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Poll Finds Most Native Americans Aren't Offended By Redskins Name

7:55pm May 20, 2016

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Washington Post reporter John Woodrow Cox about his paper's poll that shows 9 out of 10 Native Americans aren't offended by the name of the Washington football team.

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Eric Fanning, First Openly Gay Army Secretary, Sworn In By Senate

7:55pm May 20, 2016

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Eric Fanning, secretary of the U.S. Army, who was recently confirmed as the first openly gay leader of a U.S. military branch.

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San Francisco Police Chief Resigns After Fatal Shooting Of Black Woman

7:17pm May 20, 2016

by Alex Emslie

San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr resigned this week shortly after the fatal shooting of an African-American woman in the city.

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CDC: 157 Pregnant Women In The U.S. Have Tested Positive For Zika

7:06pm May 20, 2016

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

The women being monitored now include those who had positive lab tests but no symptoms, according to the CDC. Also affected are 122 women in U.S. territories, almost all in Puerto Rico.

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Obama Visits Asia Pacific Nations Awaiting Action On TPP Trade Deal

6:55pm May 20, 2016

by Susan Davis

President Obama heads to Japan and Vietnam, two nations waiting for the U.S. to act on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the long-stalled multilateral trade pact.

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Oklahoma Governor Vetoes Bill That Would Make Performing Abortion A Felony

6:46pm May 20, 2016

by Laura Wagner

Mary Fallin's office released a statement, touting her anti-abortion credentials but saying the bill was "vague and would not withstand a criminal constitutional legal challenge."

Oklahoma Governor Faces Tough Decision On 'Sweeping' Anti-Abortion Bill

6:44pm May 20, 2016

by Rachel Hubbard

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has a few more days to decide what to do with a bill on her desk that would make it a felony for doctors to perform abortions. Opponents call the bill "sweeping and unprecedented."

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University of Florida researchers recently published a paper showing that captured reptiles in 2009, 2011 and 2014 are Nile crocs.

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Nile Crocodiles Found Near Miami, Researchers Confirm

5:48pm May 20, 2016

by Laura Wagner

Three crocodiles captured near Miami in 2009, 2011 and 2014 are indeed Nile crocodiles. They are bigger and far more aggressive than the American crocodiles that are native to the Florida Everglades.

'El Chapo' One Step Closer To U.S. After Mexico Approves Extradition

5:34pm May 20, 2016

by Laura Wagner

Mexico's Foreign Relations Department approved a judge's ruling from earlier this month that the process could go ahead. Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán's attorneys have 30 days to appeal.

Money Transfer Companies Fight Back Against IRS Scammers

5:00pm May 20, 2016

by Alex Goldmark

There's a phone scam going around where an intimidating caller pretends to be from the IRS, demanding money immediately. There is also an anti-scam going on. At check cashing outlets, employees are dealing with terrified victims demanding to send money to fake IRS agents. Intervening requires awareness, compassion, and a script, just like the scammers use.