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Democrats Hillary Clinton And Bernie Sanders Debate Ahead Of New York Primary

6:52pm April 14, 2016

by Tamara Keith

Ahead of New York's primary on Tuesday, Democrats Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders meet for a debate in Brooklyn Thursday night. It's their first match up in more than a month.

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The Solar Impulse 2 airplane, piloted by Bertrand Piccard, takes off from Kalaeloa Airport in Kapolei, Hawaii, on April 9 for a test and training flight.

After 9-Month Delay, Record-Breaking Solar Plane Prepares For Liftoff

6:38pm April 14, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The Solar Impulse 2 is preparing to resume its flight around the world. It's aiming to be the first plane to make the journey powered only by the sun.

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Chicago Police Department Report Highlights Dismal State Of Police Training

6:38pm April 14, 2016

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Maria Haberfeld, a professor of police science at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, about the state of police training in the country.

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Microsoft Sues U.S. Over Gag Orders On Government Surveillance

6:36pm April 14, 2016

by Aarti Shahani

Microsoft is suing the Justice Department over gag orders that bar the company from informing customers when the government seeks information about them. Microsoft says the secrecy orders violate its free speech rights and customer legal protections against unreasonable searches.

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Presidential Campaign Slows Progress On Capitol Hill

6:31pm April 14, 2016

by Ailsa Chang

Even for an election year, 2016 is turning out to be a particularly unproductive year for Congress. House GOP leaders are struggling to pass a budget — a modest goal at best — while other legislative items are getting punted until after the election.

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W. Kamau Bell describes his new CNN series, United Shades of America, as a travel show that will take him places he is afraid to go.

Comic W. Kamau Bell On Standing Tall And Finding Humor In America's Racism

5:59pm April 14, 2016

The comedian attends a Ku Klux Klan gathering and a cross-burning on his new series, United Shades of America. He describes the series as a travel show that takes him to places he is afraid to go.

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A Nobel Laureate's Education Plea: Revolutionize Teaching

4:52pm April 14, 2016

by Eric Westervelt

Stanford physicist Carl Wieman is on a quest to bury the big lecture in favor of evidence-based techniques. But it's not clear higher education is listening.

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NPR's Nina Totenberg Recalls Breaking Anita Hill's Story In 1991

4:39pm April 14, 2016

by Nina Totenberg

In October 1991, NPR's Nina Totenberg broke the story of Anita Hill's allegations of sexual harassment against Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas. With the HBO movie on the events out this weekend, Totenberg joins us to talk about the events of that fall.

Bernie Sanders Looks At Foreign Policy Through An Economic Lens

4:39pm April 14, 2016

by Scott Horsley

Bernie Sanders has downplayed foreign policy in his presidential campaign, focusing primarily on domestic economic concerns. NPR looks at how a President Sanders might approach the world beyond our shores.

Microsoft is asking a judge to declare part of a federal law unconstitutional under both the First and Fourth Amendments.

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Microsoft Sues Justice Dept., Seeking To Inform Customers About Seized Data

4:30pm April 14, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Microsoft is asking a judge to declare part of a 1986 federal law unconstitutional under both the First and Fourth Amendments.