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Judge Orders Michigan, Flint To Deliver Bottled Water To Residents

4:21pm November 11, 2016

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Flint activist Melissa Mays. A federal judge has ruled in favor of her lawsuit and ordered the city of Flint, Mich., to deliver water to its affected residents.

People celebrate outside the Supreme Court in Washington on June 26, 2015, after its historic decision on gay marriage.

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LGBT Rights Activists Fear Trump Will Undo Protections Created Under Obama

7:40pm November 10, 2016

by Richard Gonzales

The election of Donald Trump has conservative organizations hopeful for new protections for religious liberty, while LGBT groups anticipate more discrimination in courts, workplaces and the military.

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Many Police Across The Country Feel Emboldened By Trump's Victory

7:40pm November 10, 2016

by Martin Kaste

The election of Donald Trump to the presidency has emboldened police around the country, who say they have been under siege. They are hopeful about what his presidency will mean for them.

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Grand Jury Indicts Former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock

4:44pm November 10, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

Schock faces 24 counts including wire fraud and theft of public funds. The indictment alleges he cost the federal government, his campaign and others more than $100,000.

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Bodies Of Missing Married Couple Found On Suspected S.C. Kidnapper's Land

12:24pm November 10, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Meagan Leigh McCraw Coxie, 25, and her husband, Johnny Joe Coxie, 29, were reported missing in December of last year.

President-elect Donald Trump has consistently promised to repeal Obamacare.

Trump Can Kill Obamacare With Or Without Help From Congress

6:35pm November 09, 2016

by Alison Kodjak

The president-elect has said he will ask lawmakers to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Or he can use regulations and the budget to dismantle the federal health law he calls "a disaster."

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California Voters Decide To Uphold Death Penalty, Streamline The Process

5:03pm November 09, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

California voters rejected a ballot measure that would have abolished capital punishment, and narrowly approved a competing measure designed to speed up the execution process.

If the Trump administration decides to drop an appeal of a legal setback involving Obamacare subsidies, the insurance exchanges could be hobbled.

How A President Trump Could Derail Obamacare By Dropping Legal Appeal

1:54pm November 09, 2016

by Julie Rovner

After he takes office, Trump could cut off funding for insurers' discounts to many health exchange customers by abandoning the executive branch's appeal of a 2014 lawsuit brought by House Republicans.

People vote at Santa Monica City Hall on Tuesday. Proposition 60, California's controversial ballot measure that would require adult film performers to use condoms, has been rejected.

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Condom Mandate For Porn Industry Falls Short In California

11:38am November 09, 2016

by Bill Chappell

The measure has been a topic of heated debate, pitting the adult entertainment industry's trade association against the AIDS Healthcare Foundation.

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Competency Evaluation Ordered For Accused Mass Killer Dylann Roof

7:20pm November 08, 2016

by Richard Gonzales

A judge has delayed jury selection in Roof's trial, which was due to start this week. The white defendant is accused of killing nine black parishioners at a Bible study meeting last year.