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New York Attorney General Seeks To Dissolve NRA

4:11pm August 06, 2020

by Tim Mak

New York Attorney General Letitia James moved Thursday to dissolve the National Rifle Association following an investigation that found evidence of alleged fraud and abuse by NRA executives.

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South Dakota Motorcycle Rally To Take Place Despite Local Opposition

4:11pm August 06, 2020

by Lee Strubinger

An annual motorcycle rally in Sturgis, S.D., will happen despite many local residents' opposition. The weeklong event is expected to draw 250,000 people and may pose a major coronavirus risk.

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New York Attorney General On The Lawsuit To Dissolve NRA

4:11pm August 06, 2020

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with New York Attorney General Letitia James about the lawsuit to dissolve the National Rifle Association.

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Portland Protests De-Escalate As Federal Agents Leave City Streets

4:11pm August 06, 2020

by Conrad Wilson

Protests in Portland, Ore., have de-escalated since state troopers took over from federal law enforcement last week. But the truce is fragile, and some worry things could turn bad again.

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Who Is Sen. Anne Ranch?

4:11pm August 06, 2020

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with TV comedy writer Charles Rogers about his satirical political campaign for a fake senator.

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Gen. Charles Brown Jr. To Become 1st Black Military Service Chief

4:11pm August 06, 2020

by Tom Bowman

The Air Force's new top officer, Gen. Charles Brown Jr., is the first African American to serve as a military service chief. He will be the first Black officer on the Joint Chiefs of Staff since 1993.

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U.S. COVID-19 Death Toll Might Reach 300,000 by December, Researchers Predict

4:11pm August 06, 2020

by Nurith Aizenman

A team at the University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation now projects the U.S. death toll from COVID-19 will reach nearly 300,000 by December.

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Listener Questions On School Reopenings Answered

4:11pm August 06, 2020

Some schools are choosing to be remote-only this fall, while others have already reopened. NPR looks at the science and education issues facing families, states and educators as classes resume.

Pedestrians pass signs near a polling site in San Antonio in February.

Drive-Through Voting? Texas Gets Creative In Its Scramble For Polling Places

4:11pm August 06, 2020

by Ashley Lopez

The coronavirus pandemic has made some past polling locations, like grocery stores and nursing homes, less appealing this year. So state officials are searching elsewhere.

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Letitia James, New York's attorney general, pauses while speaking during a news conference on Aug. 6, 2020, where she announced a civil action seeking to dissolve the National Rifle Association.

New York Attorney General Moves To Dissolve The NRA After Fraud Investigation

4:06pm August 06, 2020

by Tim Mak

New York's attorney general announced civil action to dissolve the National Rifle Association after an investigation found millions of dollars in alleged fraud by CEO Wayne LaPierre and others.