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Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti Weighs In On Immigration Debate

6:21pm March 01, 2017

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti about immigration issues facing his city. He explains why he asked Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to stop calling themselves "the police."

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Uber CEO Apologizes Over Video Of Dispute With Driver

6:21pm March 01, 2017

by Alina Selyukh

Uber's founder Travis Kalanick says he needs leadership help. The frank acknowledgement comes after video surfaced of him berating an Uber driver, and follows a blistering blog post by a former engineer who said she was subjected to repeated sexual harassment and the company failed to stop it. The question many are asking now is whether Kalanick can continue to serve as the public face of the company he created.

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Sen. Dick Durbin Explains How Democrats Move Forward After Trump's Speech

6:21pm March 01, 2017

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Sen. Dick Durbin, a Democrat from Illinois, about the president's address to Congress and the future of the Affordable Care Act.

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Kentucky Residents Fear Consequences Of Obamacare Repeal

6:21pm March 01, 2017

by Ryland Barton

Kentucky was one of the states that embraced the Affordable Care Act. Residents talk about their experiences with the law and how a potential repeal might affect them.

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Despite Continued Water Safety Fears, Michigan Ends Subsidies For Flint

6:21pm March 01, 2017

by Steve Carmody

The state of Michigan is ending subsidies for water costs for Flint residents. The state says the water is now safe to drink after an ongoing water crisis. But the mayor and many residents disagree.

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President Trump's guest Denisha Merriweather, bottom center, received Florida's tax credit scholarship, which allows students to attend private schools.

Trump Highlighted This Unusual School Choice Idea Last Night

6:21pm March 01, 2017

by Anya Kamenetz

The president's guest, Denisha Merriweather, received Florida's tax credit scholarship, which allows students to attend private schools.

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The Navajo Generating Station located on the Navajo Indian Reservation, near Page, Ariz.

Navajo Workers At Coal-Fired Power Plant Brace For Its Closing

5:30pm March 01, 2017

by Laurel Morales

The largest coal-fired power plant in the Western U.S. will shut down 25 years earlier than expected. Environmentalists are celebrating, but hundreds of Navajo workers there are devastated.

Eduardo Cortes (right) and Jose Martinez Cruzado examining one of the cocoa trees that Cruzado is growing for Cortes's company.

Reviving Puerto Rico's Cocoa Farms, Centuries After Hurricanes Destroyed Them

5:30pm March 01, 2017

by Dan Charles

Cocoa plantations in Puerto Rico were wiped out centuries ago. Now, local pride and the sheer love of chocolate are bringing back local cocoa.

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The Flint Water Plant water tower in Flint, Mich. The state has paid more than $40 million in credits for the unsafe water in an effort to ease the burden for residents.

Michigan Ends Water Subsidies To Flint Despite Mayor's Opposition

5:06pm March 01, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

The city's crisis over lead-laced water dates back to 2014, and the state has paid more than $40 million in credits for the unsafe water in an effort to ease the burden for residents.

Presidential counselor Kellyanne Conway answers questions during a television interview in the White House last month.

White House Says Conway Acted 'Inadvertently' When She Plugged Ivanka's Products

4:39pm March 01, 2017

by Jim Zarroli

The senior adviser to the president didn't mean any harm when she appeared to violate ethics rules in an appearance on Fox and Friends last month, the Trump administration says.