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A Year Of Love And Struggle In A New High School

9:08am October 18, 2017

When this new boys-only, public school in Washington, D.C., opened its doors in August 2016 to a class of roughly 100 freshmen of color, NPR and Education Week were there. All. Year.

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Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick (middle) knelt on the sidelines during the national anthem to protest what he saw as the oppression of African-Americans in the United States.

Ex-Green Beret And NFL Player On His Role In, Reaction To Anthem Protests

3:44am October 18, 2017

by Kelly McEvers

When Nate Boyer saw Colin Kaepernick sit during the national anthem, he got mad, and wrote a letter that led to a discussion. Now as more athletes are kneeling, he has a new letter to all Americans.

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Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington filed a suit just three days after President Trump took office. The suit alleges he is violating the Constitution's ban on accepting foreign payments, or emoluments.

The Court Challenge Begins: Is Trump Taking Unconstitutional Emoluments?

11:33pm October 17, 2017

by Peter Overby

On Wednesday, a federal judge will hear arguments in a case that asks: Is President Trump taking the kind of benefits banned by the Constitution? Step 1 is deciding whether plaintiffs have standing.

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Senators Reach Deal To Stabilize ACA Insurance Markets For 2 Years

10:24pm October 17, 2017

by Alison Kodjak

The bipartisan agreement could help stabilize insurance premiums next year so that younger, healthier people will buy policies. President Trump has embraced it, but other GOP leaders have not.

President Trump participates in a series of radio interviews in the Indian Treaty Room of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on Tuesday. Among the topics he discussed was his and past presidents' policies on reaching out to families of service membe

'Trump's Claim Is Wrong': Comments On Presidents' Calls To Military Families Rebutted

7:26pm October 17, 2017

by Don Gonyea

Defending his lack of response to the deaths of U.S. soldiers in Niger, Trump claimed "a lot of" past presidents did not call families after a death. He raised the example of his chief of staff's son.

Lucy and Ethel stand next to the charred ruins of Josh Weil and Claire Mollard's home in Santa Rosa, Calif. Someone, likely firefighters, gave the goats a bowl of water.

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Amid The Horrors Of Wildfire, A Tale Of Survival And Singed Whiskers

6:48pm October 17, 2017

by Jennifer Schmidt

As the toll from the Northern California fires continues to mount, with dozens of lives lost and hundreds of homes destroyed, small stories of hope continue to surface.

An NTSB investigation on a deadly hot air balloon crash in July 2016 found that the pilot had a "pattern of poor decision-making" and was impaired by drugs and medical conditions. Here, authorities block a road near the crash site in Maxwell, Texas.

Report Blames Pilot In Deadly Balloon Crash, But Also Points Finger At FAA

6:13pm October 17, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

Investigators found the pilot was impaired by medical conditions and drugs including Valium, oxycodone and Benadryl. The FAA doesn't require medical certification for commercial balloon operators.

United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer (left) speaks Tuesday at the end of the latest round of negotiations over the North American Free Trade Agreement in Washington, as Mexico's economy minister, Ildefonso Guajardo, looks on.

Efforts To Rewrite NAFTA Not Going Well; Next Round of Talks Delayed

5:55pm October 17, 2017

by Marilyn Geewax

For months, the United States, Canada and Mexico have been trying to rewrite terms of the North American Free Trade Agreement. But White House demands have led to frustrations that may threaten NAFTA.

The Oakland Athletics have led efforts to help replace a nine-year-old's collection of baseball memorabilia destroyed in a wildfire.

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MLB Rallies To Help Boy Whose Baseball Collection Was Destroyed By Fire

5:43pm October 17, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

As thousands of Californians take stock of the damage caused by wildfires, one 9-year-old boy's story has at least half of the teams in Major League Baseball chipping in.

New buildings, a mix of residential and office space, stand on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, which has seen a surge of development in recent years. The long-neglected area includes the Hudson Yards, the largest private real estate development in U.S.

Top Global Cities Face Increased Risk Of A Real Estate Bubble

5:39pm October 17, 2017

by Samantha Raphelson

Toronto leads this year's UBS Wealth Management list as the city with the biggest housing bubble risk. Real estate in several U.S. cities, including New York and Boston, is considered fair value.