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Senior Citizens Face Big Challenges In Preparing For Hurricanes

4:58pm September 06, 2017

by Brian Mann

Big storms like Harvey and Irma are terrifying to everyone in their path, but they can be especially hard for elderly people living alone. NPR takes a look at what to do if you're a senior citizen facing a natural disaster.

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Bridge For Sale: History Clashes With Safety In Washington State

4:58pm September 06, 2017

by Julia Dewitt

It's not so easy to get rid of a historic bridge. Washington state has one and doesn't know what to do with it. Historic preservation is butting up against safety and infrastructure needs, so the state is offering $1 million for anyone who will come and take the old bridge off their hands.

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How Tech Giants Use Their Power To Advance Corporate Interests

4:58pm September 06, 2017

Big tech companies influence more of our lives than ever before. And there are growing concerns that they're using that power to advance their own corporate interests. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Gizmodo journalist Kashmir Hill about her own experience with the tech giant, Google.

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California State University Chancellor Raises Concerns About End Of DACA

4:58pm September 06, 2017

The California State University system is home to the highest number of undocumented Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals students in the country. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Chancellor Timothy White on how he plans to handle the Trump administration's announcement that it will rescind the program.

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Study Finds Potential Economic Upside To Starting School Later In The Day

4:58pm September 06, 2017

There's clear research that starting school at 8:30 a.m. or later has many benefits for teen health. But school districts aren't changing, citing the costs of making start times later. A new study from the RAND Corporation found the potential upside to a nationwide shift for the U.S. economy could be $83 billion over a decade.

Trump Pledges To Withdraw From U.S.-South Korea Trade Agreement

4:58pm September 06, 2017

by Jim Zarroli

President Trump says he wants to begin withdrawing from the U.S.-South Korea Free Trade Agreement. The pact was supposed to help U.S. companies sell more to Korea, but the trade gap is wider than it was when it took effect. The reasons have to do with regulations in Korea, the relatively weak economy in Korea and the U.S. consumer's love of spending.

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Erin Rehm receives the American flag from Vice Adm. Jan Tighe during the graveside service for her husband, U.S. Navy Fire Controlman 1st Class Gary Rehm Jr. at Arlington National Cemetery on Aug. 16. He was one of seven sailors killed on June 17 when the

A Hero's Story From The Scramble To Survive On The USS Fitzgerald

4:58pm September 06, 2017

by Greg Myre

On June 17, sailors were jolted awake as seawater surged in after a collision. They had minutes to escape. Seven didn't make it. One of them, Gary Rehm, saved a shipmate before he became trapped.

Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke talks to reporters in Kanab, Utah, after visiting the state to talk with officials about the status of their monuments.

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Hunters Sour On Trump's Interior Secretary Over Public Lands Review

4:30pm September 06, 2017

by Kirk Siegler

Though Ryan Zinke promised to bring a balanced vision to managing public lands, hunters and other sportsmen now feel that he's not listening to their concerns.

The Eagle Creek wildfire burns in the Columbia River Gorge east of Portland.

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Police Say Teenage Boy Suspected Of Starting Massive Oregon Wildfire

4:05pm September 06, 2017

by Amy Held

The flames stranded a group of more than 100 hikers. They were so focused on escaping the blaze that a "bear actually came into our area and no one stirred," one hiker told The Spokesman-Review.

White nationalists, neo-Nazis and members of the "alt-right" march during the United the Right rally in Charlottesville, Va., on Aug. 12.

'Ghost Skins' And Masculinity: Alt-Right Terms, Defined

3:39pm September 06, 2017

by Vanessa Romo

As a group of activists complete a March to Confront White Supremacy, here is a list of terms racist and misogynist groups use in defending their views.