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Gunman Fires Into Crowds In Santa Barbara, Killing Six

2:09pm May 24, 2014

Seven people are dead, including the shooter, after the incident near University of California, Santa Barbara. NPR's Scott Simon talks to KCLU reporter John Palminteri, who was on the scene.

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'The Atlantic's' Ta-Nehisi Coates Builds 'A Case For Reparations'

7:19pm May 23, 2014

by Audie Cornish

The Atlantic's Ta-Nehisi Coates describes how the legacy of slavery extends to geographical and governmental policies in America and calls for a "collective introspection" on reparations.

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House-Approved USA Freedom Bill Disappoints Original Supporters

6:04pm May 23, 2014

by David Welna

A year after President Obama urged for more safeguards for civil liberties in intelligence collection, the House passed new guidelines. But civil liberties watchdogs say they no longer support it.

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NTSB Raises New Concerns About Dreamliner's Lithium Ion Battery

6:04pm May 23, 2014

by David Schaper

The National Transportation Safety Board calls on the FAA to take another look at the safety of the battery used in its Dreamliners.

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A Year On, What's Changed (And What Hasn't) On Drone Oversight

6:04pm May 23, 2014

by Carrie Johnson

A year ago, President Obama defended using drones to target terrorism suspects overseas and offered a rationale for reining in the program. Where do things stand on efforts to impose constraints?

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Lt. Travis St. Pierre, of the New Orleans Police Department, shows off a body-worn camera during a press conference in January.

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Can Cop-Worn Cameras Restore Faith In New Orleans Police?

2:23pm May 23, 2014

by Martin Kaste

Officers are wearing video cameras to record interactions with the public. The city's troubled police department is trying to prove a commitment to transparency, as it tries to end federal monitoring.

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Rebecca Woolf takes a lot of photos of her children for her blog, Girl's Gone Child, but says she tries to not let the camera get in the middle of a moment.

Overexposed? Camera Phones Could Be Washing Out Our Memories

12:58pm May 23, 2014

by NPR Staff

When you snap lots of photos, psychologists say you're subconsciously relying on the camera to remember the experience for you. And your memory, they say, may suffer because of it.

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In this image from the June issue of National Geographic, Jose Armenta and his wife, Eliana, relax with their Boston terriers Oreo and Sassy, and Zenit, a German shepherd they adopted from the Marines.

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Civilian Life Taught This Military Dog Some New Tricks

4:59pm May 22, 2014

As a bomb-detecting dog, Zenit the German shepherd never chased his tail or dug holes. Those are skills he learned after he was adopted by his former professional partner, Cpl. Jose Armenta.

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40 Years After Watergate, A Look Back At Nixon's Downfall

1:43pm May 22, 2014

by NPR Staff

Political journalist Elizabeth Drew chronicled the events of 1974 in her recently reissued Washington Journal. She tells NPR's Robert Siegel that she sees "a certain nobility" in Nixon's resilience.

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Senate Advances Judicial Nominee Who Wrote Drone Strike Policy

9:21pm May 21, 2014

by Carrie Johnson

The Senate will consider a judicial nominee who wrote legal advice approving drone strikes against Americans overseas. Critics question executive branch authority to execute citizens without trial.

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