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Charleston residents visit a makeshift memorial for victims of Wednesday's mass shooting at the Emanuel AME Church on Calhoun Steet in Charleston, S.C.

The Victims: 9 Were Slain At Charleston's Emanuel AME Church

8:44pm June 20, 2015

by NPR Staff

Pastors, parishioners, a coach, a librarian, a graduate: Authorities identify the nine people who were shot and killed during a Bible study at a Charleston, S.C., church on Wednesday night.

Mourners pass by a makeshift memorial on the sidewalk in front of the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C.

In Charleston, A City Gathers To Mourn, Try To Understand Mass Shooting

8:44pm June 20, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

The community began to try to pick up the pieces, in the days after a gunman opened fire at a historically black church, killing nine people.

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Jon Stewart, Jamelle Bouie, And Others Weigh In On The Charleston Massacre

8:43pm June 20, 2015

by Kinsey Clarke

We rounded up a few sharp thoughts in the wake of Wednesday night's horrific attack on a historic black church.

Dylann Roof appears via video before a judge in North Charleston, S.C, today. The 21-year-old man accused of killing nine people inside a black church in Charleston made his first court appearance and bail was set for $1 million on a charge of weapons pos

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$1 Million Bond For Charleston Church Shooting Suspect

8:43pm June 20, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Dylann Roof appeared via videolink for a court hearing today, where he stood expressionless as victims' family members poured out their emotions.

A Confederate flag that's part of a Civil War memorial on the grounds of the South Carolina State House flies during a Martin Luther King Day rally in 2008. The state is under fire for continuing to fly the flag.

Confederate Flag 'Has To Come Down' In S.C., NAACP Leader Says

8:43pm June 20, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Calling Wednesday's killing of nine black church members in Charleston, S.C., a hate crime, the head of the NAACP says it's not appropriate for South Carolina to keep flying the Confederate flag.

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'Hate Won't Win': Shock and Mourning In Charleston

8:43pm June 20, 2015

by Debbie Elliott

After an emotional day in Charleston, the city remembers victims of a mass shooting with an evening prayer vigil. It comes after a dramatic hearing where the suspect made a first court appearance.

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Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks to members of the media after visiting the memorial site at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C., where nine people were killed.

Predictably, Democrats, Republicans Don't Agree On Charleston Causes, Solutions

8:42pm June 20, 2015

by Don Gonyea

The shooting at a historically black church in Charleston briefly put a pause on the campaign. But eventually politics crept back in, and both sides, as usual, took different lessons from the tragedy.

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A photo from the website "The Last Rhodesian" appears to show the Charleston church shooting suspect. The website contains a lengthy racist manifesto.

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Photos Of Dylann Roof, Racist Manifesto Surface On Website

6:48pm June 20, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The photos on the site, titled "The Last Rhodesian," appear to be authentic and an unsigned text refers to the Trayvon Martin case and details the author's attitudes toward various ethnic groups.

Residents Fight To Block Fracked Gas In New York's Finger Lakes

6:45pm June 20, 2015

by David Chanatry

New York state has banned fracking, but it is considering a plan to allow fracked gas to be stored under Seneca Lake — which isn't sitting well with residents of the state's Finger Lakes region.

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Europe's Migrant Crisis Spreads Ashore As Refugees Enter Bulgaria On Foot

6:42pm June 20, 2015

by Ari Shapiro

Migrants from Syria and other nations are fleeing to Europe not just by sea but also over land via Turkey. In Bulgaria, one of the European Union's poorest nations, about 1,000 people used to cross the border in a year. Last weekend alone, 650 people tried to cross, most of them unsuccessfully.A version of this story originally aired on All Things Considered on June 17, 2015.

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