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Justice Dept. Faults Philly Police For Poor Training On Deadly Force Policy

2:33pm March 23, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

A review of the city's 394 officer-involved shootings between 2007 and 2014 also found police recruits were not trained in a "systematic and modular fashion."

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New York Is Losing The Accent That Gave It 'Toidy-Toid Street'

12:40pm March 23, 2015

by Hansi Lo Wang

New York City is home to more than 700 languages — not to mention distinct New Yorker accents. All are in danger of being lost as the city's population continues to change.

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ISIS Issues 'Wanted' List Of 100 U.S. Military Personnel

10:10am March 23, 2015

by Scott Neuman

U.S. defense and intelligence officials tell NPR that the list appears to have been derived from publicly available sources and not a breach of a government server.

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Census Bureau Tests New Online Survey In Small Towns Ahead Of 2020

10:08am March 23, 2015

by Sarah McCammon

The year 2020 will be the first time the Census will be available online. But the Census Bureau must persuade hard-to-reach groups to take the survey. So they're doing a practice run in Savannah, Ga.

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Sen. Ted Cruz needs buzz, money and to be taken seriously. He hopes he can accomplish that by getting in early.

5 Reasons Cruz Announced His Candidacy Early

9:48am March 23, 2015

by Ron Elving

Cruz has not been the buzz candidate so far in the GOP's 2016 discussions — nor the media's. In fact, he has seemed at times a bit of a faded rose, a skyrocket that has spent much of its sparkle.

Sen. Ted Cruz, his wife, Heidi, and their two daughters Catherine (left) and Caroline practice waving on stage at Liberty University before Cruz's Monday presidential campaign launch.

Republican Thorn Ted Cruz Announces Run For President

9:13am March 23, 2015

by Domenico Montanaro

With a midnight tweet, Ted Cruz became the first major candidate to announce he is running for president. But Cruz faces an uphill climb against better-funded and better-known candidates.

Laury Sacks and her husband, Eric. The actress and writer developed frontotemporal dementia in her late 40s and died in 2008 at age 52.

'Looks Like Laury' Shines The Power Of Friendship On A Failing Mind

8:09am March 23, 2015

by Deborah Franklin

When actress and writer Laury Sacks started losing words fast, her best friends, who happened to be filmmakers, captured her experience. Looks Like Laury, Sounds Like Laury shows how they reached her.

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Starbucks Will Stop Putting The Words 'Race Together' On Cups

12:08am March 23, 2015

by Sam Sanders

Some see the move as a reaction to widespread criticism of the company's push to start candid conversations about race in its stores. But Starbucks says the move had nothing to do with the backlash.

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz speaks with area business leaders during a Politics and Eggs breakfast, on March 16 in Manchester, N.H.

Ted Cruz Set To Announce Presidential Bid

7:10pm March 22, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The firebrand Texas senator will announce on Monday, bypassing an exploratory committee and instead launching directly into the campaign for the Republican nomination.

In December, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio met with youth offenders at alternative housing on Rikers Island. A new state proposal would spare teens younger than 18 from serving time in adult prisons.

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In New York, Support Grows For Keeping Teens Out Of Adult Prisons

6:15pm March 22, 2015

by Brian Mann

Hundreds of 16- and 17-year-olds are serving time in New York's adult prisons, including Rikers Island. A new proposal would raise the age of criminal responsibility to 18.

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