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Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting Press Conference

3:48pm October 28, 2018

There was a press conference earlier this hour about the shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh Saturday. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro has a recap.

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The Latest On Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting

2:45pm October 28, 2018

NPR's special coverage of Saturday's shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue continues.

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Officials are treating Robert Bowers' attack on the Tree of Life Congregation as a hate crime.

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Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting Victims Identified

1:01pm October 28, 2018

by Shannon Van Sant

Victims range in age from 54 to 97. Robert Bowers , 46, has been charged with 29 separate federal crimes for his attack on the Tree of Life synagogue.

Rihards Kols is a nationalist member of Latvia's parliament who believes his country must protect its language from Russian influence.

A New Law In Latvia Aims To Preserve National Language By Limiting Russian In Schools

9:45am October 28, 2018

by Lucian Kim

Many Latvians believe they need to protect themselves against cultural and political assimilation by their giant neighbor. But the country's Russian speakers say the new law is discriminatory.

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Oregon State University oceanographer Jack Barth deploys a glider that will spend weeks at sea collecting data on everything from dissolved oxygen levels to temperature. "When we used to think about hypoxia in the ocean, we think about little areas. But n

Coastal Pacific Oxygen Levels Now Plummet Once A Year

8:17am October 28, 2018

by Kristian Foden-Vencil

Scientists credit the crab and oyster industries with noticing a change in oxygen levels in coastal Pacific waters.

People wait in line to vote at a polling place on the first day of early voting on Oct. 22 in Houston. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has been aggressively prosecuting people for voting violations, which critics argue is designed to intimidate non-whit

Ahead Of The 2018 Election, Texas AG Ramps Up Voter Fraud Prosecutions

7:00am October 28, 2018

by Ashley Lopez

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has been charging a record number of people with so-called "voter fraud" in the state, which is something voting experts say is extremely rare.

Mogadishu's free ambulance service was founded in 2006 by Dr. Abdulkadir Abdirahman Adan after he saw people bringing relatives to the hospital by wheelbarrow.

Health & Safety

Patients In Wheelbarrows Inspired Him To Start A Free Ambulance Service

7:00am October 28, 2018

by Jake Harper

It's been a welcome alternative for Somalis in Mogadishu. But now, says its founder, it may have to cut back.

Steve Pearce of the Boston Red Sox hits a three-run double in the ninth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 4 of the World Series at Dodger Stadium Saturday.

Sports

Red Sox Rally In The 9th To Beat Dodgers, Lead Series 3-1

2:42am October 28, 2018

by James Doubek

The Red Sox are one win away from their ninth World Series title after defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-6 on their home turf Saturday night.

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Shooting At Pittsburgh Synagogue Leaves 11 Dead

11:08pm October 27, 2018

by Sarah Schneider

A deadly shooting unfolded at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh on Saturday. Six people were also injured in the attack, which authorities said was being investigated as a hate crime.

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U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions (left) and Acting Assistant Attorney General John Gore (right) attend an April event at the Justice Department in Washington, D.C. Gore reportedly has testified that Sessions directed the DOJ not to discuss alternatives

Jeff Sessions Told DOJ Not To Discuss Citizenship Question Alternatives

8:00pm October 27, 2018

by Hansi Lo Wang

After receiving a Justice Department request for a new 2020 census question, the Census Bureau came up with another way to generate more accurate citizenship data. The DOJ refused to meet about it.