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Hopes Soar As Drone Enthusiasts Greet New Rule Proposal

8:43pm February 18, 2015

by John Burnett

Drone enthusiasts are generally pleased with the long-awaited regulations proposed by the Federal Aviation Administration on Sunday. They had feared the government would make them go to flight school.

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Lance Armstrong Ordered To Pay $10 Million In Fraud Dispute

7:57pm February 18, 2015

by Tom Goldman

A company that once paid Lance Armstrong millions of dollars for winning the Tour de France announced he has to pay $10 million of it back. The award was the result of an arbitration hearing.

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The Slants is an Asian-American rock band that is battling the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office over denied applications to trademark its name.

Could The Battle Over 'Redskins' Change Trademark Law?

2:26pm February 18, 2015

by Kenya Downs

Advocates hope that the Department of Justice's involvement in a lawsuit is a crucial step in ending trademark protection for the Washington football team's name.

Jesus, an unauthorized immigrant from Mexico, gets help with tax documents from Mun Yin Yeow, a staff member at Atlas: DIY, a nonprofit in Brooklyn, N.Y. He asked NPR not to use his last name because he fears deportation if his application for deportation

Judge's Decision Leaves Immigrants In Legal Limbo

7:08pm February 17, 2015

by Hansi Lo Wang

Unauthorized immigrants who entered the U.S. as children and have lived here since 2010 now wait to see what will happen to programs that were designed to temporarily protect them from deportation.

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Kheira Benkreira and Hasnia Bekkadja attend a vigil for the slain Chapel Hill victims in Washington, D.C., last week.

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Some Thoughtful Words — And Many Unanswered Questions — After Chapel Hill

6:49pm February 17, 2015

by Kat Chow

Here are some of the many powerful essays we've come across in the aftermath of this tragedy.

A federal judge has issued a temporary injunction to President Obama's executive orders on immigration. Earlier this month, Obama met with young immigrants, known as DREAMers, in the Oval Office.

Federal Judge Blocks Obama's Executive Actions On Immigration

5:19pm February 17, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Two days before the first of President Obama's executive actions on immigration were to take effect, the new rules have been put on hold by a federal judge's ruling in South Texas.

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Aleida Ramirez must wait longer for an appointment to renew her expired driver's license because Colorado Republicans have blocked funding for licensing undocumented immigrants.

For Colorado's Undocumented, The Wait At The DMV Just Got Longer

1:23pm February 17, 2015

by Megan Verlee

Last year, the state became the 10th to offer driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants. This year, Colorado Republicans made it virtually impossible for those immigrants to get a slot at the DMV.

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Judge Blocks Obama's Executive Action On Immigration

7:58am February 17, 2015

by Richard Gonzales

A federal judge in Texas said President Obama had overstepped his authority. The president's plan was designed to shield from deportation as many as 4 million people living in this country illegally.

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Justices Ginsburg And Scalia: A Perfect Match Except For Their Views On The Law

7:19am February 14, 2015

by Nina Totenberg

The two justices — sometimes called the Odd Couple of the Supreme Court — have been friends for decades. They shared their disagreements and affection at an evening at George Washington University.

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Bill To Allow Execution By Firing Squad Advances In Utah

7:49pm February 13, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The Republican-controlled House has voted to revive the option, which was discontinued in 2004, if the state cannot obtain the drugs needed to perform an execution by lethal injection.