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What Changes In Saudi Arabia's Political Power Mean For U.S.-Saudi Relations

5:14pm November 06, 2017

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Gregory Gause, head of the International Affairs department at Texas A&M University, about changes in political power in Saudi Arabia, and what it means for the region and U.S.-Saudi relations.

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How The Texas Church Shooter Was Able To Purchase A Gun

5:14pm November 06, 2017

by Martin Kaste

Devin Patrick Kelley was charged with domestic violence while serving in the Air Force. He was sentenced to confinement for a year. Authorities are now investigating whether he could legally buy a gun.

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Iraqi Kurdish Leader Says Region Will Re-evaluate Relationship With U.S. After Referendum

5:14pm November 06, 2017

by Jane Arraf

In an interview with NPR, longtime Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani says his people are re-evaluating their close alliance with the U.S. after the U.S. didn't back the failed independence push that led to his resignation.

Commerce Secretary Says His Investment In A Shipping Firm Tied To Russia Isn't Problematic

5:14pm November 06, 2017

by Brian Naylor

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has significant holdings in a Russian shipping company that does business with an energy company who's owners include Vladimir Putin's son-in-law and an oligarch subject to U.S. sanctions. Ross failed to disclose the connection in his confirmation hearings, but says there's nothing improper.

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Community Where Texas Gunman Grew Up Reeling From Church Massacre

5:14pm November 06, 2017

by Mose Buchele

The Texas gunman who carried out the mass shooting during a church service is originally from a San Antonio suburb. Devin Patrick Kelly grew up in New Braunfels, Texas where residents are reeling from Sunday's events.

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Opioid Crisis Is Top Issue As Voters Head To The Polls In New Hampshire

5:14pm November 06, 2017

by Paige Sutherland

New Hampshire's largest city saw record breaking numbers in both drug fatalities and overdoses. So this crisis remains the number one issue for many voters heading to the polls for local elections.

Jury Begins Deliberation In Sen. Menendez Corruption Trial

5:14pm November 06, 2017

by Joe Hernandez

A jury will begin deliberation in the corruption trial of Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J. The Justice Department alleges that Menendez traded gifts of a lavish lifestyle for government favors with his friend, Florida eye doctor Salomon Melgen.

Patients with Type-1 diabetes don't have enough healthy islets of Langerhans cells — hormone-secreting cells of the pancreas. Granules (orange in this image) inside these cells release insulin and other substances into the blood.

A Quest: Insulin-Releasing Implant For Type-1 Diabetes

5:14pm November 06, 2017

by Joe Palca

People who have Type-1 diabetes would love to be free of insulin injections and pumps. Researchers in San Francisco are now testing in animals an implantable pouch of living, insulin-releasing cells.

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Police move flowers placed at a barricade near the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs on Monday in Sutherland Springs, Texas.

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Tragedy Comes To A Small Church In A Small Town

5:07pm November 06, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

Sunday's shooting marks a profound loss in a place where everyone knows everyone. About half of those killed at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs were children.

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Says Guns At Church Could Protect Against Shootings

4:53pm November 06, 2017

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican, about yesterday's mass shooting at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs. Paxton says worshippers should consider taking their guns to church to protect against such attacks.