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Koch Political Network Expanding 'Grassroots' Organizing

1:10pm October 12, 2015

by Peter Overby

The groups funded by the Koch brothers have run lots of TV ads, but now they're making a big community-organizing push. They have the money to do it, too, vowing to spend almost $1 billion for 2016.

Koch Political Network Takes A Deep Dive Into Community Organizing

12:54pm October 12, 2015

by Peter Overby

The political network headed by David and Charles Koch is known for aggressive ads. But its grassroots work in communities across the country is seeking political change long after the campaign ends.

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LISTEN: 7 Blast-From-The-Past Clinton And Sanders Debate Moments

12:13pm October 12, 2015

Both candidates have said they are running positive campaigns, but that could change in this week's debate. In the past, they have shown a willingness to turn tough on their opponents.

Shares of households with debt, by generation

From The Silents To Millennials, Debt Burdens Span The Generations

11:00am October 12, 2015

by Yuki Noguchi

The silent generation is still paying off mortgages, and baby boomers aren't done with student loans. A new study by Pew Charitable Trusts also shows fewer millennials are taking on mortgages.

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Two men inspect the goods at at Farma, a marijuana dispensary in Portland, Oregon. The state's first week of retail sales brought in an estimated $11 million, a trade group says.

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If It Were A Movie, 'Oregon Pot' Would Be No. 4 At The Box Office

10:23am October 12, 2015

by Bill Chappell

If legal marijuana were a movie, the $11 million that's estimated to have been spent during Oregon's first week of sales would place it fourth on the latest list of U.S. weekend box-office receipts.

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Officer Acted 'Reasonably' In Shooting Of Tamir Rice, 2 Experts Say

9:05am October 12, 2015

by Nick Castele

The reports released in Cleveland find a white police officer acted within reason in the shooting death of Tamir Rice in 2014. Rice was fatally shot after his toy gun was mistaken for a weapon.

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A Metronome Can Help Set The CPR Beat

9:05am October 12, 2015

by Patti Neighmond

Good CPR requires 100 to 120 chest compressions per minute. If you go too fast or too slow it's not as effective. Researchers say using a metronome helps medical providers maintain the right pace.

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President Barack Obama speaks about the Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP, at the Agriculture Department in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 6.

Scrubbing A Trade Deal: Translators Get Behind The Ears Of The TPP

10:50pm October 11, 2015

by Marilyn Geewax

What does it mean to "scrub" an agreement? Here's a look at the phrase "legal scrub" — and why it's significant to the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

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Breaking Down The Complexities In U.S. Migration Law

6:37pm October 11, 2015

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Karen Tumlin of the National Immigration Law Center about the differences between legal protections for migrants fleeing gang violence and those fleeing war.

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Samaria Rice, the mother of Tamir, a 12-year-old boy fatally shot by a Cleveland police officer, speaks during a news conference in December 2014, in Cleveland.

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Tamir Rice's Family: Prosecutor Is On A Quest To Avoid Accountability

3:04pm October 11, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

The prosecutor in the case released two independent reports that found the shooting of the 12-year-old boy was justified. Rice's family said the prosecutor is working to avoid an indictment.