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More States Considering Bills To Clarify Labeling For Rice Alternatives

7:34pm May 03, 2019

If it looks like rice and cooks like rice, but is made from cauliflower, what is it? A growing number of states are taking up legislation to address the labeling of foods like cauliflower "rice."

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U.S. Builds Two $37 Million Temporary Holding Tents For Migrants

7:34pm May 03, 2019

by Reynaldo Leaños Jr.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security built two $36.9 million tent facilities in Texas to detain migrants apprehended at the border. Facilities in El Paso and Donna have just opened.

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Kentucky Derby Jockeys Look For New Ways To Shave Off Time

7:26pm May 03, 2019

by Ashlie Stevens

The Kentucky Derby is fast. Really fast. The famed horse race is often won by fractions of a second. This has owners, trainers and jockeys looking for any way they can cut time.

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The new tent facility in Donna, Texas, is divided into four color-coded "detention pods." There is a separate intake and processing area.

Inside Texas' New Migrant Tent Facility

7:15pm May 03, 2019

by Reynaldo Leaños Jr.

The Department of Homeland Security is expanding its detention facilities in response to an influx of migrants from Central America arriving at the southern border.

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Loved Ones Mourn UNCC Student Killed While Fighting Gunman

6:32pm May 03, 2019

by Cory Vaillancourt

Family and friends are remembering Riley Howell. The 21-year-old died during a shooting at University of North Carolina at Charlotte on Tuesday. Police say he rushed the gunman and saved lives.

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AG Barr's Motives Questioned After Wednesday's Testimony

5:59pm May 03, 2019

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Eliana Johnson, White House correspondent for Politico, about Attorney General William Barr's relationship with President Trump.

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Pauline and Judel Schuster on their wedding day in Stalingrad in April 1945. Judel died in 1997; Pauline died in 2011.

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'We Were Lucky': Kids Of Holocaust Survivors Learned Their Parents' Life Philosophy

5:57pm May 03, 2019

At StoryCorps, Abe and Esther Schuster remember their parents' joyful outlook, even as Holocaust survivors. "They never were kids," Abe said. "So sometimes you can make up for things later."

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Google Replaces CAPTCHA With reCAPTCHA, A More Effective Way To Decide Who Is Human

5:31pm May 03, 2019

by Jacob Goldstein

Those online tests where you click boxes to prove you're not a robot are going away. A new test is here, it's always running in the background, trying to figure out if you're really a human being.

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Trump Threatens To Use Executive Privilege To Block Testimonies On Capitol Hill

5:31pm May 03, 2019

by Tamara Keith

President Trump is threatening to block Don McGahn, his former White House counsel, from testifying on Capitol Hill. Could the White House assert executive privilege?

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The U.S. Gained 263,000 Jobs In April, Showing A Healthy Economy

4:41pm May 03, 2019

by Jim Zarroli

The U.S. gained 263,000 jobs in April, exceeding expectations and providing fresh evidence that the economy is in good health. The unemployment rate tumbled to 3.6%, the lowest in nearly 50 years.

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