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Cardinals-Cubs 1st-Ever MLB Postseason Matchup Revives Friendly Rivalry

8:18pm October 09, 2015

Will Leitch, senior writer for the website, Sports on Earth, says the once friendly regional rivalry between Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals fans might now be reaching a turning point.

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Week In Politics: Speaker Of The House Race, Hillary Clinton On The TPP

8:18pm October 09, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with our regular political commentators E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and Brookings Institution and David Brooks of The New York Times. They discuss Rep. Kevin McCarthy's decision to withdraw from the race for the next Speaker of the House, Hillary Clinton's opposition to the TPP, and the Russian strategy in Syria.

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U.S. Halts Program To Train Syrian Rebels Fighting ISIS

8:18pm October 09, 2015

by Tom Bowman

The Obama administration is shifting its policy on arming and training rebels to fight the Islamic State in the Syrian conflict. NPR takes a look at the new policy and what it changes about the role of the U.S. in the conflict.

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Separate Shootings Reported At Universities In Arizona, Texas

8:18pm October 09, 2015

While people in Oregon are still mourning those lost in a shooting at Umpqua Community College, other school shootings in the United States continue to make headlines. Two separate incidents, one in Texas and another in Arizona occurred this week.

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20th Anniversary Of Million Man March Inspires New Rally In Washington, D.C.

8:18pm October 09, 2015

by Cheryl Corley

Black men from across the country gathered for the Million Man March in Washington D.C., 20 years ago. Led by Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, the march was billed as a day of atonement. Farrakhan and others plan to rally in Washington, D.C, again this Saturday to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the March and to renew a call for justice.

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'Doomed To Succeed' Examines Inevitability Of Close U.S.-Israel Relations

8:18pm October 09, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Dennis Ross about his book, which explores why the countries are close despite foreign policy establishment rhetoric suggesting ties are detrimental to U.S. interests.

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'Great Pause' Among Prosecutors As DNA Proves Fallible

8:18pm October 09, 2015

by Martin Kaste

Experts say the field of forensic DNA is having a moment of truth about years of overstated claims, and it may tarnish its reputation as the "gold standard" of legal evidence.

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TPP Negotiators Reached Agreement With Sticky Compromise On Biologics Drugs

6:38pm October 09, 2015

by Jim Zarroli

A big sticking point in the negotiations over the Trans-Pacific Partnership involved biologics medicines and vaccines created from living organisms. The dispute centered on patent protection: how many years drug companies should have before facing competition from generics. The negotiators ended up with a complicated compromise that gives drug makers five to eight years of protection. But nobody is really happy with the outcome.

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"I think that if anyone is living in a place where they don't feel safe, they're going to have tension, whether that's a community member or a member of law enforcement," Attorney General Loretta Lynch told NPR.

Attorney General Lynch: 'Out Of Tension Comes Opportunity'

6:36pm October 09, 2015

by NPR Staff

When she visited Baltimore amid unrest, Lynch said, she heard the same thing from police and young people — that they love their city and want to make it better.

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The pressure on Rep. Paul Ryan to run for speaker is mounting, even though he has said repeatedly he doesn't want the job.

4 Ways This Whole Republican Speaker Situation Gets Resolved

5:54pm October 09, 2015

by Domenico Montanaro

With Kevin McCarthy out of the race for House speaker, the path forward is not clear. Everyone is pointing to Paul Ryan, but what if he doesn't do it?