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Rhode Island Gets A Sneak Peek At New Census Questions

6:01am March 26, 2018

by Hansi Lo Wang

With two years before the 2020 census starts, the Census Bureau holds a practice run of the upcoming headcount in Rhode Island's Providence County, where some worry about an immigrant undercount.

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Soviet aviators with their American colleagues in front of a version of the PBY Catalina aircraft in Elizabeth City, N.C. The U.S. trained Soviet pilots to fly the plane as part of Project Zebra, a secret military program during World War II.

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North Carolina Town Accepts, Then Spurns Russian Gift

7:22pm March 25, 2018

by Jay Price

Russia is offering to build a $1 million monument in Elizabeth City, N.C., honoring a World War II U.S.-Soviet joint operation. The city council at first said yes. Newly-elected members now say no.

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Victoria Toensing, left, and Joe diGenova, photographed in 2007, were set to join President Trump's outside legal team, but it was announced just days later that conflicts prevented them.

More Upheaval For Trump's Special Counsel Legal Team: DiGenova Out Before Beginning

3:39pm March 25, 2018

by Amy Held

President Trump's personal lawyer said "conflicts" prevented Joseph diGenova and his wife, Victoria Toensing, from joining the team, just five days after he said they were on board.

Carlton Johnson, 22, traveled from Pittsburgh with a church group to the "March for our Lives" rally in Washington, D.C.

PHOTOS: Students Make Their Stand At D.C.'s 'March For Our Lives'

12:07pm March 25, 2018

For many students, Saturday was their first demonstration for a cause. They bundled in the U.S. capital, delivering a defiant message: stricter gun regulation. NPR photographers captured the scene.

CDC Now Has Authority To Research Gun Violence. What's Next?

8:42am March 25, 2018

Mark Rosenberg oversaw gun violence research at the CDC until the Dickey amendment stopped that work. Now, with new language in the legislation Trump signed, he explains how that work can begin again.

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Voices From The 'March For Our Lives' Rally In Washington

8:42am March 25, 2018

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with students at Saturday's "March for Our Lives" rally in Washington, D.C.

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Emma Gonzalez: 'Fight For Your Lives, Before It's Someone Else's Job'

8:42am March 25, 2018

We hear the words of Emma Gonzalez at the "March for Our Lives." Gonzalez, a student survivor of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, is one of the most visible faces of the movement.

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What's Next For Gun-Control Activists After 'March For Our Lives'?

8:42am March 25, 2018

by Patrick Madden

After a day of rallies in Washington, D.C., and around the country, student leaders of the "March for Our Lives" movement are hoping to turn this energy and passion into political action.

Tammy Compton restocks tampons at Compton's Market, in Sacramento, Calif., on June 22, 2016.

More States Move To End 'Tampon Tax' That's Seen As Discriminating Against Women

8:01am March 25, 2018

by Ema Sagner

In many states, menstrual products are subject to a sales tax whereas items like ChapStick are not. It's just one example of women paying a premium, known as the "pink tax," for various products.

Officials investigate the scene in Round Rock, Texas, where a suspect in a series of bombing attacks in Austin blew himself up early Wednesday as authorities closed in.

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Terrifying Bombings Leave Cracks In Austin's Facade Of Cool

7:30am March 25, 2018

by John Burnett

The string of attacks on the weirdness-loving Texas capital served to confirm that Austin rapidly has grown past the small town it once was, and surfaced memories of past dark incidents and attitudes.