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Alt-right demonstrators clash with counter-demonstrators at the entrance to Lee Park in Charlottesville, Va., on Aug. 12.

National

Bay Area Braces For Protests: 'Charlottesville Has Raised The Stakes'

2:40pm August 25, 2017

by Eric Westervelt

Police are preparing for far-right rallies this weekend in San Francisco and Berkeley, what one supporter calls "kicking the hornets' nest." Scores of counter-protests are planned.

Taylor Porco was just 14 years old when her brother, Jordan, died by suicide during his freshman year of college.

After A Suicide, Sibling Survivors Are Often Overlooked

12:48pm August 25, 2017

by Cheryl Platzman Weinstock

Recent studies show that people who survive a brother or sister's suicide are at great risk of mood disorders and mental health problems, including thoughts of harming themselves.

There's been a lot of public and private investment in Kansas City's downtown since the 1990s.

Economy

As Kansas City Booms And Sprawls, Trying Not To Forget Those In Between

11:28am August 25, 2017

by Sarah McCammon

The city's suburbs are growing and its downtown is once again thriving - but what's happening in the middle?

Trump Administration's Plan To Reduce Protected Land Size Criticized

9:45am August 25, 2017

National monuments include vast areas of land that the White House can designate for special protection. David Greene talks to former Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, who served under President Obama.

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Politics & Government

This Week In Politics: President Trump Takes Aim At GOP Leadership

9:45am August 25, 2017

by Susan Davis

Trump has bad-mouthed Senate leaders Mitch McConnell and Paul Ryan and Arizona Senators John McCain and Jeff Flake. How long will the backbiting between the White House and Capitol Hill continue?

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Specs For Border Wall Show It Would Divide Texas Wildlife Refuge

9:45am August 25, 2017

by John Burnett

Texans are upset that the first plans for Trump's border wall show that it will rip through two nature preserves. The border patrol insists public access will be guaranteed.

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Hurricane Harvey Is Expected To Dump Much Rain Along Its Path

9:45am August 25, 2017

Hurricane Harvey is barreling toward the Texas coast. Houston-based meteorologist Eric Berger tells David Greene that the storm could dump several feet of rain in a few days.

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American Legion Elects First Female Leader In Its 98-Year History

9:45am August 25, 2017

Ailsa Chang talks to the American Legion's newly elected National Commander Denise Rohan, who is first woman to serve in the position for the nation's largest veterans' group.

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Politics & Government

President Trump Turns Up The Volume On Political Attacks

7:53am August 25, 2017

by Don Gonyea

The attacks against members of his party followed strong bipartisan criticism he faced after his reaction to the white nationalist march in Charlottesville, Va. He also kept up attacks on the media.

Politics & Government

Post Charlottesville: Democrats Consider Ways To Keep Pressure On Trump

7:53am August 25, 2017

by Scott Detrow

Democrats are having trouble agreeing on how to handle the politics of the fallout from President Trump's reaction to recent racial tensions after the white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va.

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