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Viral Video Of Man Tipping Over LA Street Vendor's Cart Fuels Protests

6:40pm July 28, 2017

The video shows a man knocking over a Mexican vendor's cart. It's ignited tensions around street vending, which is both ubiquitous and illegal in LA, and about the racial discrimination vendors face.

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U.S. Growth Picks Up: Normal Post-Winter Bounceback Or More?

6:40pm July 28, 2017

by John Ydstie

The U.S. economy gained momentum in the second quarter as consumers and businesses picked up their spending. Gross domestic product grew at an annual rate of 2.6 percent.

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Former Office of Government Ethics director Walter Shaub wants to see reforms to strengthen the office.

Former Ethics Director Says Trump Is Causing A 'Crisis;' Calls For Reforms

6:34pm July 28, 2017

by Mollie Simon

Walter Shaub, former head of the federal ethics office, says that unless compliance laws are toughened, American ethical norms will fade away. They will be replaced by new, lower standards, he fears.

What Happens Next With Obamacare Repeal

6:27pm July 28, 2017

The Senate effort to undo the Affordable Care Act has failed. The promise of repeal has animated the Republican Party for seven years; the defeat was a devastating loss for the GOP and the president.

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A still from a police body camera video shows tennis star Venus Williams listening to Palm Beach Gardens Police Officer David Dowling following a June 9 car crash in Florida that fatally injured an elderly man.

Body Camera Video Shows Officer Telling Venus Williams She's At Fault In Car Crash

5:55pm July 28, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

The footage shows a Palm Beach Gardens officer telling the tennis star he won't cite her: "You just got stuck in a bad situation." She is being sued for wrongful death of a man in the other vehicle.

In Alabama, A Raucous Race To Fill Jeff Sessions' Senate Seat

5:42pm July 28, 2017

by Debbie Elliott

As speculation abounds over Attorney General Jeff Session's future, a crowded field of contenders are jockeying for position ahead of the Aug. 15 GOP primary in Alabama to choose his successor.

Development Ventures International was the first investor in Mera Gao Power, which has designed a solar-powered microgrid to provide electricity to off-grid villages in India.

U.S. Suspends Applications For 'Innovative' Anti-Poverty Efforts

4:57pm July 28, 2017

by Tom Murphy

The Development Innovation Ventures has earned bipartisan praise for the grants it gives to programs that help the poor. So why is there a temporary suspension of new grant applications?

For a rat, "metamemory" is about knowing whether you remember that predator in the distance, researchers say. For people, knowing what we don't know can be especially useful in navigating social interactions.

From Rats To Humans, A Brain Knows When It Can't Remember

4:40pm July 28, 2017

by Jon Hamilton

When we see a familiar face, we know instantly if we can remember that person's name. That's because the human brain has an ability called metamemory. Looks like rats may have that higher power, too.

Former priest and convicted child rapist Paul Shanley was released from the Old Colony Correctional Center in Bridgewater, Mass., on Friday. Shanley, now 86, was a figure in the Boston Catholic Church priest sex abuse scandal.

Former Priest And Convicted Child Abuser Paul Shanley Released From Prison

3:59pm July 28, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

Shanley, 86, was convicted in 2005 of repeatedly raping a boy over a number of years in the 1980s. Other alleged victims voiced dismay that the defrocked priest was released into the community.

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Craft Beer, Brought To You By Big Beer

3:27pm July 28, 2017

by Alastair Bland

More than a dozen of America's most popular craft breweries have been bought by global beverage companies in recent years. Craft beer brewers say they're under attack by what they call "Big Beer."