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North Carolina Sues Federal Government Over Transgender Bathroom Law

5:02pm May 09, 2016

by Jeff Tiberii

The state of North Carolina sued the federal government Monday. North Carolina's governor says the Obama administration is bypassing Congress to rewrite state law. It's over the state's controversial bill that limits protections for LGBT people.

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Justice Department Files Complaint Against North Carolina Over Bathroom Law

5:02pm May 09, 2016

by Carrie Johnson

Attorney General Loretta Lynch filed a federal complaint against North Carolina Monday after the state sued the federal government in the fight over its controversial transgender bathroom law.

Veteran GOP Congressman John Duncan, Jr., Endorses Donald Trump

5:02pm May 09, 2016

NPR's Robert Siegel interviews Republican Rep. John Duncan, Jr., of Tennessee about his support for Donald Trump.

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew Visits Puerto Rico Amid Debt Crisis

5:02pm May 09, 2016

by Greg Allen

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew is in Puerto Rico to highlight the need for Congressional action to help the island restructure its $70 billion debt. Lew is getting a first-hand look at some of the problems the government is facing, including underfunded schools and hospitals plus an emerging Zika crisis.

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Miami Police Veteran Ready To Lead Ferguson, Mo., Police Department

5:02pm May 09, 2016

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Delrish Moss, the new chief of the Ferguson, Mo., police department, about the challenges ahead of him.

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Justice Department Suit Threatens North Carolina Title IX Funding

5:02pm May 09, 2016

The Justice Department suit against North Carolina over its discrimination law comes with a threat: the loss of more than $4.5 billion in federal funding for education. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Matt Ellinwood, director of the education and law project at the North Carolina Justice Center, about what would happen if that money went away.

After he was recaptured from breaking out of a maximum security prison in Mexico, Mexican drug lord Joaquin

'El Chapo' Extradition To U.S. May Proceed, Mexican Judge Says

4:48pm May 09, 2016

by Laura Wagner

Two days after Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán was transferred to a prison near Juárez, Mexico, a city near the U.S. border, a federal judge in Mexico said the extradition process meets legal requirements.

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A Man Scribbles In A Notepad — Terrorist Plot, Or Simple Math Problem?

3:20pm May 09, 2016

by Eyder Peralta

On an American Airlines flight this week, a passenger went too far with "see something, say something." She flagged economist Guido Menzio as suspicious for working on a math equation.

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North Carolina Files Lawsuit Defending Its 'Bathroom Law'

12:24pm May 09, 2016

North Carolina is going to court over its new law that limits protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. Renee Montagne gets the latest from WUNC reporter Jeff Tiberii.

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Notorious FDA? Feds Turn To Hip-Hop To Tamp Down Teen Smoking

12:01pm May 09, 2016

by Maanvi Singh

For its latest anti-tobacco campaign, the Food and Drug Administration wants to harness hip-hop swagger to reach minority teens — who disproportionately suffer the consequences of smoking.

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