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The memorial for victims of the Dayton shooting outside of Ned Peppers, a bar in the city's Oregon District in which a gunman opened fire on Sunday and killed nine people.

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Dayton Victim Was An Intern Who Had Accepted A Full-Time Job Days Before Being Killed

7:34am August 10, 2019

by Bobby Allyn

Nick Cumer, an intern at Maple Tree Cancer Alliance, had just accepted a full-time job with the nonprofit. He and his colleagues went for a night out on the town to celebrate when violence struck.

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Formal charges of making a terrorist threat in the first degree are pending against Dmitriy Andreychenko, 20, police say.

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Rifle-Carrying Man Arrested After Causing Panic At Walmart In Missouri

5:07pm August 09, 2019

by Bill Chappell

Formal charges of making a terrorist threat in the first degree are pending against a 20-year-old, who police say wanted to cause chaos, as opposed to kill people.

Politics & Government

Friday News Roundup - Domestic

2:08pm August 09, 2019

It was a violent weekend in El Paso, Dayton and Chicago.

Friends, co-workers and family watch as U.S. immigration officials raid the Koch Foods Inc. plant in Morton, Miss., on Wednesday.

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Some 300 Arrested In Mississippi Immigration Raids Have Been Released, Officials Say

8:04am August 09, 2019

by Scott Neuman

In a statement Thursday, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi said detainees were asked whether they had children and were provided with cellphones to arrange for their care.

Jimmy Aldaoud, shown here as a teen, was deported at age 41 to Iraq, a country that his family said he had never set foot in.

'I've Got Nothing Over Here': Michigan Man Deported By ICE Dies In Baghdad

9:34pm August 08, 2019

"It's crazy to know that he died alone in a country he'd never been in," Jimmy Aldaoud's sister told NPR. He had arrived in the U.S. with his Iraqi family when he was a very young child.

The gun used in the Dayton shooting (top) has a barrel that's shorter than the federal minimum for a rifle. Legally classified as a pistol, it was fed by a 100-round "double drum" magazine (lower left). A close-up of the gun's lower receiver (bottom right

The Pistol That Looks Like A Rifle: The Dayton Shooter's Gun

6:53pm August 08, 2019

by Bill Chappell

The gun used in Dayton has the same core component as an AR-15-style rifle. It also has a 100-bullet magazine. But it's legally considered a pistol.

The 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said Thursday that Facebook users in Illinois can sue the company over its use of facial recognition technology.

Users Can Sue Facebook Over Facial Recognition Software, Court Rules

5:19pm August 08, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

A federal court said Facebook users in Illinois can sue the company over face recognition technology. Facebook said users can choose to turn off the feature. It plans to seek a review of the ruling.

Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe is suing the Trump administration because he says he was wrongfully fired in 2018.

Ex-Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe Sues Over What He Calls Wrongful Firing

5:19pm August 08, 2019

by Carrie Johnson

The former No. 2 leader of the FBI argues that his dismissal last year was groundless and that he was defamed by people in the Trump administration. He may still face criminal charges.

David Daniels, performing at New York's Carnegie Hall in 2013.

Memos Lay Out Sexual Misconduct Allegations Against Opera Star David Daniels

4:13pm August 08, 2019

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

University of Michigan memos obtained by NPR detail multiple, serious allegations, including an accusation that Daniels solicited students in exchange for money — a potentially criminal offense.

The Supreme Court's Shift On The 2nd Amendment

7:48am August 08, 2019

NPR's Rachel Martin talks with New Yorker writer Jeffrey Toobin, who says the Supreme Court has shifted its interpretation of the Second Amendment over time.

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