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Kerri De Nies plays with her son, Gregory Mac Phee at their home in San Diego. Gregory tested positive for adrenoleukodystrophy, a rare brain disorder that affects 1 in about 18,000 babies. Roughly 30 percent of boys with the genetic mutation go on to dev

Parents Lobby States To Expand Newborn Screening Test For Rare Brain Disorder

11:27pm October 04, 2017

by Anna Gorman

There's a genetic test for ALD, the inherited disorder portrayed in the movie Lorenzo's Oil, and the federal government recommends it for all newborns. But only a handful of states offer it routinely.

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Democratic Senators Introduce Bill To Ban Bump Stocks After Las Vegas Massacre

11:25pm October 04, 2017

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., about the bill he co-sponsored to close the loophole on devices which make semi-automatic weapons into rapid-fire automatic weapons.

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Senate Intelligence Committee Gives Update On Russian Interference Investigation

11:25pm October 04, 2017

by Ryan Lucas

Senate Investigators do not yet know whether anyone in the U.S. knowingly cooperated with the Russian influence campaign during the 2016 election.

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President Trump Visits Las Vegas After Massacre At Music Festival

11:25pm October 04, 2017

by Tamara Keith

The president met with first responders and survivors of the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history.

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How A Bump Stock Device Can Alter Guns

11:25pm October 04, 2017

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with gun expert Paul Glasco to learn more about the device found in Stephen Paddock's Las Vegas hotel room, which can enable a semi-automatic rifle to fire continuously.

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Reagan Administration Secretary of State Reflects On His Tenure And Tillerson's

11:25pm October 04, 2017

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with former Secretary of State George Shultz about his time in public service and his thoughts on current world affairs.

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Mourners attend a candlelight vigil at the corner of Sahara Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard for the victims of Sunday night's mass shooting in Las Vegas.

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Las Vegas Attack Update: The Ones Who Were Lost

6:06pm October 04, 2017

by Amy Held

Teachers, a fisherman, stay-at-home moms, an off-duty police officer. Many of the victims of the Las Vegas attack are being remembered for the love they showed their families and the lives they lived.

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Deadline For DACA Renewals Quickly Approaching

4:47pm October 04, 2017

by Julieta Martinelli

President Trump has given young, undocumented immigrants six months before phasing out DACA, the program that allows them to work and go to school in the U.S. But many must reapply before then.

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Investigators Working To Reconstruct Life, Movements Of Las Vegas Shooter

4:47pm October 04, 2017

by Eric Westervelt

Officials released more details about the weapons used in the shooting in Las Vegas and federal agents met his girlfriend when she returned to the U.S. But many unanswered questions remain.

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FDA Says 'Love' Isn't An Ingredient In Granola

4:47pm October 04, 2017

The Food and Drug Administration wants the Nashoba Brook Bakery to remove the word "love" from its ingredients on granola. But owner John Gates thinks this is not FDA's business.