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Colorado Gun Control Advocate, Who Lost Son In Aurora Theater Shooting, Weighs In

4:25pm March 23, 2021

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with gun control advocate and member of the Colorado General Assembly Tom Sullivan about the Boulder shooting. Sullivan lost his son, Alex, in the 2012 shooting in Aurora.

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Police Have Named Boulder Supermarket Shooter And 10 Victims

4:25pm March 23, 2021

by Kirk Siegler

Police in Boulder, Colo., have named the alleged gunman and all 10 people he is believed to have killed in the supermarket shooting and the charges he faces.

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Colorado Congressman Joe Neguse Speaks About The Shooting In His District

4:25pm March 23, 2021

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Democratic Rep. Joe Neguse of Colorado about the mass shooting in his district of Boulder.

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Activists Say Anti-Asian Attacks Go Unreported Due To Stereotypes, Language Barriers

4:09pm March 22, 2021

by Esther Yoon-Ji Kang

Activists say many anti-Asian attacks are going unreported for reasons like stereotypes and language barriers. Some advocacy groups are encouraging more reporting and pushing bystander trainings.

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The U.S. And Iran Are Stalled On Who Takes First Steps To Revive Nuclear Negotiations

4:09pm March 22, 2021

by Michele Kelemen

The U.S. and Iran say they want to revive the 2015 nuclear deal that the Trump administration pulled out of — but they're stuck on who takes the first steps.

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Biden And Harris Have Traveled To Atlanta To Meet With Asian American Leaders

5:53pm March 19, 2021

by Emil Moffatt

President Biden and Vice President Harris traveled to Atlanta to meet with members of the Asian American community following this week's killings of eight people, including six women of Asian descent.

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Generational Split Of Opinions Within Asian American Community Over Safety Of Police

4:33pm March 19, 2021

Recent assaults on Asian Americans in the San Francisco Bay Area have sparked debates within the community around policing. Divisions over how to keep people safe are falling along generational lines.

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A Sociologist's View On The Hyper-Sexualization Of Asian Women In American Society

4:32pm March 19, 2021

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Biola University professor of sociology Nancy Wang Yuen about the hyper-sexualization of Asian women and the intersection of racism and sexism.

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Biden Administration Meets With AAPI Rights Groups To Address Anti-Asian Violence

4:32pm March 19, 2021

by Juana Summers

AAPI civil rights groups have been meeting with the Biden administration about addressing the rise in violence toward Asian Americans. The president and vice president have openly condemned the trend.

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FBI Director Wray Discusses Capitol Riot Investigation, Domestic Terrorism Threats

1:06pm March 19, 2021

by Carrie Johnson

FBI Director Chris Wray gives an update on the investigation into the Capitol insurrection. He has described the threat of domestic terrorism in the U.S. as "metastasizing" across the country.

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