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Students And Staff At LA Universities Quarantined Over Measles Fears

9:29am April 26, 2019

Rachel Martin speaks with Saad Omer, an infectious disease expert at Emory University, about the quarantine at California schools after a student contracted measles.

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Shoppers wait in line at a Target store in Newport, Ky., on Nov. 29, 2018. Strong consumer spending boosted analysts' economic growth forecasts for the first quarter of 2019.

U.S. Economy Powers Ahead In First Quarter: 3.2% Growth

8:46am April 26, 2019

by Scott Horsley

The Commerce Department says the U.S. economy picked up steam in the first three months of the year. GDP grew at an annual rate of 3.2% in the first quarter, up from 2.2% at the end of 2018,

In this June 2018 photo, Christian, from Honduras, recounts his separation from his child at the border. A judge has given the federal government six months to identify children separated from their families.

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Court Orders Administration To Identify Separated Migrant Children Within 6 Months

7:45am April 26, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

The government lost track of thousands of kids it had separated from families trying to cross at the U.S.-Mexico border. Now the administration has six months to find them.

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Baltimore Residents React To Raid Of Mayor's Offices

5:06am April 26, 2019

by Emily Sullivan

After the FBI and IRS raided the home and office of Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh Thursday, residents say they are frustrated and angry about this and the many recent scandals their city has faced.

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According to a researcher hired by the Boy Scouts of America to review internal files, more than 12,000 children have been sexually assaulted while participating in its programs.

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Abuse By Boy Scout Leaders More Widespread Than Earlier Thought

5:00am April 26, 2019

by Wade Goodwyn

Newly revealed court testimony suggests the Boy Scouts of America had considerably more leaders involved in the sexual abuse of minors than previously thought.

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The Jasons, a group of scientists who advise the U.S. government, have developed technologies such as a laser that can help reduce atmospheric distortion. The Air Force uses it to better photograph passing spy satellites.

After Pentagon Ends Contract, Top-Secret Scientists Group Vows To Carry On

10:22pm April 25, 2019

by Geoff Brumfiel

The 60 or so members of the Jasons are normal academics by day. But each summer, they come together to study tough problems for the military, intelligence agencies and other parts of the government.

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The offshore oil drilling platform 'Gail,' operated by Venoco, Inc., is shown off the coast of Santa Barbara, Calif. in 2009. A Trump administration plan to greatly expand offshore drilling is on hold after a setback in court.

Trump Administration Puts Offshore Drilling Plan On Hold After Setback In Court

9:39pm April 25, 2019

by Nathan Rott

The Trump administration is delaying efforts to boost offshore oil and gas drilling in the wake of a recent court setback. The plans have been controversial, even in Republican-held states.

A 2015 photo of the interior of the statehouse dome in Lansing, Mich. A federal court has ruled that the state's congressional map and some state legislative districts were unfairly gerrymandered to benefit Republicans.

Federal Court Rules That Michigan's Congressional Map Was Unfairly Gerrymandered

8:07pm April 25, 2019

by Cheyna Roth

It's the latest ruling by a court that political boundaries are unconstitutional when they give too much advantage to one party over another.

Prosecutors say these are some of the drugs found in Christopher Hasson's Silver Spring, Md., apartment. He was arrested on weapons and drug charges and is accused of plotting to kill prominent Americans.

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Judge Is Open To Releasing Man Prosecutors Have Called 'Domestic Terrorist'

7:28pm April 25, 2019

by Greg Myre

The judge notes the only charges against Coast Guard Lt. Christopher Hasson involve drug and weapons violations and says he should be released pending trial with "a whole lot of supervision."

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Federal Agents Raid Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh's Home, Office And Nonprofit

6:59pm April 25, 2019

by Emily Sullivan

Federal agents raided Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh's offices Thursday following investigations into her "self-dealings." She sold thousands of her children's books to groups under her influence.

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