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Attorney Julio Moreno talks to Shawn's family outside the Stewart Detention Center.

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Even For Those Here Legally, High Stakes And Few Protections In Immigration Court

11:39am April 30, 2016

by Caitlin Dickerson

After conviction, non-citizens face deportation in a second system of justice that has different rules and fewer protections. NPR followed one man — and his family — through the process.

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Rising Incarceration Rate Isn't Reducing Crime, Says Report

7:58am April 30, 2016

A report from the Council of Economic Advisors suggests longer sentences increases rates of recidivism, resulting in little impact on crime rate. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with CEA chief Jason Furman.

Senate Critics Question Legality Of Military Operation In Syria

6:39pm April 29, 2016

by David Welna

Critics in the Senate charge that, of all the foreign forces operating in Syria today, the Russians are on the most solid legal ground. Damascus has invited Russia to make its deployment, whereas neither Congress nor Syria has ever explicitly authorized any American military involvement there.

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U.S. Releases Final Report On Deadly Hospital Attack In Afghanistan

6:37pm April 29, 2016

by Tom Bowman

The Pentagon released its final report into what it called the accidental destruction of a hospital in Afghanistan last year that killed more than 40 people. More than a dozen troops were disciplined, but none are facing courts-martial or other punishment beyond reprimands expected to end their careers.

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16 People Disciplined After Kunduz Hospital Airstrike, But Questions Remain

12:58pm April 29, 2016

The Pentagon disciplined 16 military personnel in connection to October's airstrikes on a civilian-run hospital. Tom Bowman talks to Steve Inskeep about whether incidents like these can be prevented.

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The robotic skull of a T-600 cyborg used in the movie Terminator 3.

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Weighing The Good And The Bad Of Autonomous Killer Robots In Battle

8:27pm April 28, 2016

by Eyder Peralta

It sounds like science fiction, but it's a very real and contentious debate that is making its way through the U.N. Advocates of a ban want all military weapons to be under "meaningful human control."

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Authorities Arrest 3 People Connected To One Of The San Bernardino Killers

6:58pm April 28, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The brother of gunman Syed Rizwan Farook was among those taken into custody over what federal prosecutors say was a conspiracy involving a "sham marriage."

Yahoo Chief Information Security Officer Bob Lord on encryption: "Yes, it's used by terrorists. It's also used by people who are looking to voice their opinions on issues and to save lives."

Yahoo's Security Chief On Encryption Debate: What Is The Greater Good?

5:31pm April 28, 2016

by Alina Selyukh

When Bob Lord talks about encryption, he invokes the imagery of a whisper — the idea that you should be able to re-create the most private means of physical communication in the digital world as well.

28 Pages In Sept. 11 Report Should Be Declassified, Ex-Sen. Graham Says

7:55am April 28, 2016

Former Senator Bob Graham talks to Lourdes Garcia-Navarro about why he wants the White House to declassify secret pages of the report that address allegations of Saudi ties to the hijackers.

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Is There Evidence Of Saudi Deception In The Sept. 11 Report?

7:06am April 28, 2016

by Mary Louise Kelly

What do we know concerning Saudi Arabia's alleged involvement in the Sept. 11 attacks, and when may the report's 28 classified pages be made public?