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Fund For Victims Of Parkland Shooting Reaches $7.5 Million

5:59pm April 10, 2018

by Greg Allen

The group overseeing the fund for victims of the Parkland, Fla., shooting met Tuesday to discuss how the funds will be distributed. As of now, more than $7.5 million has been collected.

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U.S. Still Considering How To Respond To Suspected Chemical Attack In Syria

5:59pm April 10, 2018

by David Welna

A suspected chemical weapons attack this past weekend on a rebel stronghold near Damascus, Syria has prompted international outrage and threats from President Trump of a military response.

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At a recent National LGBTQ Task Force conference in Washington D.C., Luis Felipe Cebas (right) from Whitman-Walker Health, talks with Sarah Fleming about PrEP, the pre-exposure drug that can help protect against HIV infection.

PrEP Campaign Aims To Block HIV Infection And Save Lives In D.C.

5:21pm April 10, 2018

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

PrEP is shorthand for a pill that prevents HIV infection, if taken daily. As Washington, D.C. aims to cut new infections in half by 2020, it hopes to quadruple the number of residents on the medicine.

Bottles of single barrel bourbon are filled on the bottling line at a distillery in Kentucky, the center of the bourbon universe. But some distillers are looking to other spirits, too.

Craft Bourbon Brewers Ride The Boom, Prepare For A Bust

4:55pm April 10, 2018

by Ashlie Stevens

While there has been sustained interest in bourbon in the past several years, some craft distillers are preparing in case of a bust by investing in rum and other spirits.

U.N. Security Council members meet about the suspected chemical attacks in Douma, Syria, at United Nations Headquarters in New York on Tuesday.

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Russia Vetoes U.S. Resolution On Syria In U.N. Security Council

4:52pm April 10, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

Meanwhile, President Trump is weighing a possible military response. On Monday, he said "nothing is off the table" and has vowed to respond "forcefully."

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Why European Countries Are Concerned About The Results Of Hungary's Election

4:44pm April 10, 2018

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to Guardian reporter Shaun Walker about the decisive re-election victory of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine Discusses Possible Military Action Against Syria

4:44pm April 10, 2018

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., about possible military action against Syria over the use of chemical weapons. He and Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., have said that U.S. strikes in Syria are illegal unless Congress authorizes them.

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Federal Court Rules Employers Can't Pay Women Less Than Men Based On Prior Salary

4:44pm April 10, 2018

by Yuki Noguchi

In a unanimous ruling, a federal appeals court has ruled that employers can't pay women less than men just because they made less at a previous job. The court said a woman's prior salary, whether considered on its own or along with other factors, can't be used to justify paying a female employee less than her male counterpart.

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This week, Facebook began notifying people whether they had ever logged in to the "This Is Your Digital Life" app — which has been linked to the exposure of tens of millions of records for political research.

How To Check If Your Facebook Data Was Used By Cambridge Analytica

3:47pm April 10, 2018

by Bill Chappell

For some, the news is good: "It doesn't appear your Facebook information was shared with Cambridge Analytica." For others, it's not so clear.

A memorial for John Elifritz, a carjacking suspect who was shot and killed by police, stands on a sidewalk in front of a Portland, Ore., homeless shelter on Monday. Groups and family members are raising questions about whether officers resorted to deadly

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Questions Remain After Deadly Shooting By Portland Police In Homeless Shelter

3:39pm April 10, 2018

The American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon and family members are questioning the officers' use of force.