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Police stand guard during demonstrations in reaction to a Cleveland police officer being acquitted of manslaughter charges on May 23, 2015, in Cleveland.

Cleveland Readies For Protests Ahead Of Potentially Volatile GOP Convention

6:26pm March 25, 2016

by Nick Castele

The city's police are buying riot gear and bringing in officers from other cities to prepare for a political convention that could draw protesters from across the political spectrum.

Gov. Mike Pence of Indiana at a press conference last year.

Indiana Governor Signs New Abortion Restrictions Into Law

6:06pm March 25, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The legislation criminalizes abortions that are motivated solely because of a fetus' potential disability, as well as other factors such as its sex or race.

People wait in line in Allston, Mass., on March 13 for an open casting call for Patriots Day, a feature film about the Boston Marathon bombing.

Filming For Marathon Bombing Movie Stirs Emotions In Boston

5:27pm March 25, 2016

by Tovia Smith

Patriots Day begins filming in Boston on Tuesday. The movie has already stirred emotions, as some don't want the deadly drama playing out again in their backyards.

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Week In Politics: Brussels Terror Attacks, Trump V. Cruz

5:11pm March 25, 2016

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with our regular political commentators, E.J. Dionne of the Washington Post and the Brookings Institution and David Brooks of The New York Times. They discuss the presidential candidates' reactions to the terror attacks in Brussels and the feud between Donald Trump and Ted Cruz.

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Cable Companies See Path To Profit In Unbundling

4:58pm March 25, 2016

by Stacey Vanek Smith

Cable companies cried out that turning their package deal offerings into a menu of options could lead to financial ruin. But unbundling, as they call it, may be a path to even more profit.

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U.S. Defense Secretary Says Top ISIS Leader Has Been Killed

4:56pm March 25, 2016

by Tom Bowman

American special operations troops have killed a top ISIS leader, the Pentagon says. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Friday Haji Iman was just one in a number of leaders who have been killed by American raids or airstrikes in Syria and Iraq. Administration leaders are keen to show the U.S. is leaning forward in its war on ISIS following this week's deadly attacks in Brussels.

Arizona Polling Places Overwhelmed With Long Lines On Primary Day

4:53pm March 25, 2016

by Jude Joffe-Block

Arizonans of all political stripes were appalled by extremely long lines at polling stations during this week's presidential primary. NPR explores why the lines were so long and if the problems will persist in November.

Justice Department Voting Rights Unit Adapts After Supreme Court Ruling

4:53pm March 25, 2016

by Carrie Johnson

Justin Levitt leads the Justice Department's voting rights unit, which is fighting in North Carolina, Texas and elsewhere in the first national elections since the Supreme Court upended the Voting Rights Act.

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U.S. Counterterrorism Adviser On Brussels: 'There's More Work To Be Done'

4:53pm March 25, 2016

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Lisa Monaco, assistant to the president for homeland security and counterterrorism, about the terrorist attacks in Belgium, the recent targeted killing of a man described as senior figure in the Islamic State, and the Obama administration's strategy for defeating the terrorist group.

Terrorists Escape Detection Using Common Encryption Tools

4:53pm March 25, 2016

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to security analyst Michael Smith, co-founder of security consulting firm Kronos Advisory, about tools terrorists use to keep their operations and communications secret.