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Gunman's Motivation Unclear After Shootings At Tennessee Military Sites

11:48am September 15, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

Four Marines died in Thursday morning's shootings in Chattanooga; three people were wounded. Officials have identified the gunman, who also died, as 24-year-old Mohammod Youssuf Abdulazeez.

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Building Trust, Or Danger? Debate Over Naming Officers After Shootings

11:43am September 15, 2015

by Bobby Allyn

After a police shooting, what information should be disclosed to the public? That question is roiling Philadelphia, where a bill aims to keep confidential the names of officers who use deadly force.

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Jeff Bezos says the launch pads at Cape Canaveral have been dormant for "too long — we can't wait to fix that."

Amazon's Bezos Plans To Build, Launch Rockets From Florida

11:42am September 15, 2015

by Bill Chappell

In announcing a new expansion of commercial efforts to launch earthlings into space, Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos says the launch pads at Cape Canaveral have been dormant for too long.

Images released by the Kentucky State Police show Trooper Cameron Ponder (left) and the man suspected of killing him, Joseph Thomas Johnson-Shanks.

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Kentucky State Trooper Shot And Killed; Suspect Dies After Manhunt

11:20am September 15, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Kentucky state police believe the suspect, Joseph Thomas Johnson-Shanks, led Trooper Cameron Ponder on a nearly 10-mile pursuit before shooting at his police car.

Alabama Senate Approves Shifting $100 Million Away From Schools

11:08am September 15, 2015

by Bill Chappell

A critic of the move, which is not yet final, said his colleagues in the Legislature had decided to "rob children" to help cover a budget deficit instead of finding the money elsewhere.

The Surgeon Who Became An Activist For Baby Talk

9:05am September 15, 2015

by Cory Turner

The new book by surgeon Dana Suskind, Thirty Million Words: Building A Child's Brain, explores the importance of constantly talking to our kids, even when they're too young to talk back.

Sen. Bernie Sanders speaking at Liberty University on Monday.

Bernie Sanders Seeks Common Ground With A Different Kind Of Base: Evangelicals

8:02am September 15, 2015

by Jessica Taylor

The Jewish Democratic presidential candidate admitted differences with his conservative Christian audience at Liberty University, but called for civil discourse on social justice and morality issues.

Scott Shane reports on the U.S. intelligence community for The New York Times.

Drone Strike That Killed Awlaki 'Did Not Silence Him,' Journalist Says

8:38pm September 14, 2015

In Operation Troy, author Scott Shane details the life, death and influence of Anwar al-Awlaki. "His status as a martyr has given his message even greater authority," Shane says of the propagandist.

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Presidential Candidates Use Social Media To Repackage Campaign Moments

7:45pm September 14, 2015

by Scott Detrow

When Republican candidates take the debate stage later this week, their social media teams will also be tweeting up a storm. NPR looks at social media on the trail.

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Harvard's Hasty Pudding Club Considers Adding 1st Female Performers

7:43pm September 14, 2015

by Craig LeMoult

Women auditioned for the Harvard musical theater group, Hasty Pudding, this weekend, which has never had a female member in the troop.

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