Bobby Allyn

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Authorities Investigate Virginia Beach Shooting

Sunday, June 02, 2019

Police in Virginia Beach are still investigating Friday's shooting that left 12 people dead. For one woman who survived, the pain of losing friends and colleagues is raw.

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Latest On Virginia Beach Shooting

Saturday, June 01, 2019

A fuller picture is starting to emerge about what happened Friday afternoon when a gunman walked into a municipal office complex in Virginia Beach, Va., and killed 12 people.

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Virginia Beach Shooting Update

Saturday, June 01, 2019

NPR's Bobby Allyn reports from the scene on the latest in the mass shooting, which claimed the lives of 12 people.

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Officials Name 12 People Killed In Virginia Beach

Saturday, June 01, 2019

City officials have named the 12 people killed in a shooting in Virginia Beach, Va., Friday.

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Missouri's Last Abortion Provider Wins Reprieve, As Judge Rules Against State

Friday, May 31, 2019

The judge granted the clinic's request for a temporary restraining order and set a hearing date in early June.

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New U.S. Measles Cases Break 25-Year-Old Record, Health Officials Say

Thursday, May 30, 2019

CDC officials warned that if the current rate of outbreaks continues, the virus may lose its status as eliminated in the U.S.

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Saybie, Born At 8.6 Ounces, Is Now Believed To Be The World's Tiniest Surviving Baby

Wednesday, May 29, 2019

She was born at a San Diego hospital prematurely at 23 weeks of gestation weighing about as much as a large apple.

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Australian 'Egg Boy' Gives $69,000 To Families Of New Zealand Shooting Victims

Wednesday, May 29, 2019

The teenager, who had smashed an egg on the head of a right-wing politician, said the donations pledged to him to pay for legal fees were not "mine to keep."

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Police Say They Have 'Subway Brake Bandit,' Who Stopped Trains Without Reason

Friday, May 24, 2019

New York transit officials think he would surf on top of a train, get into the operating cabin, and then yank the emergency brake. The train would be delayed, along with others on that line.

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Chef Mario Batali Pleads Not Guilty In Boston Assault And Battery Case

Friday, May 24, 2019

Batali stepped away from his restaurants and TV appearances after accusations of sexual harassment. He's now facing a charge he forcibly kissed and groped a woman at one of his restaurants in 2017.

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Missouri Governor Signs Ban On Abortion After 8 Weeks Of Pregnancy

Friday, May 24, 2019

The bill makes no exception for cases of incest or rape and follows the approval of similar restrictions in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi and Ohio.

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White House Announces $16 Billion In Aid To Farmers Hurt By China Trade Dispute

Thursday, May 23, 2019

The U.S. agricultural sector has been hit hard by the trade conflict with China. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue says some of the aid money will be used to build markets elsewhere.

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Arizona Prisons Urged To Reverse Ban On 'Chokehold' Book

Wednesday, May 22, 2019

State officials view the book as being potentially "detrimental to the safe, secure and orderly operation" of prison facilities. The book looks at how the criminal justice system affects black men.

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New York Assembly Passes Bill Closing 'Double Jeopardy' Loophole As Rebuke To Trump

Tuesday, May 21, 2019

Top Democrats in the state are framing the change as a way to stand up to President Trump and allow for state prosecutions of those he pardons for federal crimes.

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Top Reason For CEO Departures Among Largest Companies Is Now Misconduct, Study Finds

Monday, May 20, 2019

Nearly 40% of the 89 CEOs who departed in 2018 left for reasons related to unethical behavior brought on from allegations of sexual misconduct or other types of ethical lapses

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Trump Administration Eases Ban On Huawei After Technology Stocks Tumble

Monday, May 20, 2019

Alphabet's Google, which makes the Android operating system, had announced it would stop doing business with the Chinese company in compliance with a U.S. order.

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SAT To Score Students' 'Disadvantages' To Try To Even The Playing Field

Thursday, May 16, 2019

The new SAT score is based on factors such as average family income, educational attainment, housing stability and crime. Test-takers won't see the score, but colleges will.

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Supporters Sue To Open Safe Injection Site In Philadelphia, Citing Religious Freedom

Saturday, April 13, 2019

A Philadelphia group hopes to open a site for people to use drugs under medical supervision. Faced with legal challenges, the group is making a moral and religious case for its proposed facility.

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D.C. Residents Respond To Mueller Investigation's Conclusion

Saturday, March 23, 2019

People in Washington, D.C., are relieved that the waiting is over for the Mueller report to be complete. Now they're wondering if they'll get to read it.

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Philly District Attorney Larry Krasner Earns Praise And Pushback For Changes Made

Wednesday, February 20, 2019

In his first year, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner has remade the office with changes to sentencing recommendations, bail and who to charge. They've also invited controversy.

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