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Pittsburgh International Airport Allows Public Beyond Security Checkpoint

4:30pm September 05, 2017

by Katie Blackley

Pittsburgh International Airport is now allowing people meeting travelers to do so at the gate, which is something that has not happened at major airports since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.

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After Harvey Wreaked Havoc In Texas, Florida Braces For Hurricane Irma

4:30pm September 05, 2017

by Greg Allen

Hurricane Irma is a major hurricane and on a path that may take it to south Florida by the weekend. Residents and officials in Florida are taking the storm very seriously and preparations are already well underway.

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Puerto Rico's Governor Outlines Preparations Ahead Of Hurricane Irma

4:30pm September 05, 2017

Puerto Rico's governor has declared a state of emergency for the territory in light of Hurricane Irma. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Gov. Ricardo Rossello on how he is preparing for the possible damage caused by the hurricane in Puerto Rico.

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Advocates Struggle To Help Undocumented Immigrants Find Relief After Harvey

4:30pm September 05, 2017

by Adrian Florido

One out of every 10 Houston residents is undocumented. Many lost everything in the storm, but unless they have a U.S.-born child, they don't qualify for FEMA assistance. Advocates are trying, but struggling, to help potentially hundreds of thousands of people left with nothing, and no other recourse.

An empty field is all that remains of Uravan after cleanup wrapped in 2007.

Former Residents Picnic At Colorado Superfund Site

4:30pm September 05, 2017

by Dan Boyce

The former uranium mining town of Uravan, Colo., was once declared too toxic for humans and razed to the ground. But that's not stopping former residents from gathering there for an annual picnic.

Simeon Wright, Emmett Till's cousin, who witnessed his 1955 abduction, died Monday at the age of 74.

National

Cousin Who Witnessed Emmett Till Abduction Dies At 74

4:19pm September 05, 2017

by Amy Held

Simeon Wright was just 12 years old when his 14-year-old cousin was taken at gunpoint from the bed they shared, before Till was brutally beaten and killed.

Dr. Ruth Berggren stands outside Charity Hospital in New Orleans in 2005, where she had earlier cared for patients during Hurricane Katrina.

A Doctor Who Weathered Katrina Now Tends Victims Of Harvey

3:23pm September 05, 2017

by Shefali Luthra

Dr. Ruth Berggren spent six days struggling to keep patients alive in in New Orleans' Charity Hospital after Hurricane Katrina hit. She's now caring for evacuees from Hurricane Harvey.

A fire truck is positioned outside Lake McDonald Lodge in Glacier National Park, Mont., on Sunday as firefighters prepare for a blaze that is threatening the century-old Swiss chalet-style hotel.

Western Wildfires Endanger Beloved Sites At National Parks

2:12pm September 05, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

A 20-square-mile blaze burned the historic Sperry Chalet in Glacier National Park last week. In California's Sierra National Forest, an ancient grove of sequoias was scorched, but the trees survived.

Politics & Government

Denham: Protecting 'DREAMers' Is A Way For Congress To Come Together

12:10pm September 05, 2017

Rachel Martin talks to Rep. Jeff Denham of California, who is one of 10 Republicans who wrote a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan urging Congress to maintain the protections of DACA.

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Politics & Government

Politics In The News: Congress Returns On Tuesday

12:10pm September 05, 2017

by Scott Detrow

On top of pressing fiscal deadlines, hurricane relief and tax overhaul, President Trump may ask lawmakers to take on a controversial immigration policy regarding so-called "dreamers."

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