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For Some Mothers In Prison, A Sentence Doesn't Mean Separation

6:20pm February 22, 2015

In 10 states, some female prisoners with infants are allowed to care for them. NPR's Arun Rath talks to Jessica Pishko about her reporting for Pacific Standard Magazine on prison nurseries.

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Trumpeter Clark Terry in 1991. Terry's wife announced Saturday that he had died at age 94.

Clark Terry, Acclaimed Jazz Trumpeter And Composer, Dies At 94

2:27pm February 22, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The famed musician was one of the most prolific recording artists in jazz and performed with such greats as Ella Fitzgerald and Quincy Jones in a career that spanned decades.

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson says a video released by al-Shabab

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Homeland Security Chief: Threat To U.S. Malls 'A New Phase' For Terrorists

2:24pm February 22, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Jeh Johnson, speaking on CNN's State of the Union, said he is taking seriously a video put out by the Somali-based al-Shabab group calling on followers to attack Western shopping malls.

Wendell Scott, pictured here in 1969, is the first â and only â black man to win a race in NASCAR's top series.

NASCAR Hall-Of-Famer Helped Open The Track For Black Drivers

12:36pm February 22, 2015

by Michael Tomsic

In 1963, Wendell Scott became the first African-American to win a race in NASCAR's top division. No other black driver has won a top NASCAR race since, but the sport is starting to diversify.

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Parks Service Surveys The Environment's Accoustical Health

12:36pm February 22, 2015

The National Park Service has been measuring sounds in nature for a decade. But not all sounds are natural. NPR's Rachel Martin checks in with Kurt Fristrup, who's behind the bio-acoustical project.

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More than $1 billion worth of cargo passes through the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach every day. Labor disputes have stalled operations for weeks now, and ships have been anchored for days.

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After Tentative Port Deal, Container Ships Still Line The Horizon

8:13pm February 21, 2015

by Daniel Hajek

Shipping companies and dock workers reached a tentative deal after labor disputes jammed cargo along the West Coast. But at the nation's largest port, you can still see the backlog of container ships.

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A sign in Spanish and English above the entrance to a secured entrance area at the Karnes County Residential Center in Karnes City, Texas.

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Court Blocks White House 'No-Release' Detention Policy

11:30am February 21, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The American Civil Liberties Union had challenged the policy of detaining mothers and children seeking asylum in the U.S.

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Agreement Reached In West Coast Ports Labor Dispute

9:33am February 21, 2015

by Kirk Siegler

West Coast ports and the dockworkers union have reached a tentative deal after a nine-month stalemate. Sporadic work stoppages and shutdowns are expected to end, pending ratification by both sides.

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Looming Presidential Race Divides National Governors Group

9:20am February 21, 2015

The National Governors Association is in Washington for its winter meeting, and there is no lack of talk about the 2016 White House. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Ron Elving about the week in politics.

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Kathy Hanlon and her sons, Sergio (left) and Cristian, were traumatized by Superstorm Sandy. Hanlon says her flood insurance company made life after Sandy even more horrible

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Superstorm Sandy Victims Say FEMA's Role Is Fatally Conflicted

9:20am February 21, 2015

by Charles Lane

As Sandy victims and FEMA work to resolve accusations of falsified damage estimates, some are questioning how the agency can be both a flood insurance provider and a regulator of flood insurance.

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