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Jury Finds Gun Store Negligent In Shooting Of Milwaukee Police Officers

12:57am October 14, 2015

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to John Diedrich of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel about Tuesday's ruling, which found the store negligent in the sale of a handgun used to shoot two police officers in 2009.

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California Gov. Jerry Brown Signs End Of Life Option Act

9:28pm October 13, 2015

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Christy O'Donnell, a former LAPD detective who became an advocate for the right-to-die law after being diagnosed with terminal lung cancer.

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Volkswagen Faces Uphill Battle In Repairing Tarnished Reputation

9:27pm October 13, 2015

by Sonari Glinton

Volkswagen faces two enormous repair jobs: fixing its polluting diesel cars and its battered reputation. Both may be much harder to fix than anything other scandal-plagued car companies have faced.

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U.S. Regulators Visit Cuba To Explore Boundaries Of New Trade Opportunities

9:27pm October 13, 2015

by Scott Horsley

Officials from the Treasury, Commerce, and State Departments visit Cuba this week to grasp a better understanding of the country's economy. They want to know how far the U.S. can go in doing business with Cuba under the limits of the half-century old embargo. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker led the delegation, despite criticism from those who say the move comes too soon.

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The Wind River Reservation, pictured here, is trying to increase reports and treatment of sexual assault with new practices that encourage cultural sensitivity to better serve survivors.

Native Americans Turn To 'Safe Stars' For Help With Sexual Assaults

7:54pm October 13, 2015

by Melodie Edwards

One in three Native American women will be sexually assaulted during her life, and even fewer will actually report the crime, per the Justice Department. Female elders in Wyoming want to change that.

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University Of Louisville Men's Basketball Rocked By Escort Scandal

7:54pm October 13, 2015

by Rick Howlett

University of Louisville is investigating claims that a former staffer hired escorts to have sex with basketball players and recruits. In a new book, Katina Powell claims she provided escort services to teenage recruits for four years.

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Vatican Denounces Letter Criticizing Pope Francis On Family

7:54pm October 13, 2015

by Sylvia Poggioli

A letter leaked by a veteran Vatican analyst known to be critical of the Francis papacy, has thrown the synod on the family into turmoil and confusion. Allegedly signed by 13 conservative cardinals, the letter complained to the pope that the assembly has been stacked against them. Within hours of the letter's publication Monday, four of the cardinals said they never signed the letter.

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SABMiller Agrees In Principle To Merger With Anheuser-Busch InBev

7:54pm October 13, 2015

by Yuki Noguchi

A titanic merger in the beer industry is brewing: Anheuser-Busch InBev offered more than $104 billion to win over the board of SABMiller. The behemoth will control about a third of the globe's beer production and about 70 percent of the market in the U.S. Now the question is whether regulators will allow the merger.

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Las Vegas' Slow Economic Recovery Serves As Democratic Debate Backdrop

7:54pm October 13, 2015

Las Vegas is hosting the first official debate between the Democratic presidential candidates Tuesday night. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Michael Finnegan of the Los Angeles Times about how the city's slow recovery from the recession may set the tone.

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Jinxes Houston Astros With Premature Tweet

7:54pm October 13, 2015

Superstitious Houston Astro fans can blame Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for their team's collapse Monday in the American League Division Series.

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