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Remembering Lois Oglesby, A Victim Of The Dayton Shooting

4:35pm August 07, 2019

by Brakkton Booker

Lois Oglesby was one of nine people killed last weekend by a gunman in Dayton, Ohio. Her grandmother says Oglesby had a feisty personality who friends and family say was a lot like hers.

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Women's World Cup Bump — Short-Lived Or Longer?

4:35pm August 07, 2019

by Tom Goldman

After the excitement and thrill of the U.S. victory in the Women's World Cup, attention shifts back to the NWSL — the 7-year-old pro league in the U.S. Will the enthusiasm lead to sustained interest?

Boy Scouts at Los Angeles National Cemetery prepare a U.S. flag beside the graves of war veterans on May 25, during the annual flag placement ceremony for Memorial Day to honor the fallen.

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New Lawsuit Reveals More Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Boy Scouts Of America

3:26pm August 07, 2019

A lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania this week could be the first in a wave of new sexual assault allegations against the Boy Scouts of America.

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Cyntoia Brown, a woman serving a life sentence for killing a man when she was 16, appeared during her clemency hearing in May 2018. Brown and her supporters for years have maintained that the 2004 killing was an act of self-defense.

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Cyntoia Brown Released After 15 Years In Prison For Murder

1:42pm August 07, 2019

by Bobby Allyn

Brown, 31, was released from a Tennessee prison after serving 15 years of a life sentence for killing a man when she was a teenager. She was granted clemency in January.

News Brief: El Paso Victims, Boy Scouts Sex Abuse Allegations, Hong Kong

1:35pm August 07, 2019

We talk with the family of El Paso shooting victims and look at President Trump's plans to visit the city. Also, details on a lawsuit alleging sex abuse in the Boy Scouts and news from Hong Kong.

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Puerto Rico's Governor Crisis

1:09pm August 07, 2019

by Adrian Florido

Puerto Rico's Supreme Court may force the island's newly installed governor to step down less than a week after being sworn in.

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El Paso County Commissioner On Trump Visit

11:12am August 07, 2019

NPR's David Greene speaks with El Paso County Commissioner Vincent Perez about President Trump's upcoming visit. The president is traveling there after a mass shooting this past weekend.

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Gun Violence Prevention Research

10:53am August 07, 2019

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Garen Wintemute, director of the Violence Prevention Research Program at UC Davis, about the shift in people's behaviors in the aftermath of mass shootings.

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Family Of El Paso Victims Speaks Out

9:20am August 07, 2019

by David Greene

Andre and Jordan Anchondo were among the 22 victims killed after Saturday's shooting in El Paso. The Anchondo family says the couple died trying to shield their 2-month-old son from gunfire.

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Lawsuit Alleges Sexual Abuse In Boy Scouts

8:31am August 07, 2019

by Nick Pugliese

A lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania this week could mark a watershed moment for the Boy Scouts of America as well as hundreds of men who allege they suffered sexual abuse in childhood.

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