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Police In Los Angeles Crack Down On MS-13 Gang Members

7:13am May 21, 2017

Police arrested nearly two dozen MS-13 members after a two-year investigation. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Los Angeles Times crime reporter Richard Winton about the gang's history.

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Amtrak Is Under Fire For Delays At New York's Penn Station

7:13am May 21, 2017

by Stephen Nessen

After a month of breakdowns and delays at Penn Station, Amtrak will be making major repairs to tracks, but leaders from New York and New Jersey are calling on Amtrak to give up control of the station.

Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff speaks with the media in Atlanta on Apr. 18, 2017, as he runs against Republican Karen Handel to replace Tom Price, who is now the secretary of Health and Human Services.

Ad War Means Local TV Stations Win Big In Georgia's Special Election

7:00am May 21, 2017

by Johnny Kauffman

The special election in the Atlanta suburbs has become the most expensive U.S. House race in history. Although voters won't weigh in until next month, there's already one clear winner: TV stations.

The Gab.ai home page cites the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

Feeling Sidelined By Mainstream Social Media, Far-Right Users Jump To Gab

6:46am May 21, 2017

by Alina Selyukh

Criticized for being affiliated with the alt-right, the social site Gab now reports 170,000 users. It has found a niche among some conservatives and others who feel stifled by Facebook and Twitter.

School vouchers take kids and money away from public school.

Why It's So Hard To Know Whether School Choice Is Working

6:29am May 21, 2017

It's hard to know how schools of choice — charter or private — are performing. Researchers say that's precisely because they are schools of choice. But here's what we do know.

Protesters with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), including a costumed tiger, gathered at City Hall in Los Angeles last year to call on the city to prohibit circuses from using tigers, lions, and other wild animals in their acts. Circuse

Ringling Bros. Curtain Call Is Latest Victory For Animal Welfare Activists

5:23am May 21, 2017

by Greg Allen

After decades of working on animal rights, some activists believe the movement has finally hit the mainstream, in part fueled by social media. It's changing American culture and the economy.

One doctor's account of the personality shift in Phineas Gage following the accident.

Why Brain Scientists Are Still Obsessed With The Curious Case Of Phineas Gage

5:00am May 21, 2017

by Jon Hamilton

In 1848, a railroad worker survived an accident that drove a 13-pound iron bar through his head. The injury changed his personality, and our understanding of the brain.

Cloud Computing (2), ridden by Javier Castellano, gallops out after winning the 142nd Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico race course as Classic Empire (5) with Julien Leparoux aboard finishes for second, Saturday, in Baltimore.

Cloud Computing Pulls Upset Win At Preakness, Ending Triple Crown Hopes

9:10pm May 20, 2017

by Emma Bowman

In the final strides of a surprise win, Cloud Computing nosed ahead of Classic Empire to claim the second jewel of the Triple Crown on Saturday — upsetting the favorite, Always Dreaming.

Trump Says Arms Deal He Signed With Saudi Arabia Will Create Jobs

6:33pm May 20, 2017

President Trump kicks off his first foreign tour with a stop in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia.

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How The Latest Political News Is Being Perceived By Conservatives

6:33pm May 20, 2017

National Review columnist Mona Charen, former radio host Charlie Sykes and Washington Examiner White House correspondent Sarah Westwood discuss how conservative circles reacted to this week's news.

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