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Maryland Governor Sends State Troopers As Protests Grow In Baltimore

Thursday, April 23, 2015

Maryland's governor has ordered state troopers to Baltimore as protests over the death of Freddie Gray have grown.

"There's raw emotions. People legitimately have concerns, and the community is out in force protesting," Gov. Larry Hogan said, according to the Capital Gazette. "I want to thank the folks involved ...

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LOOK! Stunning Picture Of Calbuco Volcano Erupting In Chile

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

The Cabulco volcano in southern Chile erupted on Wednesday spewing a huge cloud of ash into the sky.

Authorities issued evacuation orders for about 1,500 people. But, the AP reports, luckily the area is otherwise sparsely populated.

With that, here is a stunning photograph of the eruption:

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Defense Presents Full Video Of Tsarnaev Giving Camera The Middle Finger

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

During the second day of the penalty phase of the Boston Marathon bombing trial, a defense attorney for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev presented full video of the convicted bomber giving a holding cell camera the finger.

As we reported, on Tuesday the prosecution presented a still from that video that showed Tsarnaev ...

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Court Throws Out Slugger Barry Bonds' Conviction

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

A federal appeals court has thrown out Barry Bonds' 2011 obstruction of justice conviction.

If you remember, a jury weighed whether Bonds lied to a grand jury about his use of performance enhancing drugs. They could not reach a verdict on those three charges but convicted him of ...

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NFL Settlement Over Concussions Is Given Final Approval By Judge

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

A judge has given a final OK to an agreement that settles injury claims by former NFL players against the league.

The settlement, which pays medical and other benefits to players who suffered concussions and related injuries, could cost the NFL up to $1 billion over 65 years, the AP ...

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Google Announces Foray Into The Wireless Business

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Google announced on Wednesday that it is venturing into the wireless business by offering a service called "Project Fi."

Essentially, Google is using the Sprint and T-Mobile networks to provide wireless access to users of Google Nexus 6 phones.

That means that service will be limited, but the real news ...

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In Sentencing Phase, Prosecutors Say Tsarnaev Is 'Unrepentant And Unchanged'

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is "unrepentant and unchanged."

That's what a prosecutor told jurors on Tuesday as they weighed whether the 21-year-old convicted in the bombings that killed three people and left 264 others wounded should get the death penalty.

NPR's Tovia Smith reports that the prosecution presented ...

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Amid Scandal, DEA Chief Michele Leonhart Will Retire

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

(This post was last updated at 5:23 p.m. ET.)

With her agency embroiled in scandal, Michele Leonhart, the chief of the Drug Enforcement Administration, has decided to retire beginning in mid-May.

In a statement, Attorney General Eric Holder said he appreciated Leonhart's "leadership" and "35 years of extraordinary service to ...

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Baltimore Police Promise Full Investigation Into Man's Death After Arrest

Monday, April 20, 2015

Officials in Baltimore, Md., say they will thoroughly investigate the death of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old black man who died after he was arrested by Baltimore Police more than a week ago.

The case has added fuel to the national debate about use of force by police. In Baltimore, ...

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U.S. Navy Sends Aircraft Carrier To Coast Of Yemen

Monday, April 20, 2015

The U.S. Navy has dispatched an aircraft carrier to waters off the coast of Yemen.

As NPR's Jackie Northam reports, the vessels are joining others in the region in an increasing show of force. She filed this report for our Newscast unit:

"The U.S. Navy says it's deploying the ...

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Argentine Prosecutor Dismisses Accusations Against President

Monday, April 20, 2015

An Argentine prosecutor moved on Monday to dismiss accusations leveled against President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner by the late prosecutor Alberto Nisman.

If you remember, right before he was found dead in his home, Nisman was about to tell lawmakers that he wanted to charge Kirchner for allegedly thwarting an ...

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Marco Rubio Officially Announces He's Running For President

Monday, April 13, 2015

Updated at 6:35 p.m. EDT.

Florida senator Marco Rubio officially announced that he is running for president during a speech in Miami on Monday. He told prospective donors he was launching his candidacy earlier today.

In his speech at the Freedom Tower, which served as an immigrant reception center, Rubio ...

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Attorney General To Employees: You Can't Solicit Prostitutes, Ever

Friday, April 10, 2015

Attorney General Eric Holder sent a memo to all employees at the Department of Justice with a very simple directive: You are not allowed to solicit prostitutes — ever.

The memo follows an Inspector General report that found Drug Enforcement agents had "sex parties" in Colombia with prostitutes paid for ...

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#NPRreads: In Defense Of California And Wearing The Same Thing To Work Daily

Friday, April 10, 2015

#NPRreads is a new feature we're testing out on Twitter and on The Two-Way. The premise is simple: Correspondents, editors and producers throughout our newsroom will share pieces that have kept them reading. They'll share tidbits on Twitter using the #NPRreads hashtag, and on occasion we'll share a longer ...

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State Department Recommends Removing Cuba From Terror List

Thursday, April 09, 2015

The State Department has recommended that Cuba be removed from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism, Sen. Ben Cardin, a ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said in a statement.

Cardin said the recommendation "is an important step forward in our efforts to forge a more ...

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Security Guard Dies After Being Shot At U.S. Census Bureau In Maryland

Thursday, April 09, 2015

Updated: 1 a.m. ET Friday:

A spokeswoman for Prince George's Hospital Center says Lawrence Buckner, the security guard at the U.S.Census Bureau headquarters in Suitland, Md., died at the hospital at 7:19 p.m. Thursday.

The Associated Press reports: An armed man kidnapped a woman, shot the guard at the Census ...

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PHOTO: Vice President Biden Steals A Baby's Pacifier

Thursday, April 09, 2015

Vice President Joe Biden has a long history of public gaffes. So much so that the Onion has published a series based on a parody of Biden as an administration screw-up and boozy womanizer.

Last night, we got another Biden surprise when Georgina Bloomberg, a professional equestrian and the ...

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White House Says It Supports Efforts To Ban Gay Conversion Therapy

Wednesday, April 08, 2015

The White House said on Wednesday that it supports efforts to ban therapies aimed at converting gay and transgender minors into heterosexuals.

"Often, this practice is used on minors, who lack the legal authority to make their own medical and mental health decisions," White House adviser Valerie Jarrett said ...

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Man Who Filmed S.C. Shooting: 'You Pay For Your Decisions In This Life'

Wednesday, April 08, 2015

The man who filmed a white police officer in South Carolina shooting an unarmed black man as he was running away says he turned over the video to Walter Scott's family because it deserved to know the truth.

"I thought about his position, their situation. ... If I were ...

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Poll: Obama More Popular Than Fidel And Raúl Castro In Cuba

Wednesday, April 08, 2015

President Obama is more popular among Cuban citizens in Cuba than either President Raúl Castro or former President Fidel Castro.

That's according to a new poll based on 1,200 in-person interviews conducted by Bendixen & Amandi and commissioned by Fusion and Univision.

The poll found that 80 percent ...

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