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Boeing Knew About 737 Max Warning Light Problem A Year Before Lion Air Crash

9:20am May 07, 2019

by Russell Lewis

Boeing said in a statement on Sunday that it was aware one of its safety features didn't work as intended. The 737 Max jets remain grounded after two crashes killed 346 people.

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Dr. Brian Chesebro (right), in Portland, Ore., has calculated that by simply using the anesthesia gas sevoflurane in most surgeries, instead of the similar gas desflurane, he can significantly cut the amount of global warming each procedure contributes to

Effects Of Surgery On A Warming Planet: Can Anesthesia Go Green?

10:58pm May 06, 2019

by Kristian Foden-Vencil

Anesthesia revolutionized surgery by vanquishing patients' pain. But many of the chemicals are greenhouse gases. One Oregon doctor who has done the math says some are much less damaging to the planet.

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Prisoners stand in a crowded lunch line at Elmore Correctional Facility in Elmore, Ala. in June 2015. On Saturday, a U.S. District Court Judge determined the state's Department of Corrections had not adequately addressed a spike in prisoner suicides.

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Judge Rules 'Systematic Inadequacies' Fueled Alabama Prison Suicides, Orders Monitor

8:59pm May 06, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

The current prison system fails to protect inmates from killing themselves, a federal court ruled. The decision comes after 15 state inmates died by suicide in 15 months.

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Artificial Intelligence Can Make Our Lives Easier, But It Can Also Go Awry

6:55pm May 06, 2019

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Kate Crawford of AI Now about the guardrails to make sure artificial intelligence won't do harm as it creeps into more aspects of daily life.

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U.S. To Deploy Carrier And Bomber Task Force After Concerns About Iran Threat

6:55pm May 06, 2019

by Tom Bowman

National Security Adviser John Bolton announced Sunday the U.S. is sending USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group and land-based bombers to the Middle East in response to unspecified developments in Iran.

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House Panel To Vote Wednesday On Holding AG Barr In Contempt

6:35pm May 06, 2019

by Tim Mak

The House Judiciary Committee scheduled a Wednesday vote to hold Attorney General Barr in contempt after the Justice department failed to provide access to the underacted Mueller report on time.

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U.S. Businesses Face Challenges As Trump Threatens To Reignite Trade War

6:35pm May 06, 2019

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Stephanie Nadeau, owner of The Lobster Co. in Kennebunkport, Maine, about how the trade standoff with China is affecting her business.

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Hundreds of people rally in March at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem, protesting a proposal to tighten school vaccine requirements Similar rallies were held in April.

Amid Measles Outbreaks, States Consider Revoking Religious Vaccine Exemptions

6:35pm May 06, 2019

by Dirk VanderHart

More than 10 states are considering tightening their vaccine laws in response to what health officials say is the worst year for measles in 25 years. The bills are spurring passionate opposition.

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'Thunder Bay' Podcast Investigates Canada's Colonial Impacts On Indigenous People

6:29pm May 06, 2019

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Ryan McMahon, host of the podcast Thunder Bay, which looks at the high number of deaths of young indigenous people in Thunder Bay, Ontario.

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Florida House Approves Bill That Limits Voting Rights For People Convicted Of Felonies

5:55pm May 06, 2019

by Greg Allen

Florida legislators passed a bill Friday that places restrictions on which felons can regain the right to vote. Voting Rights advocates say it violates the will of voters.

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