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Amy Clayton teaches a fifth-grade history class at St. Jerome Academy in Hyattsville, Md. The school, which almost closed eight years ago, has experienced growth over the past few years, largely due to an influx of Catholic families who were drawn to Hyat

Catholics Build 'Intentional' Community of Like-Minded Believers

4:28pm April 10, 2017

by Tom Gjelten

Nationally, Americans are growing disenchanted with traditional religion. But in a Maryland suburb, Catholics seeking more spiritual lives are banding together with others who share their values.

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Refugee Advocates Hope For Policy Changes After U.S. Airstrikes In Syria

4:28pm April 10, 2017

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Linda Hartke, president and CEO of the Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, about the future of refugee resettlement after the U.S. airstrikes in Syria.

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States Introduce New Legislation To Protect Internet Privacy

4:28pm April 10, 2017

by Martin Kaste

A recent move by Congress to strip the Federal Communications Commission of the power to protect Internet privacy has provoked outrage among some, and state legislatures may try to weigh in.

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As California Lifts Drought Restrictions, Rural Areas Still Lack Running Water

4:28pm April 10, 2017

by Kirk Siegler

While the deep snowpack in California's mountains is easing drought concerns, there are still people in the state's rural Central Valley who don't have water running from their taps.

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Neil Gorsuch Sworn In As 9th Justice On The Supreme Court

4:28pm April 10, 2017

by Nina Totenberg

On Monday, Neil Gorsuch was sworn in as the ninth justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, finally filling the vacant seat left by the death of Antonin Scalia over a year ago. NPR looks ahead at his first term.

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New York Approves Reforms To Keep Juvenile Offenders Out Of Adult Prisons

4:28pm April 10, 2017

by Brian Mann

New York State has approved reforms that will keep thousands of teenagers out of adult courts and adult correctional facilities.

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Welch's Teams With Manischewitz In Battle Over Kosher Grape Juice

4:28pm April 10, 2017

Grape juice giant Welch's is huge in every market in the U.S. except among Orthodox Jews. That used to be Kedem's turf. But now, on the eve of Passover, Welch's is teaming with Manischewitz to take that turf away from Kedem.

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Wells Fargo Executives Ordered To Pay Back $75 Million Over Fake Accounts

4:28pm April 10, 2017

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Emily Glazer of The Wall Street Journal about the 113-page report into Wells Fargo's practices that was released on Monday. The bank's board said that it would claw back millions from executives who were complicit in high-pressure sales tactics.

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Anti-Immigrant Leader Mark Krikorian Gains New Relevance In Trump Era

4:28pm April 10, 2017

by Joel Rose

Mark Krikorian at the Center for Immigration Studies has been arguing for restricting immigration to the U.S. for years. His ideas have a new currency inside the Trump White House. But critics are attacking his organization as a hate group.

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Deadly Attack Highlights Failure To Eliminate Syria's Chemical Weapons

4:28pm April 10, 2017

by Mary Louise Kelly

This January, Susan Rice told NPR that "we were able to get the Syrian government to voluntarily and verifiably give up its chemical weapons stockpile." That was clearly not the case, since the Syrian regime carried out a chemical weapons attack last week. NPR takes a look at if this represents an intelligence failure for U.S. spy agencies.

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