Colin Dwyer

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Man Says He's Not Dead. Court Doesn't Buy It

Friday, March 16, 2018

Constantin Reliu returned to Romania from Turkey to find he had been dead for 15 years — officially, at least. And he still is, now that a court has denied his bid to overturn his death certificate.

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Black Man Beaten At Charlottesville White Nationalist Rally Is Acquitted Of Assault

Friday, March 16, 2018

Images of DeAndre Harris, 20, being pummeled by white men with poles surfaced after the rally last August. Harris was later charged with assault himself — and, on Friday, found not guilty.

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Jacob Zuma To Be Prosecuted On Long-Dormant — And Now Revived — Corruption Charges

Friday, March 16, 2018

The former South African president, who resigned his post last month under heavy pressure, now faces 16 counts — ranging from fraud to racketeering — for his role in an arms deal two decades ago.

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Syrian War Enters 8th Year, Trailing Smoke And Suffering In Its Wake

Thursday, March 15, 2018

Civilians outside Damascus and in Afrin marked the dark anniversary as they have all the others: by trying to survive.

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5 Passengers Dead, Pilot Survives In New York City Helicopter Crash

Sunday, March 11, 2018

A helicopter carrying six people crashed into the East River on Sunday. Safety harnesses meant to protect the five passengers prevented them from freeing themselves quickly from the overturned craft.

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What's An Inclusion Rider? Here's The Story Behind Frances McDormand's Closing Words

Monday, March 05, 2018

"I have two words to leave with you tonight," the actress told the audience after winning her Oscar: "inclusion rider." But she didn't define those words onstage — so, here's a helpful primer.

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Walmart Joins Dick's Sporting Goods In Tighter Limits On Gun Sales

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Both firms say customers will have to be 21 to buy a gun. Both are also putting new curbs on ammunition purchases in response to the Parkland, Fla., high school shootings.

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Trump Tweet Ties 'Missed Signals' In Florida Shooting To FBI Russia Probe

Sunday, February 18, 2018

President Trump's suggestion that the FBI failed to stop the Florida shooting because it spent too much time on the Russia investigation has outraged his critics.

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Underdog Eagles Pull Out A Shocker, Beating Patriots In Super Bowl LII

Sunday, February 04, 2018

It was a slobberknocker all game long, with both offenses dominating. But ultimately, Philadelphia's defense made the crucial final stops that earned the team its first-ever Super Bowl title.

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Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway And JPMorgan Chase Launch New Health Care Company

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

The new company will be "free from profit-making incentives and constraints" as it tries to find ways to cut costs and improve health care plan satisfaction for employees.

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After False Alarm, A Look At How Hawaii's Emergency Alert System Is Supposed To Work

Monday, January 15, 2018

A false missile alarm sent people in Hawaii scrambling for shelter Saturday morning — and it took nearly 40 minutes for officials to alert them to the mistake. All of which raises a tough question for authorities: What went wrong?

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Judge Dismisses Federal Case Against Cliven Bundy And Sons, Bars Retrial

Monday, January 08, 2018

Less than a month after declaring a mistrial, Judge Gloria Navarro said there can be no retrial against the Nevada rancher and three other men, who led an armed standoff with federal agents in 2014.

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What's New In 2018? Here's A Brief Tour Of State Laws Now In Effect

Monday, January 01, 2018

The new year brought more than just new resolutions. It also brought hundreds of new state laws Monday. Here are a few notables — from marijuana legalization to house calls from hair cutters.

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Judge Declares Mistrial In Conspiracy Case Against Bundys

Wednesday, December 20, 2017

Judge Gloria Navarro found that prosecutors willfully withheld evidence that could have helped the defendants, who were charged in the 2014 armed standoff over cattle grazing fees in Nevada.

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Amtrak Train Derails On Overpass In Washington State, Killing 3

Monday, December 18, 2017

A Pierce County sheriff's office spokesman says three people are confirmed dead and 100 others injured after a high-speed train jumped its rails onto a freeway between between Olympia and DuPont.

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Trump Orders Largest National Monument Reduction In U.S. History

Monday, December 04, 2017

In a speech in Utah on Monday, President Trump announced that his administration will shrink the Bears Ears National Monument by roughly 85 percent and the Grand Staircase by about half its size.

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Latoya Cantrell: New Orleans Elects First Female Mayor

Sunday, November 19, 2017

Voters in New Orleans have elected 45-year-old Latoya Cantrell as the city's first female mayor in its nearly 300-year history.

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The Latest: Mass Shooting In Sutherland Springs, Texas

Sunday, November 05, 2017

NPR's Noel King gets the latest details of the mass shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas, from NPR's Colin Dwyer.

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What We Know From The Scene: Texas Church Shooting

Sunday, November 05, 2017

NPR's Noel King gets the latest details of the mass shooting in Sutherland Spring, Texas, from NPR's John Burnett and Colin Dwyer.

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More Than 20 Killed In Shooting At A Southern Texas Baptist Church

Sunday, November 05, 2017

At least 20 people have been killed in a mass shooting at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, after a gunman opened fire during a late Sunday morning service.

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