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Why A Black Teen Who Was Beaten By Police Decided To Join The NYPD

1:44pm July 21, 2016

Eric Adams joined the police department intent on reforming it. "If I was not a voice for change it would bother me," he says. He was on the force for 22 years. Now he is Brooklyn's borough president.

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Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Texas Voter ID Law

8:30am July 21, 2016

by Pam Fessler

One of the country's strictest voter ID laws violates the Voting Rights Act, according to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. It says the Texas law discriminates against the state's minority voters.

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Voters stand in line to cast their ballots inside Calvary Baptist Church in Rosenberg, Texas, on March 1, during the primaries.

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U.S. Appeals Court Finds Texas Voter ID Law Discriminates Against Minority Voters

5:34pm July 20, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

The 5th Circuit ruled that the law might not intentionally violate voters' rights, but does have a discriminatory effect. It called for a lower court to fix the problem before the November elections.

National

Police Utilize Soft Force Tactics At Cleveland Convention Protests

4:40pm July 20, 2016

by Kirk Siegler

The overwhelming use of soft force and quick reaction times are two tactics among many being used in Cleveland this week to keep protests peaceful.

Appeals Court Demands Changes To Texas Voter ID Law

4:40pm July 20, 2016

by Pam Fessler

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ordered changes to a Texas voter ID law on Wednesday finding a part of the law discriminates against minority voters.

U.S. Sues To Recover Funds Allegedly Stolen From Malaysian Government Fund

4:21pm July 20, 2016

by Jim Zarroli

The money — which U.S. officials say was used to buy a $35 million jet, art by Van Gogh, rights to The Wolf of Wall Street — was raised by a fund with ties to Malaysia's prime minister and his family.

Economy

VW Suffers Another Blow After 3 States File Suit Over Emissions Cheating

6:11am July 20, 2016

by Sonari Glinton

New York and two other states filed lawsuits against Volkswagen over the diesel engine cars the came equipped with an emission test defeat device. VW still faces a federal criminal investigation.

National

Police Face New Challenges Amid Growing Terror Threat

6:18pm July 19, 2016

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Atlanta Police Chief George Turner about how his police department has changed tactics, after eight police officers have died as a result of police-targeted assaults in Baton Rouge, La., and Dallas.

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Pulse Nightclub Shooter Told FBI He Had Falsely Claimed Ties To Killers

4:50pm July 19, 2016

by Greg Allen

According to newly released documents, Omar Mateen told investigators he had boasted about ties to mass killers and terrorist groups because co-workers had verbally abused him for being Muslim.

Can Big Data Help Head Off Police Misconduct?

3:57pm July 19, 2016

by NPR Staff

An officer who has been under stress after responding to cases of domestic abuse or suicide may be at higher risk of a negative interaction with the public, a data scientist says.

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