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Nikol Szymul staffs a reception desk at Amazon offices in downtown Seattle. Online retail powerhouse Amazon is searching for a second headquarters location, which an official from Toronto has called "the Olympics of the corporate world."

Cities Try Convincing Amazon They're Ready For Its New Headquarters

2:45pm September 19, 2017

by Alina Selyukh

Atlanta, Denver and other cities are making their cases for the online giant to locate its second headquarters in their area. At stake: up to 50,000 well-paying jobs and billions in investments.

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Nursing homes are required to have emergency plans and have staff practice evacuations, but many fail to meet even those basic requirements.

Many Nursing Homes Aren't Prepared For Even Basic Emergencies

2:10pm September 19, 2017

by Jordan Rau

The deaths of eight residents in a Florida nursing home showed how even seemingly mundane things like failing to maintain climate control can be deadly. Emergency preparation enforcement can be lax.

Dylann Roof asked to dismiss his legal team Monday, calling the lawyers' ethnicity a "conflict of interest."

National

Dylann Roof Asks To Fire Legal Team Of 'Biological Enemies'

12:08pm September 19, 2017

by Amy Held

The Charleston church killer says his two attorneys "are Jewish and Indian respectively. It is therefore quite literally impossible that they and I could have the same interests relating to my case."

Alex said he started off selling drugs and used the money to help his mother pay the bills. But drug dealing eventually led him to more violent crimes.

National

'Why We Shoot'

11:55am September 19, 2017

by Patrick Smith

Two young Chicagoans talk about why they picked up a gun, and how it changed their lives.

The Pico C is an automated beer-brewing device, or "beerbot," that can be monitored remotely from a smartphone or tablet.

National

Rise Of The Beerbots: Is Tech Taking The Craft Out Of Homebrewing?

11:44am September 19, 2017

by Alastair Bland

Automated systems have turned the messy, ancient art of brewing into a tidy hobby requiring fairly minimal skill, and of course, a smartphone or tablet. Critics ask: Where's the craft in that?

The Toys R Us Times Square Holiday Shop held its grand opening last month in New York City. The largest U.S. toy store chain filed for bankruptcy protection late Monday, but most stores are operating as usual.

Ahead Of The Holiday Season, Toys R Us Files For Bankruptcy Protection

11:32am September 19, 2017

by Doreen McCallister

The largest U.S. toy chain filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection late Monday. Toys R Us plans to use $3 billion in bankruptcy financing to buy merchandise from vendors and fund operations.

Oysters, shown out of their shell, collect tiny plastic particles while in the water. These microplastics can eventually make their way into your dinner.

Guess What's Showing Up In Our Shellfish? One Word: Plastics

11:19am September 19, 2017

by Ken Christensen

Scientists predict that plastic in the ocean will eventually outweigh the fish there. Where is it all coming from? And is it making our food unsafe? Researchers are trying to find the answers.

Meghan Downey, 22, a recent graduate from the College of William & Mary, protests outside an Arlington, Va., auditorium after Education Secretary Betsy DeVos spoke about campus sexual assault.

Education

Is There A 'Better Way' To Handle Campus Sexual Assault?

9:51am September 19, 2017

by Tovia Smith

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos may be using some compromise plans devised by outside groups as a model for balancing the rights of alleged victims and accused students.

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President Trump's Message: Make The United Nations Great

8:18am September 19, 2017

For a preview of Trump's speech to the United Nations General Assembly, Mary Louise Kelly talks to National Security Council spokesman Michael Anton. Trump once derided the body as an "elitist club."

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Politics & Government

A Week To Go, GOP Runoff In Alabama Gets Nastier By The Day

8:16am September 19, 2017

by Debbie Elliott

President Trump is backing appointed incumbent Luther Strange to fill Attorney General Jeff Sessions' seat. But polls have Strange running behind the so-called Ten Commandments Judge Roy Moore.

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