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How The 1965 Immigration Act Made America A Nation Of Immigrants

1:45pm January 16, 2019

by Dave Davies

For many years, U.S. immigration favored immigrants from northern Europe. NPR correspondent Tom Gjelten explains how a 1965 law changed things — and led to the current debate about border security.

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A screenshot of the online version of a satirical edition of The Washington Post distributed around Washington, D.C., by political activists Wednesday.

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Real Fake News: Activists Circulate Counterfeit Editions Of 'The Washington Post'

1:23pm January 16, 2019

by Ian Stewart

The phony paper, distributed in Washington, D.C., "reported" that President Trump had resigned under pressure from female political activists.

Jason Jones (left) with his roommates Joe Klein and Tamiko Panzella in their Oakland, Calif., apartment. Panzella and Klein are participating in a new program to provide housing to former inmates. Jones was released recently after nearly 14 years in priso

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From A Cell To A Home: Newly Released Inmates Matched With Welcoming Hosts

12:14pm January 16, 2019

by Eric Westervelt

A novel housing program in California links people who have served long-term prison sentences with those willing to rent space in their homes.

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Honduran migrants wait in line to cross over the border checkpoint into Guatemala in Agua Caliente, Honduras. A new caravan of at least several hundred Hondurans has set off toward the United States on foot or in vehicles. Some have already crossed into G

Honduran Caravan Crosses Guatemala, Traveling Toward U.S.

10:22am January 16, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

The caravan, which could consist of up to 2,000 migrants, began its journey from Honduras on Monday. The migrants have already become symbols in the ongoing battle over border security.

A filing by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey detailed the Sackler family's role in Purdue Pharma's marketing of OxyContin.

Health & Safety

Massachusetts Attorney General Implicates Family Behind Purdue Pharma In Opioid Deaths

9:30am January 16, 2019

In a detailed memorandum, Attorney General Maura Healey alleges eight Sackler family members and nine Purdue board members or executives played key roles in the nation's deadly opioid epidemic.

U.S. soldiers traverse fields on the way to conducting house-to- house searches in 2007 in Mukhisa, Iraq.

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Veterans Claiming Illness From Burn Pits Lose Court Fight

7:52am January 16, 2019

by Quil Lawrence

Hundreds of veterans sued military contractor KBR Inc., alleging toxic smoke from burn pits at military bases made them ill. A federal appellate court said compensation must come from Congress.

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Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, looks on during a press conference on Capitol Hill in December 2018.

Politics & Government

Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown Moves Closer To Joining 2020 Campaign

7:18am January 16, 2019

The Ohio Democrat told NPR on Wednesday that Democrats "need to win in the heartland" as he announced a tour of states holding the first primaries in 2020.

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Frank Ruopoli of Charleston, S.C., works at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. After the 2013 partial shutdown he earned an emergency medical technician certification. Now he's found a part-time job to earn money during this shutdown.

Federal Employees Moonlight To Pay The Bills

5:06am January 16, 2019

by Jeff Brady

As the partial government shutdown continues, some federal workers and contractors are looking for temporary jobs to earn income.

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Plastic waste washes in from Manila Bay and the ocean, covering the beach and mangrove trees of Freedom Island, a protected area in the bay.

An Island Crusader Takes On The Big Brands Behind Plastic Waste

10:34pm January 15, 2019

by Christopher Joyce

Every year, 8 million tons of plastic wash into the oceans. The biggest sources are in Asia. In the Philippines, one man is going head-to-head with multinational corporations to stop the plastic tide.

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Demonstrators protest against the government shutdown in Boston on Friday.

D.C. Judge Tells Furloughed Workers They Must Stay On The Job

9:56pm January 15, 2019

by Daniella Cheslow

About 400,000 federal workers are called "excepted" and are required to work without pay. They sued for an injunction that would end that requirement, but the judge said no.