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Tom Brady's Agent Slams NFL Report On 'Deflategate'

7:31pm May 07, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Tom Brady's agent, Don Yee, about the NFL report released Wednesday on "deflategate," which he says was biased against Brady and the New England Patriots.

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A smallmouth bass with confirmed malignant tumor was caught by an angler in the Susquehanna River near Duncannon, Pa., on Nov. 3, 2014.

A Fish With Cancer Raises Questions About Health Of Susquehanna River

7:24pm May 07, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

The smallmouth bass with a malignant tumor was caught late last year near Duncannon, Pa. Officials say it's the first time such a tumor has been found in the state on that type of fish.

At Long Last, Taxidermied Hyenas In Chicago Get Their Own Diorama

7:13pm May 07, 2015

After years tucked away in the Reptile Hall at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, four striped taxidermied hyenas are finally getting their own diorama.

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Jericho Scott, Promising Young Pitcher, Killed In Drive-By Shooting

6:22pm May 07, 2015

by Diane Orson

Back in 2008, NPR reported about a 10-year-old fireball pitcher from Connecticut. His 40 mile an hour pitches were so good that one youth league decided he shouldn't be allowed to pitch.

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California Prepares For Difficult Fire Season Amid Drought

6:22pm May 07, 2015

by Katie Orr

Firefighters in California depend on water from lakes and reservoirs to help fight wildfires. But water levels have fallen because of the ongoing drought, and some water sources may be too low to use.

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Al Jazeera America Replaces CEO Amid Lawsuit

6:22pm May 07, 2015

by David Folkenflik

Al Jazeera America is a network in crisis. It recently forced out its CEO after three top female executives left, and a lawsuit raised a slew of allegations of discrimination against women, favoritism and management by retaliation.

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The U.S. Department of Justice building in Washington, DC.

New Public-Corruption Chief Vows To Not Shy Away

6:16pm May 07, 2015

by Carrie Johnson

Raymond Hulser, the new chief of the Justice Department's Public Integrity Section, said his unit is committed to prosecuting "important and tough" cases and bringing them to trial.

FBI Director James B. Comey takes a question during a news conference in March. Comey says the FBI issued a bulletin to local law enforcement about one of the Garland, Texas, assailants three hours before the attack.

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FBI Says It Sent Bulletin On Texas Assailant Hours Before Attack

6:01pm May 07, 2015

by Carrie Johnson

Director James Comey says that Elton Simpson had attracted attention as someone who might attend the Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest, but that the bureau had no reason to believe he would attack.

Orson Welles' last film, The Other Side of the Wind, may finally be nearing release after decades as one of cinema's most storied unfinished creations.

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Crowdfunding Sought To Release Orson Welles' Unfinished Final Film

5:32pm May 07, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

Producers ask for $2 million on the website Indiegogo to complete The Other Side of the Wind. Welles had intended for it to be his comeback movie.

Ann Allen (right) and Marie Birsic (left) take part in a demonstration to prevent the closure of Lakewood Hospital on Cleveland's West Side. Birsic says the neighborhood will "go down into a ghost town" once the hospital is turned into an outpatient cente

Losing A Hospital In The Heart Of A Small City

5:02pm May 07, 2015

by Sarah Jane Tribble

Economic forces are squeezing the city of Lakewood, just outside Cleveland, forcing the closure of one hospital even as another is built in a more affluent suburb.

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