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Former Employees Question Trump's Story On $916 Million Tax Loss

6:49pm October 04, 2016

by Joel Rose

On the campaign trail, Donald Trump is blaming an economic downturn for the massive tax loss he apparently reported in 1995. But former employees and business associates say Trump's own business decisions were mostly to blame.

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U.S. Considers Efforts To Help Religious Minorities Recover From ISIS

6:49pm October 04, 2016

by Michele Kelemen

As U.S. military planners work to help Iraqis retake territory from ISIS, the State Department is thinking about how to help Christians and other religious minorities recover from what the Obama administration has called a genocide.

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Higher Wages And Easy Credit Likely To Spur Holiday Sales, Retailers Say

6:24pm October 04, 2016

by Maria Hollenhorst

The National Retail Federation's economist and many other analysts say shoppers are in good shape to spend more this holiday season. Sales are expected to jump 3.6 percent.

Tricia Olson takes a selfie of herself and her son Augustus, or Gus, who sits in his car seat. Olson took three weeks of unpaid leave from her job at a towing company in Rock Springs, Wyo., after giving birth.

On Your Mark, Give Birth, Go Back To Work

6:05pm October 04, 2016

by Jennifer Ludden

Tricia Olson gave birth to her son and was back on the job three weeks later. Like most Americans, she doesn't get paid family leave, and she's among the 40 percent who don't qualify for unpaid leave.

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Early last month ITT Tech closed its doors on nearly 40,000 students before they could graduate. Where are they now?

Where Are The 40,000 Students ITT Tech Left Behind When It Closed?

5:27pm October 04, 2016

by Kirk Carapezza

Community and nonprofit colleges across the country are recruiting former ITT Tech students who face a tough decision: roll the dice on transferring credits, or lose them all for debt relief.

Visitors sit in an inflatable raft to get an idea of how thousands of refugees cross the Mediterranean Sea to Europe each year.

Inside The Refugee Camp At The Foot Of The Washington Monument

5:13pm October 04, 2016

by Alison Baitz

A new exhibit from Doctors Without Borders aims to show visitors what it's like to be a refugee, starting with a flimsy raft and ending in a cramped tent.

Streets in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, were inundated Tuesday after Hurricane Matthew made landfall in the country's southwest.

'The Situation ... Is Truly Catastrophic'; Hurricane Matthew Slams Into Haiti

4:48pm October 04, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

The Category 4 storm dumped rain on southwestern Haiti on Tuesday morning and lashed the island with maximum sustained winds of up to 145 mph. The hurricane is continuing north toward Cuba.

James "Chance" Burns — his nickname is short for "Last Chance" — is a member of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas. He got a 20-year prison sentence in 2014 in part for his role in an assault.

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Federal Crackdown Merely 'A Respite' For Aryan Brotherhood Of Texas

4:32pm October 04, 2016

by John Burnett

The Justice Department has been trying to take down the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas, a violent prison gang. In 2014, 73 members were convicted. But a top ABT member says the group is bowed, not broken.

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Oscar Brand, Host Of WNYC's 'Folksong Festival,' Dies At 96

4:32pm October 04, 2016

Oscar Brand, host of WNYC's "Folksong Festival," died Friday at age 96. He hosted the program for 70 years, and he was also host of NPR's "Voices in the Wind." His show featured interviews with and songs by many of the greats of folk music.

Supreme Court Hears First Round Of Arguments In New Term

4:32pm October 04, 2016

by Nina Totenberg

The U.S. Supreme Court started its new term Tuesday short-handed and evenly divided just as it was last spring. That's because the Senate has refused to process President Obama's nominee to fill the seat of the late Justice Antonin Scalia.