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U.S. Supreme Court Court Halts Wis. Voter ID Law; Texas Law Overturned

8:05am October 10, 2014

by Pam Fessler

The court told Wisconsin it may not implement its law requiring voters to present photo IDs. In Texas, a federal judge struck down that state's ID law, saying it discriminates against minority voters.

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101st Airborne Switches Gears; Prepares To Fight Ebola

8:05am October 10, 2014

by Blake Farmer

The 101st Airborne leaves for Liberia over the next few weeks to help battle the Ebola outbreak. Soldiers say in some ways, the Ebola virus is a more intimidating enemy than insurgents.

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Scientific Memorabilia Up For Auction Later This Month

8:05am October 10, 2014

One item up for bid is an old Apple 1 computer, which is expected to sell for more than $300,000. The auction features other treasures, such as a letter by Charles Darwin on the sex life of barnacles.

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Millennial focus group: Arturo Chang (from left), Shaza Loutfi, Alexa Graziolli, Stephen Crouch, Jessica Ramser. Not pictured: Ginger Gibson.

Millennials Are Blue Now, But Party Allegiance Could Be Up For Grabs

8:28pm October 09, 2014

by Mara Liasson

They're not the Obama-adoring college students of 2008 anymore. They're the generation hard-hit by the economy.

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On the campaign trail, Amanda Renteria talks often about her parents, who were migrant farmworkers in the Central Valley.

Identity Politics Center Stage In California's Central Valley Campaign

6:57pm October 09, 2014

by Kirk Siegler

The race for the 21st Congressional District seat pits two relatively young, up-and-coming politicians against one another. And the politics of identity and immigration aren't as simple as they seem.

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The casket of Michael Brown sits inside Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church in St. Louis, awaiting the start of his funeral in August.

Videos Of Deadly Police Encounters Grab The Media Spotlight, But Why?

1:26pm October 09, 2014

by Gene Demby

Several recent incidents of black men being shot by police have sparked national news coverage and policy debates. We examine what forces in the media and society are fueling this level of attention.

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National

Off-Duty St. Louis Officer Fatally Shoots 18-Year-Old Black Man

12:04pm October 09, 2014

by Scott Neuman

The St. Louis police chief says the man fired at the 32-year-old officer, who is white, during a chase and that a weapon had been recovered from the scene.

Adreanne Lewis signs up for a photo ID at a senior center in Arlington County, Va., with the help of Bill Sands, outreach coordinator for the county registrar.

Rules For Provisional Ballots All Over The Map

11:46am October 09, 2014

by Pam Fessler

People who don't have the right ID or who run into other problems at the polls are often told to vote a provisional ballot. But the rules governing these ballots vary, and many are never counted.

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Obama Proposal Could Extend Overtime Benefits To More Workers

9:58am October 09, 2014

by Scott Horsley

Two-thirds of salaried workers used to get overtime automatically when they worked more than 40 hours a week, but thanks to a George W. Bush-era decision, only about 1 in 10 qualify today.

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Cindy Minnix waits for a bus in a flooded street on Oct. 18, 2012, in Miami Beach. A changing climate is making floods related to high tides more frequent, scientists say.

Climate Change Worsens Coastal Flooding From High Tides

9:58am October 09, 2014

by Christopher Joyce

Flooding from extreme tidal swings was once just a rare nuisance for coastal cities. But rising sea levels have increased the frequency of these nuisance floods as much as tenfold since the 1960s.

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