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Republican Kay Ivey Takes Oath As Alabama's New Governor

4:50pm April 11, 2017

by Debbie Elliott

Alabama has a new governor following the resignation of two-term Republican Robert Bentley. Kay Ivey is just the second woman to lead the state and the first Republican woman.

Physician assistant James Williams, right, describes the treatment of burn patients as "a very tactile type of medicine."

Civilians With Severe Burns Treated At Texas Military Hospital

4:50pm April 11, 2017

by Wendy Rigby

The U.S. military's burn center in San Antonio is responsible for treating service members who are badly burned. But, to stay sharp, the medical teams there also treat civilians.

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Major League Baseball Implements Rule Changes To Speed Up Play

4:49pm April 11, 2017

Major League Baseball announced some rule changes to speed up game play. More radical changes could be coming, but it's not yet clear whether these new rules will actually work.

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Border Security Takes Spotlight At Annual Industry Meeting

4:49pm April 11, 2017

by John Burnett

With border security getting unprecedented attention and resources, the mood at an annual border security expo was surprisingly upbeat. For the first time, some are even talking about the possibility of completely stopping illegal crossings from Mexico.

U.S. Signals Further Action Against Syria For Use Of Barrel Bombs

4:49pm April 11, 2017

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Frederic Hof, director of the Atlantic Council's Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East, about what shape the U.S. strategy in Syria will take after the military action in response to the Assad regime's use of chemical weapons.

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U.S. Soldier's Death Highlights Threat Of ISIS In Afghanistan

4:49pm April 11, 2017

by Tom Bowman

An American soldier was killed fighting ISIS over the weekend in Afghanistan. NPR takes a look at how serious the ISIS threat is there and how it fits into the wider conflict between American forces, their Afghan allies and anti-government insurgents and terrorists.

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Aramis Ayala, state attorney for Orange and Osceola counties, is suing Florida Gov. Rick Scott for removing her from 23 pending homicide cases. She alleges this move is unconstitutional, having "deprived voters in the Ninth Judicial Circuit of their chose

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Prosecutor Sues Florida Governor For Pulling Her From 23 Murder Cases

4:45pm April 11, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Aramis Ayala, the state attorney for Orange and Osceola counties, says Gov. Rick Scott acted unconstitutionally when he removed her from 23 cases for refusing to pursue the death penalty.

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United Incident Raises Questions About Passenger Rights

4:32pm April 11, 2017

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to George Hobica, editor-in-chief and founder of airfarewatchdog.com, about what rights passengers have on airlines and how airlines are responding to the United incident.

Kansas Holds Special Election To Replace CIA Director Mike Pompeo

4:32pm April 11, 2017

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Daniel Salazar, reporter for the Wichita Eagle, about the special congressional election in Kansas.

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Trump Organization Shuts Down Modeling Agency After Boycott

4:32pm April 11, 2017

by Jim Zarroli

The Trump Organization is shutting down its New York-based modeling agency. The agency became the target of a boycott by some fashion industry directors, make-up artists and stylists.