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Donald Trump officially opens the Presentation Centre for the Residences at The Ritz-Carlton Toronto on Nov. 29, 2001.

Where 7 Political Careers Stood On Sept. 11, 2001

8:33pm September 09, 2016

by Heidi Glenn

Hillary Clinton was the junior senator from New York on Sept. 11, 2001. Donald Trump was focused on real estate. Here, a look at where other political players were in their careers 15 years ago.

Alameda County (California) District Attorney Nancy O'Malley announces criminal charges against 7 current and former police officers involved in a wide-ranging sexual misconduct scandal. (Alex Emslie, KQED)

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California DA Charges Seven Police Officers in Sex-Abuse Scandal

8:08pm September 09, 2016

by Richard Gonzales

The charges stem from allegations that officers in Oakland and several other San Francisco Bay Area law enforcement agencies sexually exploited a teenager.

Legalization of recreational marijuana may be a factor influencing increased use college-age young adults.

College High: Students Are Using More Marijuana, Fewer Opioids

7:47pm September 09, 2016

by Angus Chen

Illicit drug use runs in cycles, and right now young adults are favoring marijuana over opioids or amphetamines. But they're still indulging a lot less than people in the baby boom generation.

Donald Trump speaks to the media on April 27, 2011, in Portsmouth, N.H., after President Obama released his original birth certificate earlier that morning.

Tracking The Rebirth Of The 'Birther' Conspiracy

7:09pm September 09, 2016

Several surrogates close to Donald Trump have insisted this week that he actually believes President Obama was born in the United States, but Trump hasn't actually said it himself.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (left) and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (right) enter a news conference room Friday in Geneva to announce a cease-fire agreement for Syria.

Syria Cease-Fire Plan Reached, U.S. And Russia Announce

7:07pm September 09, 2016

The agreement, announced by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, will be put into place beginning at sundown on Monday.

Native Americans march to a sacred site on Sunday that they say was disturbed by bulldozers working on the Dakota Access Pipeline, near the encampment where hundreds of people have gathered to join the Standing Rock Sioux tribe's protest.

Judge Rules That Construction Can Proceed On Dakota Access Pipeline

6:15pm September 09, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The Standing Rock Sioux tribe had sought a temporary stop to work on the pipeline. But after the ruling, three U.S. agencies said work would halt in an area particularly sensitive to the tribe.

Police crime tape marks the scene where a 16-year-old boy was shot and killed and an 18-year-old man was wounded in April in Chicago. The grim milestone of 500 homicides already passed this year in Chicago.

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In Effort To Curb Violence In Chicago, A Professor Mines Social Media

6:04pm September 09, 2016

by NPR Staff

Desmond Patton is studying how gangs in Chicago use social media to communicate. Now he is helping to create an algorithm to predict when a social media threat might spark real life violence.

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U.S. Halts Construction On Oil Pipeline In North Dakota After Protests

5:57pm September 09, 2016

by Amy Sisk

The Obama administration is halting construction on the pipeline after concerns were raised by a nearby Native American tribe. A federal judge previously ruled construction could proceed.

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Week In Politics: Presidential Candidates Outline Foreign Policy Goals

5:57pm September 09, 2016

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with our regular political commentators E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and Brookings Institution and David Brooks of The New York Times. They discuss the presidential candidates' latest comments on foreign policy and how the GOP will function after Donald Trump.

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Young People Grapple With Whether To Follow Colin Kaepernick's Lead

5:57pm September 09, 2016

Ryan Lockett of Youth Radio talks to young people in the California Bay Area about the controversy surrounding San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick's decision not to stand during the national anthem.

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