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Joni Sledge, one of the original members of Sister Sledge, (second from left) posing with Rodney Jerkins (second from right), her niece Camille Sledge (left) and her cousin Amber Sledge in 2006 in Century City, Calif.

'We Are Family' Singer Joni Sledge Dies At 60

4:07pm March 12, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

Together with her sisters, she formed the group Sister Sledge, which was still touring. The band's publicist said they have not yet determined a cause of death and that she had not been ill.

In Season Three: Episode Two- While Luis finds himself sinking further into servitude on the farm, Isaac tries to protect Coy from abusive conditions in the fields. Meanwhile, Jeanette begins to wonder if her family is down-playing a trailer fire, which k

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"American Crime" Takes On Farming And Illegal Immigration With An Unsparing Lens

2:30pm March 12, 2017

by Manuel Betancourt

For producers John Ridley and Michael J. McDonald, the decision to set this season, which tackles immigration and labor, in North Carolina was both creatively and politically significant.

D.R. Johnson's Steve Allen uses a block of wood to make sure boards are aligned properly before the CLT panel enters the pressing machine at far left.

Oregon Lumber Community Looks To Trump And Innovation To Survive

2:00pm March 12, 2017

by Tom Goldman

In Oregon, lumber companies try to innovate to survive the years-long downturn in the timber industry. Some are succeeding. Others aren't and their communities suffer.

Scarlett Johansson played Ivanka Trump on SNL.

Alec Baldwin's Trump Can't Rally The Troops And Ivanka Is 'Complicit' On 'SNL'

8:48am March 12, 2017

by James Doubek

Alec Baldwin played Donald Trump in a parody of a scene from the movie Independence Day, and host Scarlett Johansson advertised a new Ivanka Trump perfume: Complicit.

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The View From The Border

8:14am March 12, 2017

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

With harsh political rhetoric about Mexico still swirling, NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro travels to the U.S.-Mexico border to spend time with Border Patrol agents and migrants making the trek to the U.S.

Trump Tries To Round Up Reluctant Republicans For Health Care Bill

8:14am March 12, 2017

by Mara Liasson

President Trump is working to convince reluctant Republicans to support the House GOP bill to replace Obamacare.

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Deportees From The North, Migrants From The South Overwhelm Mexican Border City

8:14am March 12, 2017

by John Burnett

Donald Trump pinatas and deportees from the U.S. are some of the people and things you'll find in the Mexican border city of Reynosa.

Texas Rep. Michael McCaul On Proposed Border Wall

8:14am March 12, 2017

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Texas Rep. Michael McCaul about what residents in the Rio Grande Valley think about immigration reform, trade with Mexico, and the idea of a wall.

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The Singing Barber Of Rio Grande City

8:14am March 12, 2017

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

In Rio Grande City, a small town on the Texas border with Mexico, one barber named Alberto Escobedo has earned the reputation for giving customers a performance of Pavarotti along with their haircut.

Pence Makes Case For Republican Health Plan In Kentucky

8:14am March 12, 2017

by Ryland Barton

Vice President Pence visited Kentucky to rally support to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. It's a hard sell for some Republicans who favor a full repeal, like Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul.