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A Lyft van sits outside the Austin Convention Center in March, during the 2016 SXSW Festival. The ride-hailing company, along with its competitor Uber, has now vowed to "pause" operations in the city, after Austin voters sided against the ride-hailing app

Uber, Lyft Vow To Stop Driving In Austin After Voters Keep Regulations

9:34am May 09, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

The ride-hailing firms spent millions trying to persuade city voters to reject rules requiring drivers to be fingerprinted. But they lost, and now say they're "pausing" operations in Texas' capital.

Politics & Government

Republican Backlash Continues To Build Against Donald Trump

8:24am May 09, 2016

David Greene talks to Mac Stipanovich, a GOP strategist in Florida, on his assertion that not voting for Donald Trump — or even voting for Hillary Clinton — is the better option for Republicans.

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Trial To Begin For 3 Somali-Americans Accused Of Planning To Join ISIS

7:41am May 09, 2016

by Dina Temple-Raston

Jury selection starts Monday in this country's largest ISIS recruitment trial to date. Three Somali-Americans face charges in a Minneapolis federal court for allegedly planning to join ISIS in Syria.

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Politics & Government

N.C.'s 'Bathroom Law' Energizes Voters On Both Sides Of The Issue

7:09am May 09, 2016

by Jeff Tiberii

In North Carolina, the Republican Party is defending majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and the governor's office — amid a national controversy over a law concerning LGBT rights.

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In The Digital Age, Connecticut State Police K-9 Unit Trains Edogs

7:02am May 09, 2016

by Patrick Skahill

For years police have used dogs like German Shepherds to sniff out things a human officer might miss. As more evidence goes digital, officers are training K-9s to sniff out clues there, too.

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Politics & Government

Conservative Groups Gather Momentum To Change States' Judicial Elections

6:29am May 09, 2016

by Sam Zeff

The presidential and Senate races dominate many states' politics. In Kansas, the fight is over whether to retain 4 state Supreme Court justices. It will be a deep-pocket campaign like none before it.

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National

N.C. Officials Face DOJ Deadline To Change 'Bathroom Law'

6:18am May 09, 2016

Renee Montagne talks to N.C. Rep. Paul Stam, one of the sponsors of House Bill 2, about the Justice Department's determination that the measure violates federal civil rights laws.

Politics & Government

Politics In The News: GOP Has Yet To Unify Around Donald Trump

6:03am May 09, 2016

David Greene talks to columnist and commentator Cokie Roberts and Tucker Carlson, editor-in-chief of The Daily Caller, about the week ahead. West Virginia and Nebraska hold primaries on Tuesday.

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National

Revisiting A Mother's Day Story Of Separation

5:55pm May 08, 2016

by NPR Staff

For Mother's Day in 2007, Michel Martin interviewed Cheryl Coleman, who was searching for her son. Since then, she's found him — but says she's spending this year's Mother's Day without him again.

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Radio Drama's Leading Man, Still Adventuring

5:40pm May 08, 2016

by Jon Kalish

Radio drama is in the midst of a resurgence. And producer Tom Lopez, who's been working from his upstate New York farm since the 1970s, has found a new audience, thanks to the Internet.