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Floyd Mayweather's Brash Style Has Split Fan Loyalties

7:05pm April 29, 2015

by Tom Goldman

Floyd Mayweather is expected to beat Manny Pacquiao in their much anticipated fight this Saturday in Las Vegas, but many are rooting for him to lose. He is one of boxing's most polarizing figures.

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Reporter Jason Rezaian Being Held On 'Accusations,' Brother Says

7:05pm April 29, 2015

NPR's Melissa Block interviews Ali Rezaian about his brother Jason, the Washington Post bureau chief in Tehran, Iran, who has been charged in an Iranian court with espionage, among other things.

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Clayton Lockett's botched Oklahoma execution was halted on April 29, 2014, because of problems with the lethal injection. He then died of a heart attack, according to the prison system.

After Botched Executions, Supreme Court Weighs Lethal Drug Cocktail

6:39pm April 29, 2015

by Nina Totenberg

Manufacturers have refused to provide one of three drugs used for lethal injection, so Oklahoma switched to another drug. But critics say midazolam doesn't work well to render prisoners unconscious.

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Nazi Summer Camps In 1930s America?

5:56pm April 29, 2015

by Linton Weeks

In the 1930s, the Nazi movement was on the rise in Europe — and at summer camps for kids in the United States.

SEC Rule Would Link Executive Pay To Performance

5:52pm April 29, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

The rule, which grew out of the Dodd-Frank financial overhaul bill, would make it easier for shareholders to see whether salaries are in line with a company's financial performance.

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Report: FBI Vetted Middleman In Ransom Payment For U.S. Hostage

5:33pm April 29, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the family of Warren Weinstein paid $250,000 to his captors after the FBI helped facilitate the payment. Weinstein was killed in a U.S. drone strike.

GOP Measure Would Make It Harder For Obama To Empty Guantanamo

5:21pm April 29, 2015

by David Welna

One of the president's first promises in office was to shut down the Guantanamo Bay prison camp in Cuba. Congress, however, is trying to shut down the effort to empty the camp of all its inmates.

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Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during a joint press conference at the White House with President Obama on Tuesday. Abe is urging U.S. lawmakers to approve a trans-Pacific trade deal.

Japan's Abe Pushes The Pacific Trade Deal Onto Center Stage

5:01pm April 29, 2015

by Marilyn Geewax

The Japanese prime minister used his time in the spotlight in Washington to promote the Trans-Pacific Partnership, saying it would create both prosperity and peace. Democrats remain skeptical.

House of horrors: The exterior of the Cleveland house where Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight were held captive.

Ohio Kidnapping Survivors Recount Captivity, Escape From Horror

4:44pm April 29, 2015

In 2013, three young women who had vanished years earlier escaped from a house where they had been held captive. Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus, along with writer Mary Jordan, discuss their new memoir.

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AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka: "Candidates can't hedge their bets any longer, and expect workers to rush to the polls in excitement."

Union Head Presses Candidates, Clinton On Trade

3:43pm April 29, 2015

by Don Gonyea

Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO, said presidential candidates can't "hedge their bets" when it comes to trade. But that's exactly what Hillary Clinton has done so far.

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