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Alabama Sues U.S. Government Over Plans For Syrian Refugee Settlement

5:03pm January 07, 2016

by Laura Wagner

Gov. Robert Bentley says the federal government failed to consult the state regarding refugee placement. Alabama is the second state to sue the government over the resettlement issue.

Boom Town Presses Pause Amid Dramatic Drop In Oil Prices

4:13pm January 07, 2016

by David Kestenbaum

Two years ago, in January 2013, oil was about $100 dollars a barrel. At that time, towns near new oil fields expanded rapidly, filling up with workers and overflowing revenue. But how are those towns doing now that oil is worth about half what it was then? The Planet Money team checks in with oil workers and residents in Williston, N.D.

Follow-Up To St. George's Prep School Abuse Story

3:41pm January 07, 2016

On Wednesday's show, some 40 former students at St. George's School in Rhode Island said they were abuse by staff members starting in the 1970s. The former head of the school has responded.

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Pepper the robot at CES, the consumer electronics show in Las Vegas.

Economy

At CES, New Robots Deliver More Coos Than Utility

2:46pm January 07, 2016

by Laura Sydell

Robots may be in our future, but the future isn't quite here.

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Jared Treadway, 26, a sales associate at Northwest Armory in Portland, shows a customer an AR-15 rifle Tuesday in the store's showroom.

At Portland, Ore., Gun Store, Strong Opinions And Stronger Sales

12:28pm January 07, 2016

by Rob Manning

Owner Karl Durkheimer says President Obama's gun policies, including this week's executive orders, motivate many of his customers' purchases.

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Politics, Safety Concerns Behind More Gun Purchases, Show Operator Says

7:24am January 07, 2016

David Greene talks to Bob Templeton, the founder of Crossroads of the West Gunshows, about President Obama's executive actions on guns and what it could mean for his business.

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Man Accused Of Helping San Bernardino Shooters Pleads Not Guilty

7:24am January 07, 2016

by Matt Guilhem

The man prosecutors say bought some of the weapons used in the December mass shooting in San Bernardino, Calif., pleaded not guilty. Enrique Marquez faces five counts in a federal indictment.

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An Insider Trader Caught On Tape Tells All

5:37am January 07, 2016

by Jacob Goldstein

A former accountant convicted of insider trading tells his story to our "Planet Money" podcast team: what he did, how he did it and why. Though he's still struggling with that last one.

Economy

At CES, New Robots Deliver More Coos Than Utility

4:58am January 07, 2016

by Laura Sydell

Robots may be in our future, but the future isn't quite here.

Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy S. Moore speaks to the congregation of Kimberly Church of God in Kimberley, Ala., in June.

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Alabama Chief Justice Orders Judges To Enforce Ban On Same-Sex Marriage

11:09pm January 06, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Despite a U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage, Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy S. Moore has instructed probate judges not to issue licenses to same-sex couples.