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News Brief: Trump In Las Vegas, Gun Control, Theresa May's Troubles

8:39am October 04, 2017

President Trump is traveling to Las Vegas Wednesday after Sunday's mass shooting. Also, Democrats are pushing for measures related to gun control, and Theresa May's conservative party is in disarray.

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Puerto Rico's 'Singing Newspapers'

8:39am October 04, 2017

by Mandalit del Barco

Folks are beginning to rebuild their lives after Hurricane Maria, and for Puerto Rico's plena musicians, it means rebuilding a sense of culture and community.

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Why The Gun Debate Goes On And Nothing Changes

8:39am October 04, 2017

In the wake of the mass shooting in Las Vegas, the inevitable gun control debate has resurfaced. Rachel Martin talks with NRA member Chris Buskirk of the conservative site American Greatness.

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Securing Public Spaces From The Next Attack

8:39am October 04, 2017

by Steve Inskeep

We talk with a security consultant about the dangers inherent in large public spaces and how security experts are hoping to find signs to help stop future attackers.

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The Big Life Of John Phippen, Who Died In Las Vegas

6:31am October 04, 2017

by Brian Mann

John Phippen was 56 years old, a handsome guy with gray hair and a mustache. He was at the music festival with his son Travis, an emergency medical technician, when they were both shot.

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Cokie Roberts Answers Your Questions About Puerto Rico's History

6:22am October 04, 2017

Commentator Cokie Roberts talks with Rachel Martin about the complicated history of the U.S. and its territory, Puerto Rico.

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A Father Races To Vegas After His Daughter Is Shot

6:22am October 04, 2017

by Steve Inskeep

We talk with a father who's spending time at the bedside of his daughter in the hospital after she was shot at Sunday's concert.

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Police tape blocks off part of Las Vegas Blvd. on Tuesday near the scene of a massacre at a country music festival in Las Vegas, Nev. Twelve devices known as bump stocks, allowing a shooter to fire a weapon much more quickly, were found in the gunman's ro

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Las Vegas Police Release Body Cam Footage; ATF Says Gunman Had 'Bump-Fire' Stocks

11:44pm October 03, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

12 of the devices were found in Stephen Paddock's hotel room. The ATF says bump stocks, although used for the purpose of "simulating automatic fire," are legal under current federal law.

Former Equifax CEO Richard Smith testifies about the company's massive data breach before a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on Tuesday.

Equifax And Wells Fargo Apologize To Congress; Lawmakers Not Buying It

10:57pm October 03, 2017

Equifax's former CEO Richard Smith and Wells Fargo CEO Tim Sloan both said "sorry" for the harm their companies have inflicted on consumers. But lawmakers scolded them in two different hearings.

President Trump arrives at the Luis Muñiz Air National Guard Base in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Tuesday.

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Some Skeptical, Some Hopeful, San Juan Residents React To President Trump's Visit

8:41pm October 03, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

"I think that it makes no difference in our situation right now," said one resident. Said another: "Any help is welcomed considering the situation in which we find ourselves in, be it large or small."