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Members of a coalition of Latino groups rally outside the Federal Building in Los Angeles on Wednesday. Activists say they plan more rallies and demonstrations across the country to push for action on immigration reform.

Activists: We Want An Emancipator, Not A 'Deporter In Chief'

6:59pm March 29, 2014

by Richard Gonzales

Latino activists have changed their strategy, tired of waiting for Congress to pass immigration legislation. Instead of pursuing lawmakers, many are calling on the White House to act on its own.

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Members of the Arivaca, Ariz., community monitor an immigration checkpoint about 25 miles north of the Mexican border. Some residents say border agents go beyond their legal authority.

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In Arizona, Citizens Keep Close Eye On Immigration Checkpoint

6:59pm March 29, 2014

by Ted Robbins

Residents of a small town in southern Arizona say a local Border Patrol checkpoint is unnecessary and that agents have overstepped legal bounds. So now they conduct their own form of surveillance.

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Planned Parenthood worker Alicia Gonzales promotes the Affordable Care Act during an outreach event for the Latino community in Los Angeles in September.

Latinos Wary Of All-Out Push To Sign Up For ACA

12:51pm March 29, 2014

by Cheryl Corley

Latinos are the most uninsured group in the country, but they're newly leery of President Obama and the Affordable Care Act.

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A Boeing 747 jumbo jet starred at the Paris Air Show in 1969. Singapore and Japan airlines have now retired their 747 fleets and others plan to follow.

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Boeing's Iconic 747 May Be Flying Into The Sunset

11:36am March 29, 2014

by Christopher Werth

Sales of the airliner are flagging, and airlines are retiring their 747 fleets. The end may be near for the original "jumbo jet," but in its glory days, it offered an experience like no other.

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What legally makes whiskey taste like Tennessee?

A Bill To Distill Simmers In Tennessee

11:27am March 29, 2014

by Scott Simon

Does a legally mandated recipe ensure Tennessee whiskey's quality, or does it violate the spirit's moonshiner roots? NPR's Scott Simon says that further study, and a sampling, is in order.

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When A Record Quake Struck Alaska, One Small Church Survived

7:03pm March 27, 2014

by Dan Collison

Two residents of Old Harbor, Alaska, recall the 9.2 earthquake that devastated the town 50 years ago Thursday. It remains the largest recorded earthquake in North America and the second in the world.

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Christine Moyer checks out options at a health insurance enrollment fair on March 18 in San Francisco.

That Health Insurance Deadline Now Comes With Wiggle Room

8:24pm March 26, 2014

by Julie Rovner

President Obama often said that March 31 was the hard deadline to sign up for individual health insurance. But it turns out it's not so hard. Here's the latest on that slightly squishy deadline.

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NLRB Sides With College Football Players Hoping To Unionize

8:24pm March 26, 2014

by David Schaper

The National Labor Relations Board says Northwestern University football players can unionize. It's a win for student athletes, but the university says it will appeal.

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German Chemical Giant BASF Benefits From Cheap U.S. Natural Gas

7:39am March 26, 2014

by Jackie Northam

Thanks to fracking, there is an abundance of natural gas at about a quarter of the European price. This influx of business may be good for the U.S., but it's cause for concern for European leaders.

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Manhattan Gets Its First Cupcake ATM

7:39am March 26, 2014

The pink machine is next to the bakery for Sprinkles Cupcakes. It will be restocked 24 hours a day with up to 20 flavors.

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