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Manufacturing CEOs Face Challenges Training Workers In High-Tech Jobs

4:46pm February 24, 2017

At a meeting with President Trump Thursday, manufacturing CEOs talked about the challenge of finding workers qualified to do the high-tech jobs that are available. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Mark Muro, senior fellow with the Brookings Institution's Metropolitan Policy Program, about what's wrong with existing training programs for manufacturing jobs.

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Suspect In Kansas Shooting Faces Possible Hate Crime Charges

4:46pm February 24, 2017

by Laura Ziegler

A shooting that left a man dead in Kansas could be ruled a hate crime. Two men from India and a local man who tried to intervene were shot by a man who reportedly thought he was shooting people from the Middle East.

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An instructor at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., carries VX nerve agent inside a special chamber used for training in 2003.

VX: The Nerve Agent Used To Kill Kim Jong Nam Is Rare And Deadly

4:46pm February 24, 2017

by Geoff Brumfiel

A colorless, odorless liquid, similar in consistency to motor oil, VX kills in tiny quantities that can be absorbed through the skin. It is among the deadliest chemical weapons ever devised.

White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, seen here walking toward the Oval Office in January, had been in touch with the FBI over media reports about Trump associates and contacts with Russia, according to a senior administration official.

White House Asked FBI To Publicly Refute Reports Trump Associates Had Russia Contacts

4:35pm February 24, 2017

by Brian Naylor

Director James Comey refused to publicly respond to the media reports even as he dismissed them privately, a senior administration official says. The official says the FBI initiated the discussion.

Week In Politics: Trump's Speech At CPAC, Race For DNC Chair

4:34pm February 24, 2017

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with our regular political commentators, E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and Brookings Institution, and David Brooks of The New York Times. They discuss the Conservative Political Action Conference, former House Speaker John Boehner's statements about Obamacare and the upcoming vote for Democratic National Committee chair.

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Thousands Forced To Evacuate Amid Floods In San Jose, Calif.

4:34pm February 24, 2017

by Peter Jon Shuler

Heavy rains and flooding in San Jose, Calif., have forced thousands to evacuate their homes with little warning. The flooding is the worst the region has seen in decades.

President Trump, flanked by business leaders, signs an executive order aimed at rolling back regulations across government agencies.

Trump Orders Agencies To Reduce Regulations

3:19pm February 24, 2017

by Scott Horsley

Surrounded by corporate leaders, President Trump signed an executive action telling government agencies to slash "job killing" rules. Environmentalists argue the move could undo important protections.

Nancy Roach at a conference in 2016. She's long worked as a patient's advocate and recently teamed up with scientists to help improve the design of studies, as well as to improve clinical care.

Advice From Patients On A Study's Design Makes For Better Science

3:18pm February 24, 2017

by Richard Harris

Increasingly, advocates for patients are in the room when big medical studies are designed. They demand answers to big questions: "Will the results of this study actually help anybody?"

Former Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear will deliver the Democratic response to President Trump Tuesday night.

Democrats Pick Ex-Kentucky Governor To Respond To Trump Speech To Congress

3:07pm February 24, 2017

by Brian Naylor

Steve Beshear is credited with lowering Kentucky's uninsured rate. Immigration activist Astrid Silva is also scheduled to respond to the president's remarks Tuesday night.

Eloisa Tamez received $56,000 from the federal government for a quarter-acre of her ancestral land, but she says, "I wasn't looking for the money. I don't want to lose the land.

Landowners Likely To Bring More Lawsuits As Trump Moves On Border Wall

1:40pm February 24, 2017

by John Burnett

More than 300 eminent domain lawsuits were filed after previous efforts to build barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border. Now more lawsuits are expected as President Trump continues the project.

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