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A broken window is seen at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on Wednesday along the Las Vegas Strip. Investigators still don't understand why the shooter carried out his rampage.

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Las Vegas Shooter's Life Comes Into Focus, But Not His Motive

5:26pm October 06, 2017

Those who knew Stephen Paddock say they can't believe he committed that terrible act. And investigators have yet to identify any sort of grievance that might have motivated his crime.

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Could Biden Make A Presidential Run In 2020?

4:58pm October 06, 2017

by Scott Detrow

Former Vice President Joe Biden has had a busy public schedule lately. It's fueling speculation about ambitions to run for the White House in 2020.

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Investigators Still Looking For Motive Of Las Vegas Shooter

4:58pm October 06, 2017

by Leila Fadel

Nearly a week has passed since the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history and investigators are continuing to look for clues into why the shooter did what he did.

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World War II Vet Donald Malarkey, Portrayed In 'Band Of Brothers' Dies At 96

4:58pm October 06, 2017

Donald Malarkey fought through Europe during World War II as a member of the famed U.S. Army Easy Company. He spent 172 days on the front lines, more than any other member of E-Company.

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Wall Street Journal Reporter Says Vital Information Was Exposed In NSA Breach

4:58pm October 06, 2017

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with writer Shane Harris, one of the journalists who broke the story of the major security breach at the National Security Agency for the Wall Street Journal.

Idle Pharmaceutical Factories In Puerto Rico Raise Concerns Of Drug Shortages

4:58pm October 06, 2017

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with reporter Katie Thomas of The New York Times about how Hurricane Maria may cause shortages of essential drugs due to idled factories.

Near Managua, Nicaragua, the Masachapa River flooded following the passage of Tropical Storm Nate.

Deadly Tropical Storm Nate Threatens U.S. Gulf Coast

3:42pm October 06, 2017

by Amy Held

Nate brought heavy rain to Central America, where more than 20 people died. The storm is headed toward Louisiana, where Gov. John Bel Edwards said, "I'm not going to tell you I am not concerned."

Protesters supporting Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy outside the federal courthouse in Las Vegas.

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Militia Defendant Wants Cliven Bundy Trial Postponed After Las Vegas Massacre

9:49am October 06, 2017

by Kirk Siegler

One of the defendants in the case of the 2014 armed standoff at Bundy's Nevada ranch has filed a motion to delay the trial following Sunday's tragedy in Las Vegas.

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All Names Of Las Vegas Victims Released

8:13am October 06, 2017

by Sarah McCammon

Authorities have now released the names of all 58 of the victims of the massacre in Las Vegas. Meanwhile, law enforcement continues to piece together the shooter's life.

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This is a Nov. 17, 1967 file photo of former president Lyndon B. Johnson. That year a commission Johnson had organized to come up with recommendations for how to win his "war on crime" issued their report. The legacy of some of those recommendations can b

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President Johnson's Crime Commission Report, 50 Years Later

7:00am October 06, 2017

by Cheryl Corley

The 1960s brought political and social change in the U.S. — and more crime. Lyndon Johnson decided to wage a "war on crime" and formed a group tasked with developing revolutionary recommendations.