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Weekly Sports Chat: Dallas Cowboy Suspended, Track And Field Goodbyes

7:57am August 12, 2017

by Tom Goldman

NPR's Scott Simon talks about the week in sports — NFL suspensions, track and field farewells and a baseball player sold on the cheap — with NPR's Tom Goldman.

Environment

Calif. Communities Impacted By Rising Seas File Climate Suit

7:55am August 12, 2017

by Nathan Rott

Two California counties and the city of Imperial Beach filed a tobacco-style lawsuit against oil, gas and coal companies alleging they knew about climate change and misled the public.

Nicole O'Hara was diagnosed with breast cancer at 29 years old. She decided to have her mastectomy scars covered up with a tattoo.

VIDEO: Where Mastectomy Scars Raged, A Tattoo Garden Blooms

5:00am August 12, 2017

Nicole O'Hara was 29 when she had a double mastectomy after a cancer diagnosis. She chose to cover the scars with a tattoo that blooms like her garden, with apple blossoms, bluebells and heather.

President Donald Trump speaks to law enforcement officials on the street gang MS-13, July 28 in Brentwood, N.Y.

National

Trump Administration Accused Of Falsely Saying Immigrant Teens Have Gang Ties

10:52pm August 11, 2017

by Sarah Gonzalez

The ACLU's class-action lawsuit alleges that the government is illegally detaining teens from Suffolk County, N.Y., based on unsubstantiated claims that they are members of transnational street gangs.

White House aide Omarosa Manigault speaks to a health care panel in June. On Friday she was part of a panel at a black journalists conference that ended with the audience protesting her participation.

Black Journalists' Panel With Omarosa Manigault Ends In Anger

6:38pm August 11, 2017

by Sam Sanders

The crowd objected to the White House aide's seeming refusal to answer questions about the Trump administration. She told the moderator, "Ask me a question about me."

Overdoses from heroin and other opioids have led six states to declare public health emergencies.

From Alaska To Florida, States Respond To Opioid Crisis With Emergency Declarations

6:14pm August 11, 2017

by Greg Allen

President Trump announced Thursday that his administration plans to declare a national emergency to deal with the opioid epidemic. Six states have already taken this step.

Queue Listen Now

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey aircraft lands on the deck of the USS Bonhomme Richard amphibious assault ship last June off the coast of Sydney, Australia. An MV-22 Osprey that had launched from the USS Bonhomme was conducting regularly scheduled opera

National

Following Recent Crashes, Marine Corps Orders Pause In Flight Operations

5:38pm August 11, 2017

by Mark Katkov

The Marine Corps commandant gave aviation unit commanders a two-week period in which to schedule a 24-hour halt to operations. The pause is "to focus on the fundamentals of safe flight operations."

Wisconsin lawmakers are considering a $3 billion package of incentives to encourage Taiwanese electronics company Foxconn, which has had a presence in southern China, to build a factory in the state.

Despite Fiscal Warning, Wisconsin Plans To Move Ahead With Foxconn Deal

5:11pm August 11, 2017

by Laurel White

An estimate from the Wisconsin Legislature's nonpartisan budget office found that the state wouldn't break even on incentives for the Taiwanese tech company until 2043.

Florida Teacher Embarks On Mission To Teach Students Table Manners

4:47pm August 11, 2017

by Peter Haden

One teacher in Florida has made it her mission to help students have a better chance of succeeding in life through teaching them etiquette and table manners.

The Art Of The Pitch: Vendors Hawk Items At The Ohio State Fair

4:47pm August 11, 2017

Many people go to the fair to ride the tilt-o-whirl or eat funnel cake. NPR's Planet Money team traveled to the Ohio State Fair to witness the ancient art of product salesmanship.