluminum Will Hit Canada Hard

9:56pm March 05, 2018

Canada will be hit particularly hard by tariffs imposed on steel and aluminum. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to attorney Mark Warner, who is based in Toronto and has worked on trade negotiations, about the reaction in Canada and potential legal challenges to these new tariffs.

Florida Sen. Lauren Book wipes her eyes during the debate over gun control at the Capitol in Tallahassee.

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Florida Senate Approves Gun Control Package; OKs Arming Some School Personnel

9:35pm March 05, 2018

by Richard Gonzales

The legislation found opponents in both parties and passed by a very thin margin. The next test is the Florida House which has until March 9 to act.

Kamau Sadiki, working with a Smithsonian Institution project, sketches an exposed part of the shipwreck near Mobile, Ala. Experts have concluded it isn't the slave ship Clotilda.

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Alabama Wreck Isn't The Remains Of The Slave Ship Clotilda

9:15pm March 05, 2018

by Barbara Campbell

A journalist had been searching for the last-known ship to deliver enslaved people to the U.S., and he thought he had found it when a storm uncovered a sunken wreck near Mobile.

Republicans Pressuring White House To Change Course On Steel, Aluminum Tariffs

8:41pm March 05, 2018

by Scott Horsley

Republicans are pressing the White House to change course and not impose stiff tariffs on imported steel and aluminum. But for the moment, President Trump is saying his stance will not change.

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Martin Shkreli, seen after he was found guilty of securities fraud in New York City last year.

Martin Shkreli, Now In Jail, May Have To Forfeit That Wu-Tang Album After All

6:40pm March 05, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

A judge has ruled that the former pharmaceutical chief known as "Pharma Bro" owes the government $7.36 million for his fraud. And if he can't pay it back, he'll have to give up the ultra-rare album.

Flooding in Boston's North End during a nor'easter storm on March 2, 2018. A new government report suggests floods will become more common over the next century.

New Report Predicts Rising Tides, More Flooding

6:39pm March 05, 2018

by Christopher Joyce

The report, obtained by NPR, shows that so-called "sunny-day flooding" may be a regular occurrence in some areas.

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Washington State Attorney General: Housing Discrimination Against Veterans Is Evident

5:56pm March 05, 2018

by Quil Lawrence

A sting by the Washington state attorney general has proved what was long believed through anecdotal evidence to be rampant — housing discrimination against veterans.

A memorial with a photo of Philando Castile adorns the gate to the governor's residence in St. Paul, Minn., in 2016.

Charity Honoring Philando Castile Pays All Lunch Debts In St. Paul School System

5:44pm March 05, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

Castile, who was shot and killed by a police officer in 2016, worked in public school nutrition. A fund in his honor pays for the lunches of kids with outstanding cafeteria debts.