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Anti-Abortion Congressman Reportedly Asks Woman To Get An Abortion

5:39am October 05, 2017

by Katie Blackley

After news that he asked a woman with whom he had an affair to get an abortion, Pennsylvania Republican Rep. Tim Murphy announced he won't seek re-election. He's a member of the House Pro-Life Caucus.

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News Brief: Congress Talks 'Bump Stocks,' Las Vegas Latest, DACA Deadline

5:02am October 05, 2017

The Las Vegas attack has got lawmakers talking about banning "bump stocks," which simulate automatic weapons. Also, the Las Vegas shooter's girlfriend said she didn't know of his plans.

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Shooter's Girlfriend Denies Knowledge Of Attack

5:02am October 05, 2017

by Sarah McCammon

Marilou Danley said in a statement that she had no idea of her boyfriend's intentions to carry out a massacre in Las Vegas. She flew back to the U.S. and has met with investigators.

Security Readies For Next Big Music Festival

5:02am October 05, 2017

by Jimmy Maas

The country's next big music festival is this weekend in Austin, Texas. Austin City Limits is a three-day outdoor event that has seen crowds topping 75,000. Security will be tighter this year.

Just two years ago, a former Trump International Golf Club in Puerto Rico filed for bankruptcy. The insolvency filing came less than a month after Trump had announced he would run for president, basing his qualifications on his skills as a businessman.

Trump's Puerto Rico Golf Venture: Not Such A Great Deal

5:01am October 05, 2017

by Peter Overby

President Trump seems pessimistic about Puerto Rico's ability to pay its debts. That view may, in part, reflect his own financial experience there, where he once got stung by a golf course bankruptcy.

This undated photo of Marilou Danley, 62, was provided by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. Authorities are trying to determine why Stephen Paddock, Danley's boyfriend, killed dozens of people in Las Vegas on Sunday night.

Las Vegas Shooter's Girlfriend Denies Any Knowledge Of Plans To Commit Violence

11:31pm October 04, 2017

by Doreen McCallister

A lawyer for Marilou Danley said the airline ticket purchased for her by 64-year-old Stephen Paddock to the Philippines was so she could visit her family.

Kerri De Nies plays with her son, Gregory Mac Phee at their home in San Diego. Gregory tested positive for adrenoleukodystrophy, a rare brain disorder that affects 1 in about 18,000 babies. Roughly 30 percent of boys with the genetic mutation go on to dev

Parents Lobby States To Expand Newborn Screening Test For Rare Brain Disorder

11:27pm October 04, 2017

by Anna Gorman

There's a genetic test for ALD, the inherited disorder portrayed in the movie Lorenzo's Oil, and the federal government recommends it for all newborns. But only a handful of states offer it routinely.

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Drug lobbyists and consumer health advocates fill the halls of the state Capitol in September to see how Assembly members vote on a controversial drug price transparency bill.

California Bill Would Compel Drugmakers To Justify Price Hikes

11:25pm October 04, 2017

by April Dembosky

A bill passed by the California Legislature requires drugmakers to give 60 days' notice before raising a drug's price by 16 percent or more over two years, and to justify the price increase.

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President Trump tosses paper towels into a crowd as he hands out supplies Tuesday in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, where he went to survey hurricane damage.

Trump's Remarks About Erasing Puerto Rico's Debt Jolt The Markets

11:25pm October 04, 2017

by Jim Zarroli

The president told Fox News "you can say goodbye" to Puerto Rico's $73 billion in debt. But the White House quickly walked back the remarks.

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Democratic Senators Introduce Bill To Ban Bump Stocks After Las Vegas Massacre

11:25pm October 04, 2017

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., about the bill he co-sponsored to close the loophole on devices which make semi-automatic weapons into rapid-fire automatic weapons.

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