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Chicago Releases Police Videos Of Alleged Cases Of Excessive Force

8:01am June 04, 2016

The Independent Police Review Authority of Chicago has made public dozens of videos and reports from police shootings. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Carol Marin, Chicago Sun-Times political columnist.

Morehouse College freshmen Philip Rucker, Damon Redding and Tyree Stevenson use a programming language called Python to plot a map of weather stations in the United States.

Coding While Black: Hacking The Future Of The Tech Industry

7:36am June 04, 2016

by Tasnim Shamma

Silicon Valley has a diversity problem, with many tech companies employing a tiny number of African-Americans in key jobs. In Atlanta, black techies are working to diversify the industry's future.

Green Eggs, Ham And Metaphysics: Teaching Hard Ideas With Children's Books

7:00am June 04, 2016

by Byrd Pinkerton

Stories that are great for learning to read can teach all kinds off things — from philosophy to financial literacy.

#MemeOfTheWeek: Donald Trump And A Gorilla, Walking Through A News Cycle

6:00am June 04, 2016

by Sam Sanders

The GOP standard-bearer had lots of thoughts on the gorilla. Lots of thoughts. But it was a reporter who brought it up in the first place. It all equaled Internet, but who knows what it says about us.

As part of a portrait session, Donald Trump walks toward the 11th tee on Trump National Golf Club Los Angeles in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.

Trump, Self-Proclaimed Outsider, Was New Jersey Political Insider

6:00am June 04, 2016

by Matt Katz

To further his business interests, the real estate mogul and casino owner made friends with politicians on both sides of the aisle in the Garden State.

Linda Johns, lower row center, in the first moments of her heart attack. She's with fellow authors Kristen Kittscher, Kirby Larson, Suzanne Selfors, Sara Nickerson and Jennifer Longo at Queen Anne Book Company in Seattle.

Guess Which Woman Is Having A Heart Attack (Hint: You Can't)

5:00am June 04, 2016

by Linda Johns

Linda Johns was in the midst of a presentation at a Seattle bookstore when she suddenly felt intense flulike symptoms. But it wasn't flu. It was a heart attack, a type that hits healthy young women.

Trinity Church archivist Anne Petrimoulx stands in front of Alexander Hamilton's grave in New York City. The site has seen a surge in visitors following the popular Broadway musical, Hamilton.

'Hamilton' Fans Pilgrimage To Founding Father's Once-Forgotten Grave

11:15pm June 03, 2016

by Melissa Block

The smash Broadway hit Hamilton is bringing legions of new fans to the grave sites of Alexander Hamilton and his wife, Eliza, both at Trinity Church in Lower Manhattan.

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Some homes have fallen into disrepair in the Midland Beach neighborhood in Staten Island, N.Y. Almost four years since the destruction caused by Hurricane Sandy, many on Staten Island are still dealing with the storm's consequences.

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Lawmakers To FEMA: Flood Plan Overhaul Is 'Too Little, Too Late'

9:08pm June 03, 2016

by Laura Sullivan

While the Federal Emergency Management Agency vows to make sweeping reforms to the nation's flood insurance program, senators say the program "needs to fundamentally transform."

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Jobs Growth Slows Dramatically In May

8:50pm June 03, 2016

by John Ydstie

The Labor Department says in May, employers added just 38,000 workers to payrolls. Economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal had forecast the report would show 158,000 new jobs. The unemployment rate fell to 4.7 percent, but only because so many people dropped out of the workforce. Forecasters had expected the unemployment rate to hold steady at 5 percent.

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A building on Fort Hood Army Base in Fort Hood, Texas, is seen in this 2014 photo. Rescue crews were searching for four soldiers missing after a training accident on Thursday.

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Fort Hood Death Toll Grows To 9 After Truck Overturns In Flooded Creek

8:46pm June 03, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Search teams found four additional soldiers whose tactical vehicle was swept away Thursday. Officials say they died in the flooding that's hit large parts of central Texas.