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Manhunt Over: N.Y. Authorities Capture Remaining Inmate

8:19pm June 29, 2015

by Zach Hirsch

David Sweat, one of two inmates who escaped from a prison in upstate New York earlier this month, has been shot but taken alive just days after his accomplice, Richard Matt, was killed by police.

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Supreme Court Backs Arizona's Redistricting Commission Targeting Gridlock

8:12pm June 29, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Arizona's Independent Redistricting Commission was formed 15 years ago, after voters took the power to redraw districts away from the state's Legislature.

In dissent, Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote that under the majority's reasoning it would not matter if the prisoner was being

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Lethal Injection Ruling Draws Out Justices' Passionate Opinions

7:02pm June 29, 2015

by Nina Totenberg

The Supreme Court allowed the use of a controversial drug for lethal injection. Justice Sonia Sotomayor's dissent called the requirement of proof of a more humane method "patently absurd."

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U.S. Encourages Europe To Keep Greece In The Eurozone

6:32pm June 29, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel interviews Ivo Daalder, president of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, about how a Greek departure from the eurozone would impact the United States politically.

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Supreme Court Rules To Keep Texas Abortion Clinics Open

6:32pm June 29, 2015

The Supreme Court also ruled 10 clinics that perform abortion can stay open in Texas thereby giving the clinics a chance to appeal the federal court decision ordering them to close in early June.

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Supporters of same-sex marriages gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court on April 28, in Washington, D.C.

The Economic Reality Of The Same-Sex Marriage Ruling

6:32pm June 29, 2015

by Charles Lane

From less-complicated tax filing to reducing uncertainty over medical decisions, the Supreme Court's ruling will have a wide impact on same-sex households. It will also affect corporate policies.

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Art of the people: Fill a glass with hope, a butter sculpture crafted by Jim Victor and Marie Pelton. "People don't understand how [the sculpting] is done -- it's like magic and just appears," Victor says. "But people understand butter."

A Toast To Butter Sculpture, The Art That Melts The Hearts Of The Masses

5:51pm June 29, 2015

by Tove Danovich

Once the province of nobles, food sculptures became the art of the people in America. Nowhere is this truer than the butter sculpture, a form that is at once familiar and impressive.

Supreme Court Places A Stay On Abortion Law In Texas

5:28pm June 29, 2015

by Bill Chappell

If the Supreme Court refuses to hear the case, the stay will be lifted and a controversial 2013 law will take effect. The law places new requirements on abortion providers.

NBCUniversal announced that it is cutting ties with Donald Trump after comments he made about immigrants.

NBCUniversal Is Cutting Ties With Donald Trump

4:56pm June 29, 2015

by Lucy Perkins

The media company is ending its business relationship with the presidential hopeful after comments he made about Mexican immigrants.

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Captured Convict David Sweat In Critical Condition

4:21pm June 29, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

Sweat and his accomplice, Richard Matt, both convicted murderers, escaped June 6 from a prison in New York. Matt was shot and killed Friday. Sweat was captured Sunday.