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Exploring Legalities That May Have Enabled Harvey Weinstein's Actions

8:11am October 17, 2017

As the board of the Weinstein Company considers the sexual harassment allegations against producer Harvey Weinstein, David Greene consider the company's potential liability with lawyer Beverly Davis.

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Teams Pick Through Rubble In California Looking For Wildfire Victims

6:53am October 17, 2017

by Molly Peterson

Volunteers using sniffer dogs are searching the ashes of homes in northern California checking for missing persons who may have perished in one of the state's many wildfires.

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News Brief: President Trump Says GOP Is Unified, NFL Protests

5:56am October 17, 2017

Trump says the Republican Party is more unified than ever. The NFL meets with players to discuss weeks of protests. And the Islamic State is on the verge of losing control of the Syrian city of Raqqa.

Seafood processors like Ocean Beauty are some of the largest energy consumers in Kodiak, Alaska, which has generated more than 99 percent of its electricity from renewable sources since 2014. Here, the Ocean Beauty seafood plant.

After Hurricane Power Outages, Looking To Alaska's Microgrids For A Better Way

11:42pm October 16, 2017

by Rachel Waldholz

Alaska is a leader in microgrids since its remote communities have had to power themselves for decades.

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California's Sen. Feinstein Gets Democratic Primary Challenger

9:04pm October 16, 2017

by Scott Shafer

Feinstein's reputation as a bipartisan bridge builder and an anti-Trump climate in the state may work against her as a liberal state lawmaker plans a campaign against the 84-year-old senator.

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Truck driver James Matthew Bradley Jr. arrives at the federal courthouse for a hearing in San Antonio in July.

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Texas Trucker Pleads Guilty To Smuggling Of Undocumented Immigrants Leading To Deaths

8:27pm October 16, 2017

by Richard Gonzales

Federal authorities say the case is a "glaring reminder" of the dangers of human smuggling across the Southern border. The driver is to be sentenced in January.

Corruption Trial Of New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez Continues

7:17pm October 16, 2017

by Joe Hernandez

The defense phase of the corruption trial of Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., begins on Monday. Prosecutors said Menendez traded government favors with friends in return for a luxurious lifestyle.

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Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl Pleads Guilty To 'Desertion' And 'Misbehavior Before The Enemy'

7:17pm October 16, 2017

Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl pleaded guilty to "desertion" and "misbehavior before the enemy" for leaving his combat outpost in Afghanistan in 2009. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to reporter Richard Oppel of The New York Times about why Bergdahl did this and what happens next.

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Immigration Judges Warn Against Trump Administration Benchmarks

7:17pm October 16, 2017

by Carrie Johnson

The Trump administration is preparing to impose new benchmarks on immigration judges to speed through a backlog of more than 600,000 cases in U.S. immigration courts. But judges warn the change could hurt public confidence and violate the right to due process.

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A Krispy Kreme doughnut was to blame for a white substance that led to an Orlando man being jailed on drug charges. Results from roadside drug test kits conducted by law enforcement officers can be unreliable.

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Florida Man Awarded $37,500 After Cops Mistake Glazed Doughnut Crumbs For Meth

6:56pm October 16, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

Police departments across the country use inexpensive field tests to quickly screen for drugs. But the kits create a lot of room for error — with troubling consequences.