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Lessons Learned From California's Effort To Tighten The Childhood Immunization Law

5:49pm May 08, 2019

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with California state Sen. Richard Pan. Pan is also a pediatrician, and he was one of the leaders of the effort to force parents to vaccinate their children.

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Entering the control room at Three Mile Island Unit 1 is like stepping back in time. Except for a few digital screens and new counters, much of the equipment is original to 1974, when the plant began generating electricity.

Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant To Close, Latest Symbol Of Struggling Industry

5:17pm May 08, 2019

by Jeff Brady

The Three Mile Island nuclear power plant, site of the nation's worst nuclear accident, will shut down by the end of September. Backers failed to secure subsidies to keep the plant operating.

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Mississippi River Closure's Impact On Illinois Farmer

4:44pm May 08, 2019

Illinois farmer Joe Zumwalt's soybeans, corn and wheat can't go down the Mississippi River because the Coast Guard has shut down a 5-mile stretch. Tariff conflicts have also affected his business.

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Details Emerge On Victims And Alleged Shooters At Denver School

4:44pm May 08, 2019

More details are emerging about the identities and possible motives of the two alleged shooters who killed one student and wounded eight others at a school in suburban Denver Tuesday.

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Iran Threatens To Stop Complying With 2 Provisions In Nuclear Deal

4:44pm May 08, 2019

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Ariane Tabatabai, an analyst with the RAND Corporation, about what Iran wants out of a renegotiated Iran deal and why they're making moves now.

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European Reaction To Iran's Decision To Partially Withdraw From Nuclear Deal

4:44pm May 08, 2019

Lina Khatib, head of the Middle East and North Africa Program at Chatham House, joins NPR's Ailsa Chang to discuss Europe's reaction to Iran partially withdrawing from the 2015 nuclear deal.

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Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee, by Casey Cep

'Furious Hours' Tells The Tale Of Harper Lee And Her Unfinished Work

3:33pm May 08, 2019

by Ilana Masad

Writer Casey Cep's book delivers a gripping, incredibly well-written portrait not only of Harper Lee, but also of mid-20th century Alabama — and a still-unanswered set of crimes.

U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke chats with members of the media after a briefing at the State Dept. Nov. 23, 2009 in Washington, DC.

'Our Man' Provides An Inside Look At The Life Of Richard Holbrooke

3:29pm May 08, 2019

by Paddy Hirsch

Impeccably sourced, George Packer's energetic prose carries the reader through the main acts of the man's diplomatic life — but leaves questions about his motivations for turning to Wall Street.

Artist rendering of NuScale Power's nuclear power plant design, which would use small modular reactors.

This Company Says The Future Of Nuclear Energy Is Smaller, Cheaper And Safer

2:24pm May 08, 2019

by Jeff Brady

An Oregon company plans a new kind of nuclear power plant that many consider the future of the industry. It's smaller and cheaper and could work well with renewable energy.

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Colorado Authorities Probe School Shooting Not Far From Columbine

2:18pm May 08, 2019

by John Daley

One student was killed and eight injured after a shooting at the STEM School Highlands Ranch near Denver. It happened just miles away from the site of the 1999 shooting at Columbine High School.

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