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Supreme Court Set To Consider Slate Of Divisive Issues In New Session

4:51pm October 02, 2017

by Nina Totenberg

The Supreme Court is back to its full complement of nine justices and will consider issues of religion and discrimination, technology and political fairness, and the rights of unionized workers.

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Las Vegas Residents Show Up In Droves To Donate Blood After Massacre

4:51pm October 02, 2017

by Nathan Rott

Las Vegas residents fight through the shock and fear of the mass shootings from the Mandalay Bay hotel Sunday night. Despite being traumatized, many showed up in long lines to give blood.

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Las Vegas Doctor On Treating Shooting Victims: 'It's Been Difficult And Chaotic'

4:51pm October 02, 2017

Sunrise Hospital was one of the main hospitals that received victims of Sunday's shooting in Las Vegas. Dr. Jeffrey Murawsky, the hospital's chief medical officer, talks to NPR's Kelly McEvers.

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'1 Crazy, Insane Nut Made This All Happen': Las Vegas Mayor On Mass Shooting

4:51pm October 02, 2017

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman about the mass shooting on the Strip that killed at least 58 people and injured some 515 people.

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After Las Vegas Attack, Hundreds Answer Call To Donate Blood

4:51pm October 02, 2017

At blood banks across Nevada, lines of people waiting to donate stretched around buildings and down sidewalks. The mayor of Las Vegas called on people to donate.

People cross the Las Vegas Strip where a lone gunman opened fire on the audience at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival on Oct. 1. The gunman, identified as Stephen Paddock, 64, of Mesquite, Nev., fired from a room on the 32nd floor of the Mandala

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Las Vegas Massacre Raises Questions About Hotel Security

4:41pm October 02, 2017

Police say suspected gunman Stephen Paddock had "in excess of 10 rifles" in his room at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. How did he get so many guns to his room without raising suspicion?

A banner for the Route 91 Harvest country music festival. A shooter killed over 50 and wounded 200 during the festival's final performance in Las Vegas.

The Basics: Las Vegas Shooting, Jason Aldean & The Route 91 Harvest Music Festival

4:28pm October 02, 2017

by Andrew Flanagan

Aldean was the headliner at the final night of the annual three-day-long country music festival that has been held on the Las Vegas Strip since 2014.

People run from the Route 91 Harvest country music festival Sunday after a gunman opened fire from the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.

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Were You At The Las Vegas Shooting?

4:16pm October 02, 2017

If you were at the country music festival Sunday or know someone who was, we'd like to hear your story. You can choose how to talk to us.

Circadian clocks run in every cell in our bodies.

How Messing With Our Body Clocks Can Raise Alarms With Health

3:57pm October 02, 2017

by Allison Aubrey

The scientists honored with a Nobel Prize in medicine helped discover that every cell in the body has its own clock. When we ignore those clocks, we increase the risk of weight gain and diabetes.

Facebook has handed over ads linked to Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election.

Facebook Surrenders Russian-Linked Influence Ads To Congress

3:55pm October 02, 2017

by Philip Ewing

Facebook turned over thousands of ads it said ran from 2015 to 2017 and vowed to change its policies to make its service tougher to use again for such interference.