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Tensions Remain High In Milwaukee After Weekend Of Unrest

6:19pm August 15, 2016

by David Schaper

As Milwaukee residents cope with two nights of protests after a police shooting of a suspect they say was armed, NPR looks at the history of tension between police there and the minority community.

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Tens Of Thousands Forced From Homes Amid Historic Louisiana Flooding

6:19pm August 15, 2016

by Debbie Elliott

Weekend flooding forced more than 20,000 Louisiana residents from their homes and left at least six people dead. Many businesses and homes remain without power.

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A judge on Monday approved a settlement of a legal dispute among the children of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. (pictured in 2006, from left to right: Dexter Scott King, Bernice King, Martin Luther King III.). The dispute was over selling the

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Legal Dispute Ends Over Martin Luther King Jr.'s Nobel Medal And Bible

6:02pm August 15, 2016

by Jason Slotkin

A judge's order ends a disagreement over two of the civil rights leader's treasured possessions. King's sons Martin III and Dexter Scott King wanted to sell them. Daughter Bernice King was opposed.

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Massive Wildfire Burns Through Northern California

5:54pm August 15, 2016

by Kirk Siegler

In historically dry California, fire crews are struggling to contain wildfires that have destroyed an untold number of homes and businesses.

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Sanne Wevers of the Netherlands won gold in the balance beam Monday, turning in a poised routine after several other gymnasts had notable wobbles.

Netherlands' Wevers Wins Balance Beam Gold; Hernandez And Biles Take Silver, Bronze

5:45pm August 15, 2016

by Bill Chappell

After an unexpectedly mortal performance by Simone Biles, Sanne Wevers seizes an Olympic opportunity.

Trump's Voter Fraud Warnings Likely To Have Major Implications

4:29pm August 15, 2016

by Domenico Montanaro

Donald Trump is raising questions about the integrity of the voting process. Widespread doubt of presidential election results could have major implications for the constitutional transfer of power.

Donald Trump Delivers National Security Speech In Ohio

4:29pm August 15, 2016

by Tamara Keith

GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump delivered a speech about national security and terrorism at Youngstown State University in Ohio Monday.

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Slain Army Veteran Served As Mentor To Chicago Youth

4:29pm August 15, 2016

Abner Garcia, a 23-year-old Army veteran, was killed in a shooting in Chicago on Saturday. He was working with a YMCA mentoring program called Urban Warriors, designed to help kids affected by violence. NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Eddie Bocanegra, founder of Urban Warriors and director of the program at the Chicago YMCA.

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Wis. State Senator: Milwaukee Unrest Fueled By Decades Of 'Hurt And Anger'

4:29pm August 15, 2016

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Wisconsin State Sen. Lena Taylor about the police shooting of Sylville Smith in Milwaukee and the protests and unrest that have followed.

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Unrest And Protest In Milwaukee After Police Shooting

4:10pm August 15, 2016

NPR gives the latest on the riots and protests that erupted in Milwaukee after police shot and killed a man late Saturday night.

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