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Republican State Rep. Experiences Backlash After Speaking Out Against Trump In Hawaii

6:42pm February 05, 2017

Beth Fukumoto has been the Minority Leader in the Hawaiian State House of Representatives since 2012. But she was ousted from the seat last week after openly criticizing President Trump's rhetoric.

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Football Played Key Role In Rhodes Scholar's Path To Success

6:42pm February 05, 2017

From being thrown into poverty as a child to becoming a Rhodes Scholar, Texas Christian University senior football player Caylin Moore has come a long way and overcame seemingly insurmountable odds.

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Asheville, N.C. Is Gentrifying, But People Have Always Been Drawn To It

6:42pm February 05, 2017

Asheville, N.C. just ranked 2nd on a realtor.com list of U.S. cities that are gentrifying the fastest. Western North Carolina political science professor Chris Cooper talks about the phenomenon.

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Scholar Says Prison Uprisings Usually Come After Basic Needs Aren't Met

6:42pm February 05, 2017

Prof. Heather Ann Thompson talks about the inmate unrest following a deadly prison uprising in Delaware that left a corrections officer dead last week.

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At New York Fashion Week, Ungendered Clothes Make Appearance On Runway

6:42pm February 05, 2017

Washington Post fashion critic Robin Givhan discusses ungendered fashion and other trends she's seeing at New York Fashion Week.

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Writer James Baldwin at home in Saint Paul de Vence, South of France, in 1985.

Did I Get James Baldwin Wrong?

6:04pm February 05, 2017

by Stephen Casmier

The new film I Am Not Your Negro paints a picture of the prophetic writer's racial outlook that challenges the feeling of hope I once found in his words.

Munther Alaskry, accompanied by his wife Hiba, son Hassan and daughter Dima, gather their luggage as they leave JFK International Airport, in New York City, on Feb. 3. Alaskry and his family arrived after the Trump administration reversed course and said

With Trump's Travel Ban Blocked, Visa-Holders, Refugees Scramble to Board Flights

2:06pm February 05, 2017

A federal appeals court denied the President's attempt to reinstate his controversial executive order, at least for now. Refugee groups are seizing the opportunity and booking plane tickets.

Brian Poole of the Atlanta Falcons talked to the media this past week, but wasn't too revealing about game plans.

Reporter's Notebook: Behind The Scenes Before The Super Bowl

11:13am February 05, 2017

by Tom Goldman

NPR's Tom Goldman was in Houston leading up to the Super Bowl. He talked to a player who isn't normally in the spotlight, noted a lack of information, and talked to a mother pushing for sports safety.

Court Requests And Orders In A Busy Weekend In Politics

8:11am February 05, 2017

by Scott Horsley

A court has kept a suspension of President Trump's order on refugees in place — for now.

Courts And Trump Administration Clash Over Immigration Order

8:11am February 05, 2017

by Carrie Johnson

President Trump called the federal judge who temporarily halted Trump's immigration ban a "so-called judge." Overnight, another court refused to lift the suspension.