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Voters To Weigh In On Variety Of Ballot Measures On Election Day

5:26pm November 02, 2016

Next week voters will weigh in on everything from marijuana to minimum wage laws to campaign finance. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Caroline Cournoyer of Governing magazine about state ballot measures that voters will see at the polls.

Michael Weinstein is president of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation and a longtime maverick in gay activist circles.

From Maverick AIDS Activist To Porn Cop: The Man Behind Proposition 60

5:26pm November 02, 2016

by April Dembosky

In California, voters will weigh in on whether adult film performers should be required to use condoms on porn sets. The measure is backed by a controversial figure in gay activism: Michael Weinstein.

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Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are both proposing fixes to the American health care system.

Platform Check: Trump And Clinton On Health Care

5:26pm November 02, 2016

by Alison Kodjak

The candidates diverge sharply on Obamacare but both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump see opportunities to improve health care through the tax code.

Obama Says Army Corps Is Considering Rerouting Dakota Access Pipeline

4:35pm November 02, 2016

by Jeff Brady

President Obama says the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is considering rerouting the Dakota Access Pipeline to address Native American concerns.

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Iowa Police Arrest Suspect In Fatal Shooting Of 2 Officers

4:31pm November 02, 2016

by Frank Morris

Police in Iowa have arrested a suspect in the ambush-style fatal shooting of two police officers in the Des Moines area. The same man, Scott Michael Greene, was asked to leave a high school football game a few weeks ago after waiving the Confederate flag during the national anthem.

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Louisiana Residents Request Free Legal Aid In Flood Recovery Efforts

4:31pm November 02, 2016

In the two months since historic floods hit the greater Baton Rouge, La., area, recovery has begun. There has also been an increase in requests for free legal aid. Laura Tuggle of Southeast Louisiana Legal Services says her organization has seen an increase in landlord-tenant disputes, contractor fraud cases and requests to help prove ownership.

Ohio Republicans Consider Future Of The GOP After Divisive Election

4:31pm November 02, 2016

by Robert Siegel

Establishment Republicans in Ohio, Attorney General Mike DeWine, National Committeewoman Jo Ann Davidson and Franklin County GOP Chair Doug Preisse, consider the future of the GOP.

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Foxfire Works To Preserve Mountain Culture In Northern Georgia

4:31pm November 02, 2016

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Kaye Carver Collins about the long history she and her family has with a program called Foxfire that works to preserve the mountain culture of Rabun County, Georgia.

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Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen speaks during a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 28.

Fed Leaves Rates Unchanged, But Signals Increase May Be Coming

4:22pm November 02, 2016

by Marilyn Geewax

Federal Reserve policymakers finished meeting Wednesday, less than a week before Election Day. They left interest rates unchanged but said the case for more expensive loans is strengthening.

Election officials test ballot tabulation machines in Phoenix.

As Calls Of A 'Rigged' Election Continue, Voting Officials Highlight Open Doors

3:48pm November 02, 2016

by Carrie Jung

"There are so many checks and balances on this system. It continues to prove itself on a daily basis," said Karen Osborne, the director of elections in Maricopa Country, Ariz.

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