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St. Louis Police Officers Shout Chants To Protesters

4:45pm September 18, 2017

The acquittal of a white police officer sparked rallies and arrests in St. Louis. David Carson with the St. Louis Post Dispatch tells NPR's Ailsa Chang that police began chanting back to protesters.

Dorothy Boddie runs the outreach ministry at Allen Chapel AME, one of the Capital Area Food Bank's nonprofit partners. The D.C.-area food bank is part of a growing trend to move toward healthier options in food assistance, because many in the population i

One Of America's Biggest Food Banks Just Cut Junk Food By 84 Percent In A Year

4:36pm September 18, 2017

by Kristina Johnson

D.C'.s Capital Area Food Bank is part of a growing trend to move toward healthier options in food assistance, because many in the population it serves suffer from high blood pressure and diabetes.

Police in St. Louis arrested more than 80 people in demonstrations on Sunday night.

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Protests In St. Louis Continue After A Weekend That Saw Dozens Of Arrests

3:20pm September 18, 2017

by Amy Held

Demonstrators took to the streets after a white ex-officer was acquitted Friday in the shooting death of a black man. The interim police chief said, "This is our city. And we are going to protect it."

NYPD officers respond to a deadly crash involving two buses in the New York City borough of Queens on Monday.

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3 People Killed, More Than A Dozen Injured In 2-Bus Crash In New York City

1:38pm September 18, 2017

by Amy Held

"Hard to compare to anything I've ever seen, the sheer destruction from the impact of this collision," said New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Fred Watson was arrested here in Forest Wood Park, by Ferguson police officer Eddie Boyd III.

City Of Ferguson's Dropped Charges 'Just Another Step' Amid 'Systemic Failure'

12:36pm September 18, 2017

by Matthew Schwartz

A Justice Department report used Fred Watson's case as an example of the city's systemic civil rights violations against black residents. Although the charges were tossed, he doesn't feel vindicated.

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President Donald Trump leaves the stage following a rally on June 21, 2017 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Trump's DACA Moves Aren't Shaking His Most Loyal Supporters

12:33pm September 18, 2017

by Clay Masters

Many conservative lawmakers and pundits are critical of President Trump for talking to Democrats about immigration. But Trump's voters don't seem to mind.

Stephen Colbert and Sean Spicer at the Emmys

The Real 'Spicey' Crashes The Emmys, As Stars Mock Trump

11:43am September 18, 2017

by Brian Naylor

Former White House press secretary Sean Spicer lampooned himself, with his SNL alter-ego in the audience. Many presenters and winners took the stage to slam their former TV co-star, Donald Trump.

Industry-watchers say the number of arcades in the U.S. has been growing along with a demand for new, but old-fashioned games.

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Looking For Analog: Old Button-Mashing Arcades Come Back For A New Generation

10:31am September 18, 2017

by Patrick Smith

"I know I didn't grow up with arcades, but ... I enjoy talking with my dad about it and it's just something we bonded over," says one 17-year-old player.

Brian Keith Thompson, owner of the Body Electric tattoo and piercing studio in Hollywood, says he is relentless in enforcing hygiene standards.

Teen Wants A Tattoo? Pediatricians Say Here's How To Do It Safely

9:54am September 18, 2017

by Patti Neighmond

For the first time, the American Academy of Pediatrics has weighed in on what teens and young adults (and their doctors and parents) need to know about safely getting piercings and tattoos.

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Politics & Government

Where Do Trump's Comments On DACA Leave Congressional Republicans?

8:34am September 18, 2017

David Greene talks to Rep. Mark Walker of North Carolina, chairman of the Republican Study Group, the House's largest conservative caucus, about President Trump's possible deals with Democrats.

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