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Redlands, Calif., Residents Cope With Link To San Bernardino Shooters

7:29pm December 08, 2015

by Matt Guilhem

Redlands, Calif., is a tight knit, affluent city with a small town charm that has been deeply shaken by last week's shooting in nearby San Bernardino. Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik built their arsenal and planned last week's attack from a home base in the Redlands. Residents are still coming to terms with the city's link to terror.

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In Trumpian Style, White House Press Secretary Calls Out Trump's 'Fake Hair'

7:28pm December 08, 2015

by Mara Liasson

Call it Combovergate. When Josh Earnest took a shot at Donald Trump's hair, NPR's Mara Liasson wanted to know what that had to do with whether Trump is running a serious campaign.

A "speedball" mix of heroin and cocaine has caused overdose deaths for decades. Today, high-risk blends may alternatively include heroin or opioid pain pills plus Klonopin, Clonidine, or Fentanyl.

Drug Cocktails Fuel Massachusetts' Overdose Crisis

7:28pm December 08, 2015

by Martha Bebinger

A state analysis reveals that the majority of overdose deaths in 2014 came from heroin or prescription opioids taken in combination with cocaine, anti-anxiety medications or alcohol.

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Republicans Denounce Donald Trump's Call To Ban Muslim Immigrants

7:27pm December 08, 2015

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Rick Wilson, a former aide to Vice President Dick Cheney, and Matt Moore, a chairman of the South Carolina Republican Party, about Donald Trump's controversial proposal.

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Activists hold signs during a news conference in front of the Supreme Court Tuesday.

Supreme Court Hears Arguments Testing 'One Person, One Vote'

7:27pm December 08, 2015

by Nina Totenberg

Tuesday's case tested whether state legislative districts should count all persons or only eligible voters when district lines are being drawn.

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Illinois Budget Crisis Reveals Cost Of State Fair Butter Sculptures

7:26pm December 08, 2015

A budget crisis in Illinois has revealed the cost of the state fair's butter sculptures. Courtney Crowder, a reporter for the Des Moines Register, talks about all that butter sculpture money.

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No Child Left Behind: An Obituary

7:26pm December 08, 2015

by Cory Turner

Congress has done its part, and the much-maligned law is on its way out. But what will folks say at the education law's wake? Hint: Most won't have tears in their eyes.

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Donald Trump's Rhetoric Creates Challenges For The Media

7:20pm December 08, 2015

by David Folkenflik

NPR examines whether Donald Trump's statements on Muslim immigration will mark a decisive shift in the media's treatment of the presidential candidate.

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While serving in Congress, Jay Dickey sponsored legislation that effectively restricts spending for research on firearms deaths.

Congress Still Limits Health Research On Gun Violence

6:48pm December 08, 2015

by Alison Kodjak

The wave of mass shootings in the U.S. is renewing a debate over treating gun violence as a public health issue. Congress has stood in the way of federal funding for studying injuries and deaths.

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Some Muslim Americans Irritated By Obama's Call For Them To 'Root Out' Extremism

6:10pm December 08, 2015

by Tom Gjelten

Muslim Americans feel unfairly maligned, singled out and asked to do more than others when it comes to terrorism.

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