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Pentagon Freezes Immigrant Recruitment Program

7:49am July 06, 2017

by Richard Gonzales

The Pentagon is considering pulling out of a deal it made with thousands of noncitizen recruits to put them on the fast track to citizenship. It could leave many recruits facing deportation.

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St. Louis Mayor On Crime And Policing

7:49am July 06, 2017

St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson talks with Rachel Martin about how her city loses when cities like Chicago are often singled out as grappling with the most intractable rates of crime and violence.

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The indirect fire attack occurred in Helmand province. Its capital is Lashkar Gah, shown here in February.

U.S. Soldier Killed, Two Others Wounded In Southern Afghanistan

11:07pm July 05, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

A 19-year-old U.S. soldier, Pfc. Hansen B. Kirkpatrick, has been killed in an attack in Helmand province while taking part in counterterror operations. Two other service members were injured.

Cuneiform writing on a clay tablet improperly imported into the U.S. by the Hobby Lobby company, which is forfeiting thousands of items.

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Hobby Lobby To Forfeit Smuggled Iraqi Antiquities

9:59pm July 05, 2017

by Richard Gonzales

The company says its passion for historical Bibles and other artifacts led to "regrettable mistakes." It will pay a $3 million dollar fine for improperly importing items such as ancient clay tablets.

'The Sideways Effect': How A Wine-Obsessed Film Reshaped The Industry

8:36pm July 05, 2017

by Kristen Hartke

The 2004 movie about an obsessive wine snob helped boost California's pinot noir production by 170 percent. And merlot? The wine so famously maligned in the film has finally bounced back.

State Lawmakers Break Political Norms By Ignoring Will Of The Voters

6:52pm July 05, 2017

by Steve Mistler

Political norms aren't just broken in the nation's capital these days. Lawmakers in several states are actively trying to reverse the will of their state's voters.

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A police officer "blown away" by the size of a neighborhood party's slip-and-slide, persuades her partner to follow her down.

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Instead Of Breaking Up The Party, Asheville, N.C., Police Join In

6:25pm July 05, 2017

by Amy Held

A police officer, "blown away" by the size of a neighborhood party's slip-and-slide, persuades her partner to follow her down.

U.S. Hospitals Struggle To Protect Mothers When Childbirth Turns Deadly

6:24pm July 05, 2017

A joint NPR and ProPublica investigation finds the U.S. medical system can be unprepared when the complications of childbirth turn deadly.

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"It's hard to walk away from gas chambers and ovens without a sober feeling of commitment ... to make damn sure that the United States of America is protected from the evils of the world," Rep. Clay Higgins said in the video filmed at Auschwitz.

Congressman Retracts Auschwitz Video And Apologizes, After Criticism

6:10pm July 05, 2017

by Debbie Elliott

Rep. Clay Higgins seemed to be using the Auschwitz video to make the case for a stronger military and homeland resolve. The Auschwitz Memorial slammed the video, saying the site is "not a stage."

President Trump Visits Poland Ahead Of G-20 Summit

5:52pm July 05, 2017

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Justyna Pawlak, Reuters bureau chief for Central Europe, about President Trump's visit to Poland.

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