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Elian Gonzalez Says He Would Like To Visit U.S. As A Tourist

6:41pm May 18, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

Now 21, Gonzalez was seized 15 years ago from his relatives in Miami by U.S. officials who returned him to his native country. His mother died trying to reach the U.S. His father wanted him back.

Fast-Paced NBA Teams Signify How Much Basketball Has Evolved

6:23pm May 18, 2015

by Tom Goldman

Everything is new in this year's NBA Conference Finals, which start this week. The teams in the postseason represent the new way the game is being played — fast-paced with long-range shooting.

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White House Says Fall Of Ramadi, Iraq, Is A 'Setback'

6:23pm May 18, 2015

by Michele Kelemen

The Obama administration downplays the self-proclaimed Islamic State takeover of the important Iraqi city of Ramadi as Iraq emerges again as a major American political issue.

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Community Policing Doesn't Sit Well With Everyone, Former Prosecutor Says

6:23pm May 18, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel interviews Eugene O'Donnell, a professor at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, a former NYPD officer and prosecutor, who says not everyone agrees on how police should work.

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Tents are pitched illegally on a sidewalk in Seattle in January. The number of people sleeping outside in the city shot up by 20 percent in just the past year.

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Amid Seattle's Affluence, Homelessness Also Flourishes

4:41pm May 18, 2015

by John Ryan

In Seattle — one of the nation's wealthiest cities — homelessness has surged over the past decade. More people are now homeless in Seattle than anywhere except New York City, Los Angeles or Las Vegas.

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A federal court has dissolved an order that forced Google-owned YouTube to take down the controversial "Innocence of Muslims" video. The ruling rejects copyright claims from Cindy Lee Garcia, an actress in the video.

Google Wins Copyright And Speech Case Over 'Innocence Of Muslims' Video

3:58pm May 18, 2015

by Bill Chappell

A federal appeals court has reversed an order that forced Google-owned YouTube to take down a trailer for a controversial anti-Muslim video last year.

Supreme Court Calls Maryland Income Tax Law 'A Tariff'

3:40pm May 18, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The court says Maryland unconstitutionally raised the cost of doing business in more than one state, by letting local governments tax money that was earned — and taxed — in other states.

To study the draft Trans-Pacific Partnership language, senators have to go to the basement of the Capitol and enter a secured, soundproof room and surrender their mobile devices.

A Trade Deal Read In Secret By Only A Few (Or Maybe None)

2:16pm May 18, 2015

by Ailsa Chang

To study the draft Trans-Pacific Partnership text, senators have to go to the basement of the Capitol and enter a secured, soundproof room and surrender their cellphones.

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All 8 Bodies Recovered From U.S. Helicopter Crash In Nepal

2:02pm May 18, 2015

by L. Carol Ritchie

The bodies of six U.S. Marines and two Nepali soldiers were recovered near the crash site in remote mountains northeast of Kathmandu where the helicopter was delivering earthquake relief aid.

Peter Mawson, director of animal health and research at the Perth Zoo in Australia, shows off a Western Swamp Tortoise in the zoo's breeding area (where visitors are not allowed). Like numbats, these tortoises are critically endangered and Mawson and his

How To Feed A Numbat: Zoo Cookery Aids Endangered Species

2:01pm May 18, 2015

by Sujata Gupta

Zoo nutritionists these days have to do more than try to keep displayed animals happy and healthy. Sometimes the goal is to bring endangered wildlife back from the brink.