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Visitors had to leave Ocracoke Island, lining up at this gas station as they set off, when electricity was cut off on July 27. Evacuation orders for the North Carolina holiday spot are lifted as of noon Friday, along with those for Hatteras Island, now th

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Let The Vacations Resume: Power Restored To 2 North Carolina Islands

11:40pm August 03, 2017

by Barbara Campbell

Evacuation orders will be lifted noon Friday for Ocracoke and Hatteras, where electricity was cut off by a construction accident July 27. That meant no air conditioning and no restaurants.

Marcus Hutchins, seen in May when he was credited with hobbling the WannaCry attack. Now, U.S. authorities have arrested him for allegedly creating and distributing banking malware.

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Feds Arrest Man Credited With Helping To Stop Ransomware Attack

9:55pm August 03, 2017

by Leila Fadel

The Justice Department alleges Marcus Hutchins, who is said to have short-circuited WannaCry's global attack, created another malware program. His supporters say DOJ couldn't be more wrong.

President Trump talks with West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice before Justice spoke during a rally Thursday in Huntington, W.Va. Justice said at the rally that he intends to switch parties and rejoin the Republicans.

West Virginia Governor Announces He'll Switch To GOP At Trump Rally

9:37pm August 03, 2017

Appearing with the president Thursday night, Gov. Jim Justice announced he'll flip to the GOP: "I can't help you any more being a Democrat governor," he told the crowd.

Andrea Towson used heroin for more than three decades. After a near-death experience with fentanyl, she sought help.

'That Fentanyl — That's Death': A Story Of Recovery In Baltimore

6:36pm August 03, 2017

Andrea Towson was known in West Baltimore as the go-to person for help getting high. Last year, she nearly died from a fentanyl overdose. "Thank God for another day," she says.

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Trump Admin. Looking Into Whether Harvard Discriminates Against Asian-Americans

5:37pm August 03, 2017

by Kirk Carapezza

The Justice Department says it is looking into claims that Harvard University holds Asian-American applicants to higher standards than black and Latino students.

University of Vermont medical students in the school's new Larner classroom, built to facilitate the active learning environment.

Vermont Medical School Says Goodbye To Lectures

4:57pm August 03, 2017

The University of Vermont's Larner College of Medicine is planning to phase out lectures by 2019. The dean behind the effort says lectures aren't good at engaging learners.

Maine Courts Young Natives To Live And Work In Their Home State

4:52pm August 03, 2017

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Ed McKersie about the Live and Work in Maine program, a campaign to get more young people come back to Maine help fill jobs in the state.

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Judge Lewis Gregory, head of the city court in Greenwood, Ind., began allowing drug court participants to begin taking Vivitrol after meeting with an Alkermes sales representative.

To Grow Market Share, A Drugmaker Pitches Its Product To Judges

4:51pm August 03, 2017

by Jake Harper

The pharmaceutical company Alkermes is trying to increase the number of people taking Vivitrol for their opioid addiction by marketing the drug to judges, who have the power to influence treatment.

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Montana Runs Out Of Funds To Fight Dangerous Fires

4:40pm August 03, 2017

by Eric Whitney

Fire season in Montana has reached a dangerous new level. Blazes are growing and now threatening larger towns as the state is running out of money to fight them.

2 Midwest Towns Locked In Trademark Battle Over Pierogi Festival Name

4:40pm August 03, 2017

A Pierogi war has broken out between two communities. A suburban Chicago chamber of commerce wants the Edwardsville Pierogi Festival in Pennsylvania to drop its name like a hot potato, threatening a trademark infringement lawsuit. Lawyers for the Whiting Pierogi Fest in Whiting, Ind., recently sent a letter to the Edwardsville Hometown Committee demanding it stop using the trademarked name or pay royalties for its use.