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Columbine Survivor, Now Gun Rights Advocate In Colorado House

9:04am May 12, 2019

Colorado House GOP Leader Patrick Neville survived the 1999 massacre at Columbine High School and now is a gun rights advocate. He talks with Lulu Garcia-Navarro about the latest school shooting.

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Remembering Federal Judge Damon Keith

5:35pm May 11, 2019

Memorial services for Keith are happening this weekend. NPR's Michel Martin speaks to former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, who clerked for Judge Keith, about what he meant to the legal community.

Barbershop: How High Schoolers Are Thinking About Gun Violence

5:33pm May 11, 2019

NPR's Michel Martin talks with high school seniors Mari Ortega and Katherine Zhang, and former high school teacher Onaje Woodbine.

Soybean Farmer Loses From Retaliatory Tariffs With No Bailout Funds In Sight

5:31pm May 11, 2019

Heavier tariffs on Chinese goods have led to retaliatory tariffs from China. Virginia soybean farmer John Wesley Boyd Jr. tells NPR's Michel Martin that he hasn't gotten relief for his lost wages.

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Posturing Governs U.S.-Chinese Trade War

5:27pm May 11, 2019

by Jim Zarroli

President Trump said the increased tariffs that the U.S. imposed Friday on $200 billion in Chinese imports would remain despite possible retaliation.

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Christopher Darden, (left), is seen in Los Angeles County Superior Court with his now former client Eric Holder. Holder is accused of killing rapper Nipsey Hussle in March.

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Lawyer Made Famous In O.J. Simpson Trial Steps Away From Nipsey Hussle Case

5:10pm May 11, 2019

by Brakkton Booker

Christopher Darden prosecuted O.J. Simpson. Until Friday, he had been defending the man accused of killing rapper Nipsey Hussle. Darden cited threats to his family adding: "Cowards never change."

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., answers questions during a press conference at the Capitol on Thursday. The House is expected to vote on whether to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress.

Congress' Showdown With The Executive Branch: Here's What You Need To Know

4:54pm May 11, 2019

by Philip Ewing

Democrats in the House want documents, records and testimony. The Republican administration won't play ball. Here is how we got here — and what's coming next.

A homemade sign hangs on the fence surrounded Paradise Elementary School. The school was destroyed by the fire and the rubble is now being bulldozed and cleaned up.

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6 Months After Paradise Burned, Trauma Endures For Kids And Adults

8:16am May 11, 2019

by Michelle Wiley

Mental health specialists working in the area of the deadly Camp Fire are seeing a second wave of trauma from survivors. But counseling services are in short supply.

The Dangers Of 'Zombie Deer Disease'

8:16am May 11, 2019

by Rae Ellen Bichell

Chronic wasting disease is an illness that's spreading in deer, elk and moose and there are at least three bills being considered at the national level to provide funds to research and fight it.

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Business Owner On Impact Of Missouri Floods

8:16am May 11, 2019

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Andy Dallwitz, a business owner in St. Charles County, Mo., about the recent flooding there.