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In this photo provided by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, CAL FIRE Inmate Firefighting Hand Crew members hike through the charred landscape on their way to work east of Gibraltar Road above Montecito, Calif., earlier this wee.

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Thomas Fire Is Now California's Largest Wildfire In History

3:29am December 23, 2017

by Doreen McCallister

State fire officials say the fire burning in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties is bigger than the previous record holder — the 2003 Cedar fire in San Diego County that killed 15 people.

An Army team at Dover Air Force Base, Del., carries a transfer case containing the remains of Sgt. 1st Class Hughton O. Brown on Nov. 16.

The Delicate And Draining Task Of Tending To America's Fallen Troops

6:30pm December 22, 2017

by Greg Myre

Sgt. 1st Class A.G. Shaw has been a military mortician throughout America's long wars. Now he says it's time for him to move on. "It's not like the movies. We don't die pretty," he says.

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Retired American photographer Tom Haley, 66, portrays Santa during a pageant in Normandy.

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How An American Became Santa In A Little Town In France

5:55pm December 22, 2017

by Eleanor Beardsley

An American with a home in the French town of Vimoutiers, in Normandy, looks so much like Santa that the locals want him to play the part.

The 58 fatalities in October's mass shooting in Las Vegas were all caused by gunshot wounds, the county coroner and medical examiner said Thursday. A makeshift memorial on the south end of the Las Vegas Strip a few days after the shooting has photos of so

Coroner Releases Causes Of Death For All 58 Victims Of Las Vegas Shooting

5:33pm December 22, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

Nearly all of the fatalities were caused by a single gunshot wound, though six died from multiple wounds. The deaths were all ruled homicides.

After a long history of civil war and corruption, many Liberians didn't trust their government's attempts to control Ebola.

Radio Replay: Don't Panic!

5:00pm December 22, 2017

Chaos is a part of all of our lives. Sometimes we try to control it. And other times, we just have to live with it. On this week's Radio Replay, we explore different strategies for coping with chaos.

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Bruce McCandless, First Astronaut To Fly Untethered In Space, Has Died

4:47pm December 22, 2017

by Russell Lewis

He helped develop the jet-powered backpack that allowed him to float away from the shuttle and safely back again. He said he wanted to inspire people to say, "I can do better than that."

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Myanmar Bans U.N. Official Investigating Human Rights Abuses Against Rohingya

4:34pm December 22, 2017

Myanmar has banned Yanghee Lee, a United Nations official assigned to investigate human rights abuses in the country. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Lee about her findings on Myanmar's treatment of it's Rohingya minority.

U.N. Security Council Unanimously Tightens Sanctions Against North Korea

4:34pm December 22, 2017

by Michele Kelemen

The United Nations slapped a fresh round of sanctions against North Korea over its nuclear and missile programs. The resolution was adopted unanimously by all members of the security council.

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Why Public Approval Is Hard To Come By For Trump

4:34pm December 22, 2017

by Scott Horsley

Historically when the economy is in good shape so are the president's poll numbers. But there seems to be a disconnect between the current economy and President Trump's approval ratings.

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What The Tax Bill Could Mean For Lawmakers During The Midterms

4:34pm December 22, 2017

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with David Brooks of the New York Times, and E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and Brookings Institution about the tax bill that President Trump signed. They also discuss the implications of Indiana Sen. Mark Warner's stern warning against any interference with special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian meddling.

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