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Jeanette Vizguerra, a Mexican woman seeking to avoid deportation from the United States, speaks Wednesday as she holds her 6-year-old daughter, Zuri, during a news conference in a Denver church in which Vizguerra and her children have taken refuge.

Sanctuary Churches Brace For Clash With Trump Administration

10:17am February 16, 2017

by Joel Rose

Churches across the country are preparing to offer shelter and protection to immigrants in the country illegally. That sets up a conflict between Trump's policies on immigration and religious freedom.

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Broad Institute Wins Big Battle Over CRISPR Gene-Editing Patent

7:31pm February 15, 2017

by Richard Harris

CRISPR technology is already worth billions of dollars, investors say. This ruling seems to affirm the biggest piece of the pie goes to the Broad, over patent rival University of California, Berkeley.

NFL Players Union Works To Block Illinois Workers' Comp Bill

4:29pm February 15, 2017

by Tom Goldman

The NFL players union says it will tell members not to sign with the Chicago Bears if a state workers' comp bill passes. The bill reduces benefits for professional athletes injured during a game.

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DACA Recipient Detained By U.S. Immigration Authorities

4:29pm February 15, 2017

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Mark Rosenbaum of the pro-bono law firm Public Counsel about the detention of a 23-year-old immigrant living in Washington state, who is registered with the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Immigration and Customs Enforcement described Daniel Ramirez Medina as a gang member and a risk to public safety. His attorneys say he has denied being part of a gang, and that he was pressured by ICE to admit affiliation.

Daniel Ramirez Medina, 23, registered with the government under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program. He is suing the government after being arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

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DACA Recipient Sues U.S. Government After He Is Detained By Immigration Authorities

3:51pm February 15, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

Daniel Ramirez Medina was arrested despite registering under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program. He has sued the U.S. government for violating his constitutional rights.

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Senate Blocks Obama-Era Rule Tightening Checks On Mentally Ill Gun Buyers

3:26pm February 15, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The GOP-led Senate voted Wednesday to roll back a rule that would have restricted some people with severe mental illnesses from buying firearms. The legislation now heads to President Trump's desk.

In this Dec. 21, 2015, courtroom file sketch, Enrique Marquez Jr. appears in federal court in Riverside, Calif. On Tuesday, Marquez admitted that his friend Syed Rizwan Farook paid him for the assault rifles used to kill 14 people in a terrorist attack in

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California Man To Plead Guilty To Buying Weapons Used In San Bernardino Attack

1:24pm February 15, 2017

by Doreen McCallister

Enrique Marquez Jr., a friend of Syed Rizwan Farook, the male shooter in the San Bernardino terrorist attack, will plead guilty to conspiring with Farook. Fourteen people died in the 2015 attack.

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Federal Trial Begins For Leaders Accused Of Occupying Wildlife Refuge

6:59am February 15, 2017

by Conrad Wilson

Federal prosecutors in Oregon are getting a second chance to prove the armed occupation of a wildlife refuge was illegal. Jury selection is underway in Portland.

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Protesters in favor of Washington, D.C's assisted suicide law outside of congressional office buildings on Feb. 13, 2017.

Congress Moves To Overturn D.C. 'Death With Dignity Law'

4:15pm February 14, 2017

The D.C. law gives District physicians the right to prescribe lethal medication to terminally ill patients who have less than six months to live.

The disappearance of Etan Patz made national headlines, as police and his family called for answers. The boy's mother, Julie Patz, is seen here in 1981 during an appearance on NBC's Today show.

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Guilty Verdict In Etan Patz Case, Nearly 40 Years After Boy's Disappearance

1:57pm February 14, 2017

by Bill Chappell

After leaving home to wait for the school bus in Manhattan more than 30 years ago, Etan Patz was never again seen by his family. His body has never been found.