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The California Aqueduct carries water from the Sierra Nevada Mountains to Southern California. It is one of four aqueducts in the region that glide across the San Andreas Fault.

Southern California's Water Supply Threatened By Next Major Quake

6:30pm January 27, 2015

by Sanden Totten

As if the drought weren't bad enough, four of the area's aqueducts sit on the San Andreas Fault. Engineers are working to protect the water system against the next major earthquake.

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A Pakistani polio vaccination worker gives a dose to a child in Islamabad during a 2014 campaign.

For Dollars Donated To Vaccine Campaigns, Norway Wears The Crown

6:12pm January 27, 2015

by Jason Beaubien

Donations to the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization hit $7.5 billion. The UK and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation were the most generous dollar-wise. Norway is the per capita champ.

Locks were put on mailboxes across from the Buzz Westfall Justice Center in Clayton, Mo., Monday, in anticipation of the grand jury's decision.

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Ferguson Jury: No Charges For Officer In Michael Brown's Death

4:57pm January 27, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

"No probable cause exists" to file any indictments against police Officer Darren Wilson, St. Louis County prosecuting attorney Robert McCulloch said Monday night.

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Arthur H. "Bud" Kelder (left) died in World War II.

Family's Long Fight With Pentagon Returns Name To Unknown Soldier

4:27pm January 27, 2015

by Kelly McEvers

The remains of Arthur "Bud" Kelder, a WWII soldier featured in a NPR/ProPublica investigation, have been identified by the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command. The move comes after years spent in court.

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Number Of Exonerations Last Year Reached New High, Report Finds

3:40pm January 27, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

The National Registry of Exonerations says 125 people were exonerated in 2014 after being falsely convicted of crimes. The number surpasses the previous record of 91 set in 2013.

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Gunman Opens Fire At City Council Meeting In Minnesota

3:32pm January 27, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

Two police officers were injured and the gunman was killed. The officers had just been sworn in to the New Hope police force.

UVA Sororities Push To Host Their Own Parties

3:22pm January 27, 2015

Audie Cornish talks to Nicolette Gendron, a member of Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority at the University of Virginia and a writer for the C-Ville Weekly.

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Official game balls for this year's Super Bowl sit in a bin before being laced and inflated at the Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in Ada, Ohio.

Gamesmanship Or Cheating: A History Quiz

2:18pm January 27, 2015

by Linton Weeks

Whatever happens with the investigation of Deflategate, there is sometimes a blurry line between gaining a competitive advantage and downright cheating.

The Drone War's Bottleneck: Too Many Targets, Not Enough Pilots

1:36pm January 27, 2015

Much of America's military campaign in Iraq and Syria is conducted by drones. NPR's Scott Simon talks with U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff General Mark Welsh about the shortage of drone pilots.

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A herd of caribou begins the long trek across the Arctic plains in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

Obama's Arctic Refuge Drill Ban Won't Change Much, For Now

12:14pm January 27, 2015

by John Ydstie

Oil industry representatives are criticizing the decision, but analysts say the shale revolution will buy the industry time to develop safe technology in the threatened environment.

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