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Why Reaching A DACA Deal Could Be Tough

5:13pm January 11, 2018

by Scott Detrow

Reaching an agreement on a DACA fix is only half the battle. The House and Senate would then have to approve it — and that could be tough, given how entrenched both parties' bases are on immigration issues.

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Federal Judge Orders All Parties In Flint Water Case Into Mediation

5:13pm January 11, 2018

by Tracy Samilton

In Flint Michigan, hundreds of people have filed lawsuits over that city's lead water crisis. Most of the lawsuits have been consolidated into one massive case. On Thursday, a federal district judge in Ann Arbor ordered all the parties into mediation.

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House Approves Bill To Renew Spying Powers

5:13pm January 11, 2018

by David Welna

The House approved a six-year extension of FISA Section 702, which permits the government to collect information on U.S. citizens if they are communicating with a foreigner abroad under surveillance. The bill will now go to the Senate.

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Head Of Medicaid Directors On States Imposing Work Requirements For Recipients

5:13pm January 11, 2018

Matt Salo, executive director of the National Association of Medicaid Directors talks with NPR's Ari Shapiro about the Trump administration's move to allow states to impose work or community engagement requirements on Medicaid recipients.

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Wal-Mart Says It Will Boost Wages, Give Bonuses With New Savings From Tax Law

5:13pm January 11, 2018

by John Ydstie

Wal-Mart plans to share part of its savings under the new tax law with its employees. The giant retailer announced today it is boosting its starting wage to $11 an hour and handing out bonuses to most of its employees.

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Noemi Padilla, 47, recently left Tampa Women's Health, an independent clinic in Tampa, Fla. She worked there as a surgical nurse and assisted on abortion procedures up to about 23 weeks gestation.

The Anti-Abortion Group That's Urging Clinic Workers to Quit Their Jobs

5:13pm January 11, 2018

by Sarah McCammon

The nonprofit organization And Then They Were None offers financial assistance, job search help, and spiritual and emotional support to workers who leave jobs at clinics that provide abortions.

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America's Schools Are 'Profoundly Unequal,' Says U.S. Civil Rights Commission

5:09pm January 11, 2018

by Cory Turner

More than 60 years after Brown v. Board of Education, the fight for equity in America's schools rages on.

Customers shop at a Walmart store in January 2017 in Skokie, Ill.

Walmart, Citing New Tax Law, Will Raise Starting Wages; Also Closes 63 Sam's Clubs

5:01pm January 11, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

The retail giant says the changes are a way to share tax savings with hourly workers. Starting wages will rise from $10 an hour to $11, and employees will also be eligible for one-time bonuses.

Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil, India's first openly gay prince, uses his fame and status to raise awareness for HIV advocacy and LGBTQ rights.

India's Gay Prince To Open His Palace To LGBTQ People In Need

4:43pm January 11, 2018

by Danny Nett

Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil plans to use his ancestral estate as a center for Indians who've been ostracized for their sexuality.

Search Continues In California For Missing People After Mudslides

4:38pm January 11, 2018

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Capt. Sara Rathbun of the Los Angeles County Fire Department's search and rescue team about the mudslides in Santa Barbara, Calif. The mudslides have killed at least 17 people.

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