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Charlottesville Mourns Deaths Of Counterprotester, 2 State Police Officers

8:00am August 15, 2017

by Debbie Elliott

The state of Virginia is rethinking how it issues permits for demonstrations following the deadly violence in Charlottesville over the weekend. And, local police are defending their response.

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Politics & Government

White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon's Job May Be In Jeopardy

8:00am August 15, 2017

Ailsa Chang talks to Chris Buskirk, who runs the publication "American Greatness," who knows Steve Bannon well and speaks to him regularly. Should Bannon be looking for another job?

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Activists Topple Confederate Monument In North Carolina

8:00am August 15, 2017

by Jeff Tiberii

A crowd in Durham pulled down a statue of a confederate soldier outside the courthouse. There were no arrests. On Saturday in Virginia, protests over removing a confederate statue turned deadly.

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Music & Culture

Taylor Swift Wins Groping Suit Against Ex-Radio Host

8:00am August 15, 2017

by Leila Fadel

A jury in Denver found fully in pop singer Taylor Swift's favor Monday, delivering a unanimous verdict in a trial over whether she was groped by a former radio host during a Denver meet-and-greet.

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Even A Bad Day Could End With A Lottery Win

7:05am August 15, 2017

Paul Kuharevicz was in Chicago for work and trying to get home to Michigan. His flight was canceled so he rented a car and drove. Along the way he bought a lottery ticket, and won a million dollars.

Politics & Government

Ala. Senate Primary Pits Establishment Republicans Against Trump Loyalists

7:05am August 15, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

There's a primary election in Alabama in the race to fill the Senate seat vacated by Attorney General Jeff Sessions. The GOP candidates represent warring factions within the Republican Party.

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National

Hate Groups' Core Changed Little Over The Years, Ex-FBI Agent Says

6:55am August 15, 2017

David Greene talks to former special agent Michael German about how law enforcement and the federal government are countering the current white supremacist movement following the violence in Virginia.

Following the weekend's violent clashes around a white nationalist demonstration in Charlottesville, Va., some are asking what authorities could have done differently. Above, demonstrators and counter-protestors face off at the entrance to Emancipation Pa

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Charlottesville Violence Highlights Cities' Struggle To Balance Rights And Safety

6:43pm August 14, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

In the wake of fierce brawls and a car ramming people in the streets of a usually quiet college town, many are asking what authorities could do differently to prevent such violence in the future.

Peter Cvjetanovic (right) chants while holding torches at a march organized by neo-Nazi, white supremacist and white nationalist organizations in Charlottesville, Va., on Friday night.

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On The Internet, Everyone Knows 'You're A Racist': Twitter Account IDs Marchers

5:43pm August 14, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

They weren't hiding their faces as they waved swastikas and shouted white supremacist and Nazi slogans. Now Internet sleuths are identifying (and misidentifying) the Charlottesville marchers.

President Trump at a listening session with health insurance executives at the White House earlier this year.

Trump Administration Extends Deadline For Insurers To Decide On Obamacare Markets

5:35pm August 14, 2017

by Alison Kodjak

The extension leaves time for President Trump to decide whether to continue crucial payments to insurers and for insurers to figure out how they would operate without them if they were to disappear.