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San Francisco Votes To Ban Use Of Facial Recognition Surveillance Technology

6:27pm May 15, 2019

San Francisco voted to severely restrict how police and the city use surveillance technology. The board of supervisors banned facial recognition, saying it is uniquely oppressive and dangerous.

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Alabama Is One Of Many States Passing Abortion Restrictions This Year

6:27pm May 15, 2019

NPR'S Audie Cornish talks with Mary Ziegler, Florida State University College of Law professor, about the Alabama abortion bill and other laws that are aimed at overturning Roe v. Wade.

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U.S. Will Not Join Tech Giants In 'Christchurch Call' Pledge Against Online Terror

4:59pm May 15, 2019

by Aarti Shahani

Tech giants met with a dozen countries Wednesday to sign a joint agreement on how to block terrorist content online. The Trump administration said Wednesday that it would not endorse the plan.

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In 2018, U.S. birthrates fell for nearly all racial and age groups, the CDC says. Here, mothers and babies attend a yoga class in Culver City, Calif., in March.

U.S. Births Fell To A 32-Year Low In 2018; CDC Says Birthrate Is In Record Slump

1:51pm May 15, 2019

by Bill Chappell

"The birthrate is a barometer of despair," demographer Dowell Myers says. Not since 1986 has the U.S. seen so few babies born.

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) is one of the first Muslim women elected to Congress. She has been the target of criticism and censure for statements regarded as anti-Semitic. Many other prominent black Muslim leaders say her experience is familiar.

American Muslims In Public Life Say They Face Outsize Scrutiny

12:07pm May 15, 2019

by Leila Fadel

Many say the storm of criticism around Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), the first black Muslim woman in Congress, is more about who she is than what she says. Her experience is familiar to other Muslim leaders.

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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is calling on governments and tech companies to do more to prevent livestreaming of terrorist attacks and the spread of such videos online. Ardern is seen here laying a wreath at the Auckland War Memorial Museum i

New Zealand's Ardern Calls On Social Media Companies To Stem Terrorist Content

11:49am May 15, 2019

by Laurel Wamsley

Facebook said Tuesday that it would implement a "one-strike" policy that would prevent users who have violated the site's standards from using its livestreaming platform.

Hanover, N.H., Deputy Fire Chief Michael Hinsley in the woods with Mink the bear.

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After Walking Thousands Of Miles, Mink The Bear Is Almost Back Home

11:23am May 15, 2019

by Britta Greene

New Hampshire wildlife officials relocated a black bear with a penchant for doughnuts more than 100 miles north — close to the Canadian border. A year later, she has traveled a long and winding route.

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The State Department ordered "non-emergency" U.S. government employees out of Iraq on Wednesday. A helicopter carrying U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is seen taking off from Baghdad International Airport last week.

State Department Orders Nonessential U.S. Government Employees Out Of Iraq

8:50am May 15, 2019

by Laurel Wamsley

The travel advisory ordered the departure of employees at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad and consulate in Irbil. It was not immediately clear what led to the order.

Alabama May Soon Have The Nation's Most Restrictive Abortion Law

8:21am May 15, 2019

The Alabama Senate passed a bill that would ban nearly all abortions in the state. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Dr. Yashica Robinson of the Alabama Women's Center for Reproductive Alternatives.

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Farmers Must Give Trump Latitude To Make Trade Deals, Gov. Parson Says

7:19am May 15, 2019

NPR's Noel King talks to Missouri's GOP Gov. Mike Parson about the impact of the trade war on agriculture, which is his state's largest industry. Trump eyes another round of bailouts for farmers.

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