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How Fishermen Are Faring In Washington Months After Salmon Spill

7:59am December 28, 2017

Last summer, more than 100,000 farmed Atlantic salmon spilled into Puget Sound, threatening the wild salmon population. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with fisherman Riley Starks.

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Atheist Flag Will Be Raised Over Ten Commandments Monument

7:11am December 28, 2017

by Todd Bookman

For New Hampshire residents, the dueling symbols are raising questions about belief, inclusion and the separation of church and state.

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Florida Man Punches ATM After It Spews Cash

6:40am December 28, 2017

Michael John Oleksik reportedly got so mad at the ATM for messing up that he punched it, causing $5,000 in damages. He's facing charges of criminal mischief.

News Brief: Afghan Blast, Moore Files Suit In Ala. Senate Election

6:14am December 28, 2017

A suicide attack in the Afghan capital Kabul killed dozens. Republican Roy Moore went to court to try to stop Alabama from certifying Democrat Doug Jones as the winner of the vacant Senate seat.

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Visitors walk toward Sleeping Beauty's Castle at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif. A power outage Wednesday hit parts of the theme park and stopped some rides.

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Disneyland Power Outage Knocks Rides Offline

3:54am December 28, 2017

by Richard Gonzales

A brief power outage disrupted about a dozen rides during a busy holiday week.

President Trump speaks about the Republican tax bill after signing it into law in the Oval Office on Dec. 22. Trump has signed 96 laws this year.

Trump Signed 96 Laws In 2017. Here Is What They Do And How They Measure Up

11:43pm December 27, 2017

by Tamara Keith

Despite his own claims to the contrary, President Trump signed fewer laws than any of his recent predecessors. But numbers aren't everything. Significance matters more.

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Prince Harry interviewed former President Barack Obama in a broadcast that aired Wednesday on the BBC. The interview was recorded during September's Invictus Games in Toronto, where the two are pictured here.

When Harry Met Barack: Obama Tells Prince About Life After White House

8:25pm December 27, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

Leaving the White House after the inauguration, Obama says, his first thought was gratitude for his wife, Michelle. He describes days still driven by purpose, but with more leisurely breakfasts.

Two birds covered in oil sit on a rock near Refugio State Beach in Goleta, Calif., in 2015 after an oil spill from an abandoned pipeline spread over the beach. The Department of the Interior says it will no longer criminally prosecute energy companies tha

Accidentally Killing Birds Isn't A Crime, Says Trump Administration

7:03pm December 27, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

A legal memo from the Department of the Interior declares that the Migratory Bird Treaty Act applies only to purposeful actions that kill migratory birds.

Throughout the U.S., minors are generally required to have permission from a parent or legal guardian before they can receive most medical treatment. However, each state has established a number of exceptions.

Why Some Teen Moms Can't Get The Pain Relief They Choose In Childbirth

6:55pm December 27, 2017

by Esther Honig

In more than a dozen U.S. states, laws prohibit pregnant teens from getting epidural anesthesia during labor, or even some kinds of prenatal treatment, without a parent's consent.

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Lawyers For Guantanamo Bay Prisoners Will Be Allowed To See Where They're Held

5:54pm December 27, 2017

by David Welna

Only 41 "war on terror" captives remain at the prison camps on the U.S. navy base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Roughly a third of them are being held there at Camp 7, a lockup so secret that its very location is classified. Known as "high value detainees." they all underwent brutal interrogations in secret CIA prisons elsewhere. Now a military judge is letting some of their lawyers visit Camp 7 for the first, and possibly only, time.

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