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More Unrest After Milwaukee Police Shooting But No Widespread Destruction

7:59am August 15, 2016

by Cheryl Corley

A black man was shot by police over the weekend but unlike Saturday, there was not a lot of destruction on Sunday. Authorities say they've been able to handle protests on there own.

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Express Scripts assures patients it has a policy of not putting cancer medicine or mental health drugs on the list of products it excludes from its formulary.

Will Your Prescription Meds Be Covered Next Year? Better Check!

7:24am August 15, 2016

by Alison Kodjak

Insurers have released the latest lists of prescription drugs they won't cover in 2017. Express Scripts is excluding 85 drugs and CVS Caremark, 131. Some drugs for diabetes and asthma are out.

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For some, thinking twice before walking down the aisle was the right decision.

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When Cold Feet Before The Wedding Walks You Down The Right Aisle

6:52pm August 14, 2016

by NPR Staff

Most weddings go off without a hitch. But for Stella Grizont, Nikki Vargas and Jonathan Brill, calling it quits before walking down the aisle was the right decision.

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Witness To Louisiana Flooding Says It Was 'Completely Unexpected'

5:40pm August 14, 2016

On Sunday morning Emily Underhill and her family had to evacuate their home in Baton Rouge because of flooding.

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Heavy Flooding Inundates Southeast Louisiana

5:32pm August 14, 2016

Three people are confirmed dead and more than 7,000 have been rescued in historic flooding in Louisiana. Amy Wold of The Advocate has an update.

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Indoor Shrimp Production Opens New Possibilities For Food

5:25pm August 14, 2016

by Allison Aubrey

Americans love shrimp, but stories about slave labor and environmental issues have raised concerns about the way shrimp is currently produced. One man in New York is trying a new method — indoors.

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How To Create Sustainable Seafood

5:25pm August 14, 2016

Chef and author Barton Seaver, director of the Sustainable Seafood and Health Initiative at Harvard University, talks about sustainable seafood and the promise of farmed fish and aquaculture.

U.S. swimmer Ryan Lochte and three teammates were robbed at gunpoint while in a taxi in Rio early Sunday morning. They were unharmed.

Ryan Lochte And 3 Other U.S. Swimmers Robbed At Gunpoint In Rio

3:34pm August 14, 2016

by Greg Myre

Lochte's taxi was stopped by robbers who put a cocked gun to his head. "I was like 'Whatever.' He took our money, he took my wallet," the swimmer told NBC. No one was hurt.

People gather for a demonstration Saturday in the Queens borough of New York, near a crime scene after the leader of a New York City mosque and an associate were fatally shot as they left afternoon prayers.

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Police Seek Killer Of Imam And Associate In Queens; Community Demands Justice

1:58pm August 14, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

New York police are working to track down the gunman who fatally shot the leader of a mosque in Queens and his associate on Saturday as they were walking home from afternoon prayers.

In this aerial photo a boat motors between flooded homes on Saturday after heavy rains in the region in Hammond, La.

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PHOTOS: Dramatic Rescues Underway As Louisiana Floodwaters Reach 'Historic' Levels

12:16pm August 14, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

More than a thousand people have been rescued as the state is drenched and battered by what the Governor has called an "unprecedented and historic flooding event."