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Crews on Friday worked at clearing damage from Hurricane Lane near Hilo, Hawaii. The hurricane dumped torrential rains which inundated the Big Island's main city.

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Hawaii Braces For 'Life Threatening' Flash Flooding, After Lane Weakens

3:24pm August 25, 2018

by Bobby Allyn

Hurricane Lane weakened to a tropical storm after dumping 3 feet of rain. But residents have not seen the end of intense rainfall. Officials also worry about brush fires and possible landslides.

When the U.S. military had to fill a shortage of translators, combat medics, and nurses for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the Department of Defense began the Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest program, or MAVNI, in 2009. It hired many

He Wants To Help The Army Fight Terrorism, But Was Discharged Before He Got A Chance

12:59pm August 25, 2018

by Scott Simon

This summer, the Pentagon forcibly discharged Army recruits and reservists living legally in the U.S., who have been waiting to be cleared for active duty.

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Activist Nun Responds To Catholic Sex Abuse Scandal

12:17pm August 25, 2018

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Sister Simone Campbell about the Catholic Church's reaction to this latest sex abuse scandal. She leads NETWORK, a "progressive voice within the Catholic community."

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What Closing A Government Radio Station Would Mean For Your Clocks

8:23am August 25, 2018

Many clocks sync with a government radio station that's been proposed to be closed. Scott Simon talks with Thomas Witherspoon of the website The SWLing Post.

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Hawaii Tropical Storm Update

8:23am August 25, 2018

by Greg Allen

As it approached Hawaii, Hurricane Lane lost strength and is now a tropical storm. It continues to dump a lot of rain on Hawaii.

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Prisoners On Strike

8:23am August 25, 2018

NPR's Scott Simon asks the Marshall Project's Nicole Lewis about a prison strike that's bringing attention to what prison activists call inhumane conditions in U.S. correctional facilities.

Elderly Mexican Parents See Their Children In The U.S. For The First Time In Decades

8:23am August 25, 2018

by Ashley Lopez

A program started by a Mexican state has been reunifying elderly parents with their children living illegally in the U.S. Recently more than 30 families were reunited near Austin.

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Hawaii Braces For 'Life Threatening' Flash Flooding, After Lane Weakens

He Wants To Help The Army Fight Terrorism, But Was Discharged Before He Got A Chance

Activist Nun Responds To Catholic Sex Abuse Scandal

What Closing A Government Radio Station Would Mean For Your Clocks

Hawaii Tropical Storm Update

Prisoners On Strike

Elderly Mexican Parents See Their Children In The U.S. For The First Time In Decades

Former Ohio State Student Says Doctor Sexually Abused Him

Texas School District To Send Teachers To Shelters For Migrant Children

Delaware License Plate Sells For $410,000