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Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks in New York on April 30. This week, he said some of Silicon Valley's most prominent companies have

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Apple's Cook Takes Rivals To Task Over Data Privacy

7:04pm June 08, 2015

by Laura Sydell

Tim Cook didn't mention Google, Facebook or Twitter by name, but it's pretty clear those were the companies he meant. But is Apple faultless on privacy issues? It collects lots of data too.

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Phone Carriers Tight-Lipped On How They Will Comply With New Surveillance Law

7:03pm June 08, 2015

by Aarti Shahani

Under the USA Freedom Act, the NSA can no longer collect phone call metadata without a court order. Metadata remain with private phone carriers but can be subpoenaed by the government.

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Oakland's Switch-Pitcher Pat Venditte Makes MLB Debut

6:56pm June 08, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Emma Span, a senior editor for Sports Illustrated, about ambidextrous pitcher Pat Venditte who made his MLB debut this weekend.

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Obama: U.S. Lacks A 'Complete Strategy' For Training Iraqi Forces

6:56pm June 08, 2015

by Scott Horsley

President Obama said the U.S. does not yet have a "complete strategy" for training Iraqi forces in their fight against the self-declared Islamic State after the G-7 summit in Germany.

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Vanity Fair's Twitter page shows its July cover with Caitlyn Jenner. The issue and photo shoot had to be planned in secret.

Behind The Camera: How 'Vanity Fair' Got Its 'Call Me Caitlyn' Cover

6:31pm June 08, 2015

by NPR Staff

The issue with Caitlyn Jenner on the cover had many people talking before it even hit newsstands. Editor-in-Chief Graydon Carter says the story took months of secret planning.

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After Spending Millions On Communications, Homeland Security Fails Radio Test

5:47pm June 08, 2015

by Brian Naylor

The department has spent heavily so first responders from different agencies can communicate with one another. The Office of the Inspector General reports there's still a lot of static.

This Alaskan cod taco with pickled radish salsa is one of several drought-friendly recipes that chef Nathan Lyon and his culinary manager, Sarah Forman, have cooked up.

Drought-Friendly Recipes Kick Up The Flavor — And Cut Back On Water

4:02pm June 08, 2015

by Ezra David Romero

An LA chef and his partner are cooking up recipes using ingredients that require less water to grow and cook with. They want to get us thinking about the resources that go into growing our food.

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Supreme Court Rejects NRA Challenge To San Francisco Gun Rules

4:01pm June 08, 2015

by Richard Gonzales

The case centered on a law requiring residents to keep handguns under lock and key or to use trigger locks when not carrying their weapons. Another measure bans the sale of hollow-point bullets.

A video of a police officer forcing a teenager to the ground and also drawing his weapon has brought criticism about police response to a pool party in McKinney, Texas.

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Texas Pool Party Update: Teens And Residents Speak Out

3:44pm June 08, 2015

by Bill Chappell

A teenage girl who was forced to the ground and briefly detained is black; she was grabbed by McKinney Police Cpl. Eric Casebolt, a white officer who also briefly pulled out his gun.

Menachem Zivotofsky stands with his father, Ari Zivotofsky, outside the Supreme Court in Washington in 2014.

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Law In Jerusalem Passport Dispute

3:11pm June 08, 2015

by Brian Naylor

The law, passed by Congress in 2002 but not enforced by the Bush or Obama administrations, allowed Americans who were born in Jerusalem to state Israel as their birthplace.