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Supreme Court Strikes Down Texas Disability Standards In Death Row Cases

11:38pm March 28, 2017

by Nina Totenberg

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down as unconstitutional the standards used by the state of Texas to determine whether a convicted murderer is mentally deficient and thus may not be executed.

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Veteran Mississippi journalist Bill Minor (seated) points out a ceiling inscription to state Sen. David Jordan, D-Greenwood, at the lectern) in Mississippi Senate chambers in 2015. Minor, who died on Tuesday, was being honored in the 2015 ceremony with a

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Mississippi Journalist Who Chronicled Civil Rights Era Dies At 94

10:46pm March 28, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

Wilson "Bill" Minor spent nearly 70 years documenting Mississippi's tumultuous political and social transformations. He was writing up until the last few months of his life.

U.S. Postal Service mail carrier Thomas Russell holds a census form while working his route in 2010.

Run-Up To Census 2020 Raises Concerns Over Security And Politics

10:29pm March 28, 2017

by Hansi Lo Wang

Results from the U.S. Census in 2020 could remake the political map. Some census experts say the stakes for the upcoming national headcount are higher than normal.

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Older adults have been excluded from some websites that post jobs, according to Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan.

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Older Workers Find Age Discrimination Built Right Into Some Job Sites

9:44pm March 28, 2017

by Ina Jaffe

The websites screen out older job seekers by limiting the dates you can fill in forms, an investigation by the Illinois attorney general found. But other sites say they make a point of fairness.

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Congress on Tuesday rolled back Internet privacy regulations established under the Obama administration.

Congress Overturns Internet Privacy Regulation

8:32pm March 28, 2017

by Brian Naylor

The rule, which had not yet taken effect, would have required Internet providers to ask permission before selling consumers' personal data. President Trump is expected to sign the rollback.

Summer Zervos, shown with attorney Gloria Allred earlier this year in Washington, D.C., accuses President Trump of sexual harassment and has filed a lawsuit against him.

Trump Lawyers Claim Immunity In Sex Harassment Suit, Just As Bill Clinton Did

8:23pm March 28, 2017

by Peter Overby

Summer Zervos, a former contestant on The Apprentice, says Donald Trump engaged in "disgusting touching." Trump's legal team wants the case dismissed, at least until after the president leaves office.

Bill Kochevar received an implanted brain-recording and muscle-stimulating system that allowed him to move limbs he hadn't been able to move in eight years.

Paralyzed Man Uses Thoughts to Control His Own Arm And Hand

7:44pm March 28, 2017

by Jon Hamilton

A spinal injury severed the connection between Bill Kochevar's brain and everything below his shoulders. But technology has given him a new way to control one arm and hand.

Both chambers of the U.S. Congress have voted to overturn the Federal Communications Commission's privacy rules for Internet service providers.

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As Congress Repeals Internet Privacy Rules, Putting Your Options In Perspective

6:59pm March 28, 2017

by Alina Selyukh

President Trump is expected to sign a bill to overturn new privacy rules for Internet service providers. An expert says there are steps you can take though they won't deliver absolute privacy.

Michelle Taylor and other participants work to reconstruct slave cabins at Montpelier, the Virginia estate of former President James Madison.

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A Researcher Reconnects With Her Ancestors' Slave Past At Madison's Estate

6:22pm March 28, 2017

by Kelley Libby

Michelle Taylor is taking part in a project to reconstruct slave cabins at Montpelier, the estate of President James Madison. Through her research, she discovered a personal connection to the site.

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Donald Trump wears a coal miner's protective hat while addressing supporters at a rally in Charleston, W.V., last May.

What Trump Misses About Energy Jobs In America

6:12pm March 28, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

The president on Tuesday signed an executive order with the intention of helping bring back coal jobs. But clean energy jobs, like solar, have taken off, far outpacing coal.