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Wildfires Force Evacuations In California's Wine Counties

5:43pm October 09, 2017

Fast-moving wildfires in California's Napa/Sonoma wine country have destroyed homes and businesses and forced evacuations of thousands of residents. Robert Siegel talks with reporter John Sepulvado.

White House DACA Demands Provoke Strong Reactions

5:30pm October 09, 2017

by Joel Rose

Those who favor lower levels of immigration have been effusive in their praise of the proposals the president released Sunday. Immigrant rights activists are outraged.

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Trump's List Of Immigration Priorities Conflicts With His Deal With Dems

5:17pm October 09, 2017

by Geoff Bennett

The White House says it wants border wall funding, a tightening of legal immigration, and more as part of any deal to allow DACA immigrants to stay in the U.S. Democratic leaders say no deal.

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9 Months Into Presidency, Trump Still Hasn't Offered Infrastructure Plan

5:09pm October 09, 2017

by David Schaper

President Trump hasn't released a plan to spend the promised $1 trillion rebuilding infrastructure. Amid bipartisan support for infrastructure spending, there are new questions about how to fund it.

How Social Studies Educators Approach The Holiday Named For Columbus

4:58pm October 09, 2017

Robert Siegel speaks with Lawrence Paska, executive director of the National Council for the Social Studies, on the changing currents around the teaching of Christopher Columbus.

Health & Safety

Young Doctors Were Put To The Test After Vegas Mass Shooting

1:33pm October 09, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

Surgical fellows at the only Level 1 trauma center in Las Vegas got their medical board certification just three days before the mass shooting, and tested all their training that night.

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National

Las Vegas Concert-Goers May Begin Reclaiming Objects Left Behind

8:19am October 09, 2017

by Sarah McCammon

The items were abandoned as thousands of people fled a mass shooting. The objects form a record of the long minutes when the crowd at a concert realized they were under fire — just over one week ago.

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Politics & Government

Morning News Brief: Trump Is In A Twitter Fight With Sen. Bob Corker

7:27am October 09, 2017

Corker told The New York Times that Trump is putting the nation on a path to WW III Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein has been fired as head of the Weinstein Company over sexual harassment allegations.

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New Jersey Beach Town Hosts Annual Zombie Walk

7:11am October 09, 2017

Hundreds of people took part in Asbury Park's annual zombie walk. People wear costumes — at least we think it's people in costumes.

Weinstein Company Fires Co-Founder Harvey Weinstein

6:54am October 09, 2017

by Andrew Limbong

He was forced out days after The New York Times published a report detailing decades of sexual harassment accusations against Weinstein, levied by ex-employees and the legal settlements that followed.