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Scot Peterson addresses a Broward County school board meeting in 2015. The former school resource officer, criticized for remaining outside during the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., began receiving a monthly pension of more than $8,000 in April.

National

Ex-Deputy Who Stayed Outside During Parkland Shooting Getting $8,702 Monthly Pension

3:58pm May 17, 2018

by Amy Held

Parents of some of the 17 people killed in the February massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas in Florida are expressing outrage over the payments to Scot Peterson.

Starbucks is closing more than 8,000 U.S. stores on the afternoon of May 29 to conduct racial-bias training.

Starbucks Training Focuses On The Evolving Study Of Unconscious Bias

3:30pm May 17, 2018

by Yuki Noguchi

Scientists and leadership trainers says it's nearly impossible to train people out of their biases, but organizations can develop ways of mitigating the effects of it. Often, it involves teamwork.

Members of the last large LGBTQ group who joined Diversidad Sin Fronteras and the Refugee Caravan 2018 get ready to seek asylum at the San Ysidro Port of Entry on May 9.

World News

A Personal Testimony Of The Migrant Caravan

3:18pm May 17, 2018

Verónica G. Cárdenas tells the story behind her photos of the migrants traveling to the U.S.: "I want to show that indeed, it is a tiresome and dangerous journey, but along the way, life goes on."

Britain's Prince Harry and his fiancee Meghan Markle will be married this Saturday, and you can easily catch it on TV.

Arts

How To Watch The Royal Wedding In The Way That's Right For You

3:08pm May 17, 2018

by Linda Holmes

It's almost time for another royal wedding, and we've got a plan for you to enjoy it, no matter how you want to watch.

Special counsel Robert Mueller leaves after a closed meeting with members of the Senate Judiciary Committee last June at the Capitol in Washington, D.C.

A Year Into The Job, 3 Big Lessons About Special Counsel Robert Mueller

1:59pm May 17, 2018

by Philip Ewing

The taciturn former FBI director sits like a sphinx in the eye of a political hurricane in which he is considered both a villain and an unlikely champion.

How Trump's 'War' On The 'Deep State' Is Leading To The Dismantling Of Government

1:57pm May 17, 2018

by Terry Gross

New Yorker staff writer Evan Osnos says that hundreds of non-partisan civil servants, considered not loyal enough to the administration, have been marginalized or pushed out of government entirely.

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Celgene has managed to thwart several generic drugmakers who want to compete with cheaper versions of its medicines.

Health & Safety

How A Drugmaker Gamed The System To Keep Generic Competition Away

1:57pm May 17, 2018

by Alison Kodjak

Celgene Corp. has thwarted rival drugmakers eager to make cheaper versions of medicines for a form of blood cancer. Now administration officials are criticizing practices they say hold generics back.

The home of Ildiko Krajnyak after it was searched by police on Wednesday night. She was killed in an explosion Tuesday at a spa she owned.

National

FBI Arrests 'Rocket-Builder' Former Boyfriend Of Woman Killed In California Explosion

1:17pm May 17, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

He is suspected of possessing an unregistered destructive device, said the FBI, following an investigation into a blast on Tuesday which left Ildiko Krajnyak dead at the spa she owned.

President Donald Trump listens during a roundtable on immigration policy in California, in the Cabinet Room of the White House, on Wednesday.

During Roundtable, Trump Calls Some Unauthorized Immigrants 'Animals'

12:40pm May 17, 2018

by Scott Neuman

During the discussion on California's "sanctuary law," the president said of immigrants suspected of gang membership, "These aren't people. These are animals."

Georgia's chicken prices were 30 to 50 percent higher than chicken prices elsewhere in 2015. Investors smelled a rat.

National

How Wall Street Brought Down Georgia's Suspicious Chicken Price Index

12:03pm May 17, 2018

by Dan Charles

When a bunch of Wall Street investors sniffed out a potential price fixing scheme in the poultry business, they bet against big chicken. Then they targeted a price index published in Georgia.

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