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Colonial actor-interpreters walk in front of the courthouse on Duke of Gloucester Street in Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia in 2015.

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Colonial Williamsburg Cuts Jobs To Reduce Growing Debt

6:14pm June 29, 2017

by Sarah McCammon

Colonial Williamsburg President and CEO Mitchell Reiss says the museum's foundation has been losing millions of dollars a year and was more than $300 million in debt at the end of 2016.

Baseball umpire John Tumpane consoles a woman he had seen step over a railing on the Roberto Clemente Bridge Wednesday. Tumpane grabbed her arm and held onto her until help arrived.

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'Not On My Watch': MLB Umpire Helps Save Woman On Pittsburgh Bridge

5:33pm June 29, 2017

by Amy Held

John Tumpane said he saw a woman step over the rails of a bridge on Wednesday and grabbed onto her out of "instinct" until help arrived.

MSNBC Morning Joe hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski arrive at the 2015 White House Correspondents' Association annual dinner.

Trump's Graphic Insult Of Cable Host Crosses A Line For Many

4:59pm June 29, 2017

by Miles Parks

The president of the United States went after an MSNBC anchor's looks and intellect on Twitter Thursday morning. It prompted immediate pushback even from elected officials of his own party.

Refugee Advocates Prepare For New Challenges Under Travel Ban

4:31pm June 29, 2017

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Linda Hartke, president of the Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, about how President Trump's revised travel ban will affect refugees.

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Prosecutors Face Challenges Convicting Police Officers Involved In Shootings

4:31pm June 29, 2017

by Martin Kaste

Several high-profile prosecutions of law enforcement officers have ended in acquittal or hung juries. A big reason: a Supreme Court ruling called Graham v. Connor, and the instructions juries get as a result.

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White House Puts More Pressure On Sanctuary Cities To Comply With Immigration Law

4:31pm June 29, 2017

by Carrie Johnson

The Trump administration is intensifying its conflict with cities that refuse to cooperate with federal immigration authorities. Republicans in Congress are adding to the pressure. Friday is the deadline for sanctuary cities to respond to the Department of Justice.

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'It's Larger Than Pride': Activists Consider Path Forward For LGBT Movement

4:31pm June 29, 2017

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Catalina Velasquez of Casa Ruby and Sue Doster of InterPride about what "Pride" should be and where the LGBT movement needs to go from here.

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GOP Lawmakers Denounce Trump's Tweets Attacking 'Morning Joe' Hosts

4:31pm June 29, 2017

by Tamara Keith

President Trump insulted TV host Mika Brzezinski in vulgar terms on Twitter. Republican lawmakers denounced Trump's comments as they try to stay focused on their agenda. It's a familiar pattern that occurs when the president tweets.

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Shadow Brokers Group Leaks Stolen National Security Agency Hacking Tools

4:31pm June 29, 2017

Last August, hacking tools were stolen from the National Security Agency. Now, those tools are being used in a number of cyber attacks around the world, and there's mounting pressure on the NSA to do something. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Nicole Perlroth, who has been covering this for The New York Times.

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White House Outlines Plans To Roll Back Refugee Resettlement Program

4:31pm June 29, 2017

by Michele Kelemen

The State Department is spelling out plans for cutting back on refugee resettlement as a result of the Supreme Court's ruling this week on the travel ban.

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