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A resident in Norfolk, Va., after tropical storm Ida in 2009. New zoning rules require builders to include flood protection measures.

Norfolk Requires Developers To Do More Against Flooding

10:08am March 01, 2018

by Sarah McCammon

New zoning rules in Norfolk, Virginia, require developers to include flood prevention measures. Some builders opposed the move, and warn it will raise costs for home buyers.

Owura Kwadwo Hottish illustrates a window of Microsoft Word using colored chalk on a blackboard. He uses it to teach computer skills to students at the Betenase M/A Junior High School in Kumasi, Ghana.

Computer Teacher With No Computers Chalks Up Clever Classroom Plan

10:07am March 01, 2018

by Malaka Gharib

Owura Kwadwo Hottish, a middle school teacher in Ghana, has found a way around the problem. He literally draws the computer screen on the blackboard.

A woman wears a crown and holds an unloaded weapon during services at the World Peace and Unification Sanctuary on Wednesday in Newfoundland, Pa.

AR-15s Are Biblical 'Rod Of Iron' At Pennsylvania Church

9:31am March 01, 2018

by Scott Neuman

The church in Newfoundland, Pa., was founded by the son of the late Korean Rev. Sun Myung Moon, but is an offshoot of the worldwide Unification movement.

A Remington 20-gauge semi-automatic shotgun, a Colt AR-15 semi-automatic rifle, a Colt .45 semi-auto handgun, a Walther PK380 semi-auto handgun and ammunition set against an American flag.

Repeal The Second Amendment? That's Not So Simple. Here's What It Would Take

9:08am March 01, 2018

by Ron Elving

The Founding Fathers were willing to be edited, it seems, but they did not want it to be easy. So they made the amending process a steep uphill climb, requiring a clear national consensus to succeed.

News Brief: Trump Changes On Gun Policy, Opioids, USOC CEO Resigns

7:43am March 01, 2018

President Trump challenged long-standing GOP orthodoxy on gun policy in a meeting Wednesday. Also, Noam Levey of the Los Angeles Times discusses the White House's response to the opioid epidemic.

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White House Convenes Summit On Opioids

7:43am March 01, 2018

NPR's David Greene talks to Jessica Hulsey Nickel, founder of the Addiction Policy Forum. She is attending the White House opioid summit on Thursday.

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Some Democrats Hesitant To Run On Gun Control

5:02am March 01, 2018

by Scott Detrow

Democrats are getting more vocal about gun control, but not all members of the party want to approach the issue.

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A Fight Over Flood Preparedness In Virginia

5:02am March 01, 2018

by Sarah McCammon

New zoning rules in Norfolk, Va., require developers to include flood prevention measures. Some builders opposed the move and say it will raise costs for homebuyers.

U.S. Olympic Committee CEO Steps Down

5:02am March 01, 2018

by Alexandra Starr

The CEO of the U.S. Olympic Committee has resigned, citing health reasons. His departure comes after a series of sexual abuse scandals in Olympic sports.

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Trial Begins For Widow Of Pulse Shooter

5:02am March 01, 2018

by Amy Green

Survivors of the Pulse nightclub attack and family members of those killed are preparing for the trial of the shooter's widow.