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Why A Confederate Flag Flies In Upstate New York

8:08am September 30, 2017

by Zach Hirsch

Reporter Zach Hirsch lives in Plattsburgh, N.Y., a small city near the Canadian border. One day he struck up a conversation with his neighbors about why they were flying the Confederate flag.

Teaching The Opioid Crisis

8:08am September 30, 2017

by Scott Simon

We visit South Webster High School in southern Ohio to see how teachers there are helping students understand the opioid crisis that has unfolded around them and their families.

Flooded houses near Lake Houston on Aug. 30, after the storm called Harvey swept through. Sociologist Clare Cooper Marcus says our homes hold our emotional history — our memories, our hopes, our dreams and pain. In some ways our homes are who we are.

Flee A Cataclysm, Or Cling To A Doomed Home? Why People Stay May Surprise You

7:00am September 30, 2017

by Rebecca Davis

"You must leave now," thousands of Americans from Puerto Rico to Oregon to Florida, Montana, Texas and beyond were told, as floods, fire and wind threatened their lives. Some said no.

The Flufferrettes perform at the 12th annual What the Fluff? festival, celebrating 100 years of Marshmallow Fluff.

'What The Fluff?' Celebrates A Century Of Peanut Butter's Marshmallow Friend

7:00am September 30, 2017

by Carolyn Beans

The people of Massachusetts celebrated the centennial in sticky style with a festival — including thousands of Fluffernutter sandwiches — in the neighborhood where Fluff was first whipped up.

Employees of Key Fisheries, a Marathon, Fla. fish market that was damaged by Hurricane Irma, clean up debris. Their business is closed to the public due to all the damage done by the storm.

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Battered By Irma, Florida Fishermen Pin Their Hopes On Stone Crab Season

5:07am September 30, 2017

by Frank Morris

Most years, spiny lobsters are the most lucrative commercial catch in Florida. Hurricane Irma cut this season short. Some fishermen are hoping a strong stone crab season will keep the industry afloat.

The Navy's hospital ship Comfort departs from Norfolk, Va., to support hurricane relief efforts in Puerto Rico.

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San Juan Mayor: This Is A 'People Are Dying' Story

10:03pm September 29, 2017

by Richard Gonzales

After the DHS chief says the recovery effort in Puerto Rico is working, the mayor of San Juan explodes in frustration, asking, "Where is the good news?"

Former state Sens. Dale Schultz, at podium, and Tim Cullen discuss gerrymandering in Wisconsin.

Renewed Calls For Patriotism Over Politics When Drawing District Lines

9:31pm September 29, 2017

It's not against the law for politicians to consider politics when they're redrawing districts, but the situation in Wisconsin is particularly aggressive.

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A former bank teller pleaded guilty Thursday to stealing more than $185,000 from a homeless customer.

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Former Bank Teller Pleads Guilty To Stealing Almost $200,000 From Homeless Customer

7:53pm September 29, 2017

by Amy Held

The former teller stole the money over the course of two years, using it to bankroll tropical vacations and pay off debt.

Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price, shown here at a discussion about opioids on Thursday, drew fire for his use of private jets.

Price Resigns From Trump Cabinet Amid Private Jet Investigations

7:36pm September 29, 2017

by Alison Kodjak

HHS Secretary Tom Price, who earned a reputation in the House as a budget hawk critical of government waste, resigned Friday after President Trump criticized him for chartering private jet flights.

Secretary Price Resigns Following Criticism Of Costly Charter Flights

7:23pm September 29, 2017

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Politico's Dan Diamond, who broke much of the news about Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price's charter flights, about Price's resignation.