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Major deal wipes out $30 billion in medical debt. Even backers say it's not enough

6:00am April 04, 2025

by Noam Levey

Undue Medical Debt is retiring unpaid medical bills for 20 million people. The debt trading company that owned them is leaving the market.

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National

'It Was A Good Rally': Dallas Activist Describes Scene Before Shootings

Many activist groups were demonstrating in Dallas last night when snipers opened fire on the police. John Fullinwider, a co-founder of Mothers Against Police Brutality, talks with Rachel Martin.

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Attack On Dallas Police: Special Coverage, The Morning After

NPR correspondents and Sarah Mervosh of the Dallas Morning News talk about the latest from Dallas, U.S. law enforcement and politics, and Friday's news conference by the Dallas police chief and mayor.

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Politics & Government

Obama Focuses On U.S. Violence While In Poland For NATO Summit

by Mara Liasson

President Obama is in Warsaw for the NATO summit but overnight he spoke about the sniper attack in Dallas. Five police officers were killed. Obama said the attacks were vicious and calculated.

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World News

A Check On Saudi Arabia, Which Is Investigating 3 Suicide Bombings

David Greene talks to Fahad Nazer, a senior political analyst with the political consulting firm JTG Inc and a nonresident fellow at The Arab Gulf States Institute, about the recent attacks.

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Dallas Protest Organizer 'Devastated' By Sniper Attack On Officers

Rachel Martin talks to Jeff Hood, one of the organizers of the protest in Dallas, where five police officers were shot and killed by two snipers. The shooting happened as the protest was winding down.

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After Dallas Sniper Ambush, Police Warned To Be On Alert

by Martin Kaste

Five police officers were shot and killed Thursday night in Dallas after 2 snipers opened fire during what had been a peaceful demonstration. How are other departments acting to the news.

National

Community In Disbelief That Minn. Man Was Killed By Police

by Cheryl Corley

Protests were held across the country after a police officer shot and killed motorist Philando Castile in a St. Paul suburb during a traffic stop. Castile's girlfriend livestreamed the aftermath.

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National

2 Snipers Kill 5 Police Officers At Dallas Protest

by Wade Goodwyn

Two snipers shot and killed 5 Dallas police officers and injured another 6 at the end of a rally, where hundreds were protesting police shootings that happened in other parts of the country this week.

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National

Dallas Sniper Attack Is 'Catastrophic' To Building Trust With Police

Jelani Cobb of the Frontline documentary Policing the Police discusses police transparency and the fraught relationship between law enforcement and black communities.

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San Francisco Celebrates Trolley Bell Ringing With A Contest

A champion has been crowned in the annual cable car bell ringing contest. Leonard Oats, 53, won the championship — taking home a cash prize, a trophy and some Ghirardelli chocolates.

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National

Videos Make Everyone A Witness To Police Shootings

by Joseph Shapiro

Police shootings get our attention now. And there seem to be a lot of them. Are there more now, or were we just not paying attention?

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Who Knew? Lettuce Clubs Gain Popularity

A new club is attracting teens across the country. They are competitively eating heads of lettuce. The fastest one becomes president of the club and organizes the competition next year.

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