Camila Domonoske

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New Witness Testifies At Hearing For Adnan Syed Of 'Serial' Fame

Wednesday, February 03, 2016

Previously, on Serial ...

"All this time I thought the courts proved it was Adnan that killed her. I thought he was where he deserved to be. Now I'm not so sure."

That's an email from Asia McLean to host Sarah Koenig, as read on the very ...

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California Utility Faces Criminal Charges Over Ongoing Gas Leak

Wednesday, February 03, 2016

Southern California Gas Co., the utility that owns a natural gas storage well that has been leaking since November, faces criminal charges over the leak and its alleged delay in alerting authorities to the problem.

Los Angeles County prosecutors have charged the company with three misdemeanor counts of failing to ...

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Waiting To See Who Wins Iowa? Take A Look At How Past Winners Have Fared

Monday, February 01, 2016

The first real votes of the 2016 presidential election will be cast at the Iowa caucuses tonight, starting at 8 p.m. ET.

And that means there are a lot of questions in the air.

Will Donald Trump's lead in the polls translate to dominance in the caucus rooms? Will Iowa ...

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Boko Haram Attacks Village In Nigeria; Dozens Reportedly Dead

Sunday, January 31, 2016

An attack by Boko Haram on a village in northeastern Nigeria killed at least 65 people on Saturday night, according to Reuters.

A Nigerian military spokesman told the wire service that Boko Haram militants attacked the village of Dalori, near the city of Maiduguri in Nigeria's northeast.

The initial death ...

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For More Than A Million Food Stamp Recipients, The Clock Is Now Ticking

Sunday, January 31, 2016

One month down, two to go.

For unemployed adults in 22 states, that's how long they can count on help with the grocery bills: Starting this January, they have three months to find a job or lose their food assistance.

SNAP benefits — formerly known as food stamps — have ...

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Blasts In Damascus Kill At Least 45; Islamic State Claims Responsibility

Sunday, January 31, 2016

Three explosions near a shrine revered by Shiite Muslims in Damascus have killed at least 45 people, according to reports from Syrian media and human rights monitors.

NPR's Alison Meuse, reporting from Beirut for our Newscast unit, says the Islamic State has claimed responsibility through its media outlets. She continues:

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Australian Open Results: Kerber Beats Williams, Djokovic Wins For 6th Time

Sunday, January 31, 2016

At the Australian Open on Saturday, in her first Grand Slam final, Angelique Kerber pulled off a stunning win over Serena Williams. On Sunday, Novak Djokovic beat Andy Murray to win his sixth Australian Open, and the 11th Grand Slam title of his career.

Kerber's win in the women's tournament ...

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Facebook Announces Ban On Private Gun Sales

Saturday, January 30, 2016

Facebook is changing its policies to ban users from arranging the private sale of guns on both Facebook and Instagram.

The new rules, first reported Friday, are stricter than Facebook's previous stance on gun sales, which allowed users to arrange such sales under some restrictions as long as they did ...

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U.S. Sails Near Disputed Island In South China Sea

Saturday, January 30, 2016

A U.S. Navy warship sailed close to a disputed island in the South China Sea on Saturday, challenging maritime claims by China, Taiwan and Vietnam.

The trip near Triton Island, first reported by the Wall Street Journal, is what the Pentagon calls a "freedom of navigation operation."

The guided ...

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Boat Sinks En Route To Greece, Killing At Least 37 Migrants

Saturday, January 30, 2016

At least 37 migrants have drowned after a ship sank in the Aegean Sea on the way to Greece, the Turkish Coast Guard says. The coast guard was able to save 75 people and continues to look for more survivors.

At least 10 children were among the dead, including four ...

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To Shine A Light On Salary Gaps, Obama Wants Companies To Disclose Pay Data

Friday, January 29, 2016

The Obama administration is proposing a new rule to address unequal pay practices by requiring companies with more than 100 employees to submit salary data by race, gender and ethnicity.

The announcement comes seven years after President Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act — his first piece of ...

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Miners Rescued In China After 36 Days Underground

Friday, January 29, 2016

Four trapped miners in China have been rescued after spending 36 days underground, Chinese state media report.

The miners had been stuck in a gypsum mine in Shandong province since Dec. 25, after a collapse that killed at least one person and left more than a dozen missing.

In ...

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Xerox To Split Into 2 Companies: 1 For Documents, 1 For Processes

Friday, January 29, 2016

Xerox will be splitting into two companies — one dedicated to document management, including the printing and copying technology that made Xerox's name, and another for business process outsourcing.

The split will be completed by the end of the year. The names of the two companies, as well as their ...

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Satellite Images Indicate Mass Graves In Burundi, Amnesty Says

Thursday, January 28, 2016

A wave of violence in Burundi last December resulted in the deaths of scores of people. Now Amnesty International says satellite images and video footage indicate that dozens of people killed by police were buried in mass graves.

"These images suggest a deliberate effort by the authorities to cover up ...

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Gas Company's Business Disclaimer Might Inspire Existential Dread*

Thursday, January 28, 2016

You know it in your heart. You might not keep your New Year's resolutions. Your good intentions might fall on hard times. The plot might twist. You have no crystal ball.

Emily Dickinson noted it — the inscrutability of what's to come.

"The Future—never spoke—
Nor will He—like ...

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Air Regulators Sue Calif. Utility Over Massive Gas Leak

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Local air regulators are suing Southern California Gas Co. over the massive ongoing natural gas leak near the Los Angeles neighborhood of Porter Ranch, seeking millions of dollars in penalties.

The civil suit alleges that the company's negligence led to injuries and has created "an ongoing public nuisance."

The ...

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Australians Aghast At National Avocado Shortage

Sunday, January 24, 2016

There's a dietary disaster developing down under: Australia is running low on avocados.

Demand for avocados has been rising in Australia, and supply is struggling to keep up. Heavy rains have interfered with the harvest in Western Australia and New Zealand, the main sources of avocados in the region ...

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After Massive Snowstorm, East Coast Digs Out — And Lives It Up

Sunday, January 24, 2016

Shovelful by shovelful, snowplow by snowplow, the East Coast is digging its way out from underneath an enormous winter storm that blanketed much of the region with up to 3 feet of snow.

And as high winds and 36 hours of snow give way to clear skies and sunshine, some ...

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California Regulators Order Company To Permanently Close Leaking Gas Well

Sunday, January 24, 2016

When Southern California Gas Company finally manages to seal a natural gas storage well that's been leaking for months, the company will have to shut the well down permanently, California regulators say.

And in the meantime, the company will have to minimize air pollution from the ongoing leak and fund ...

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Magnitude-7.1 Earthquake Shakes Southern Alaska

Sunday, January 24, 2016

An earthquake of magnitude 7.1 struck the southern coast of Alaska early Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey says. The quake, which was centered just over 160 miles southwest of Anchorage, hit at 1:30 a.m. local time (5:30 a.m. EST), waking up many residents of Alaska's largest city.

It was ...

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