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Democrats Face Divided Republican Field In Georgia Special Election

4:33pm April 18, 2017

by Mara Liasson

In the Atlanta suburbs, Democrats nationally have rallied around a candidate trying to pick off the House seat vacated by Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, against a divided GOP field.

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'Boston Globe' Reporter Pays Tribute To Sexual Abuse Survivor Depicted In 'Spotlight'

4:33pm April 18, 2017

Joe Crowley was one of the first survivors of sexual abuse by priests interviewed by The Boston Globe's Spotlight team in 2001. He died on Sunday, and reporter Sacha Pfeiffer wrote a tribute to him in Tuesday's paper.

Trump Congratulates Turkish President Erdogan On Winning Referendum

4:33pm April 18, 2017

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Ivo Daalder, president of the Chicago Council and former U.S. representative to NATO, about U.S. interests in Turkey after the referendum vote to give Turkish President Erdogan sweeping powers.

Iowa Republican Rod Blum Faces Tough Balancing Act In Swing District

4:33pm April 18, 2017

by Clay Masters

While members of Congress are home in their districts for spring break, one Republican is getting some extra scrutiny at home. Rep. Rod Blum of Iowa is the only member of the Freedom Caucus who also represents a swing district that's a top target for Democrats in 2018.

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Trump Travels To Wisconsin To Tout 'Buy American, Hire American' Policy

4:33pm April 18, 2017

by Scott Horsley

President Trump traveled to a tool making company in Kenosha, Wis., on Tuesday and announced an executive order that calls for stricter enforcement of laws requiring the federal government to buy American-made products when possible. The second part of the order will sharpen the focus on the H1-B visa program. The executive order calls on the departments of commerce, labor, homeland security and state to more strictly police the visa program, which is used to recruit foreign tech workers.

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Trump's Latest Executive Order Targets High Skilled Worker Visa Program

4:33pm April 18, 2017

by Alina Selyukh

President Trump announced an executive order on Tuesday that will sharpen the focus on the H1-B visa program. The tech industry is a key beneficiary and hopes this will prod Congress to overhaul the program.

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Police Say Facebook Murder Suspect 'Shot And Killed Himself'

4:33pm April 18, 2017

by Nick Castele

The suspect in a killing that was recorded and posted to Facebook is himself dead. Police in Pennsylvania say he shot himself after a two-day manhunt.

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Addresses Cleveland Murder

4:33pm April 18, 2017

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg gave his condolences to the family of a man murdered in Cleveland on Sunday, whose attacker shared videos of the killing on the social network.

On Tax Day, An Economist Outlines How The Payroll Tax Works

4:33pm April 18, 2017

It may be tax day, but many workers pay more in taxes every time they get a paycheck. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Eugene Steuerle, co-founder of the Tax Policy Center, about the payroll tax and how it works.

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'Locking Up Our Own' Details The Mass Incarceration Of Black Men

4:33pm April 18, 2017

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with author James Forman, Jr., about his new book, Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America. It tells the story of how African Americans in law enforcement made the war on drugs very much their war.