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Parkland Students Speak, One Year Later

11:51am February 09, 2019

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with activists Matt Deitsch and Charlie Mirsky about their efforts to end gun violence in the wake of last year's shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School.

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Whitaker Says He Hasn't Interfered In Mueller Probe

10:52am February 09, 2019

by Carrie Johnson

Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker faced intense questioning by Democrats on the House Judiciary committee over his independence in overseeing the Mueller probe.

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Democrats Court Iowa's Rural Voters

10:52am February 09, 2019

by Clay Masters

Many Democrats with presidential ambitions in 2020 are already making trips to Iowa. And some of them are trying hard to win over rural supporters the party lost in 2016.

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Update On Sexual Assault Allegations Against Virginia's Lieutenant Governor

10:52am February 09, 2019

by Mallory Noe Payne

We have an update on the political situation in Virginia after a second allegation of sexual assault against Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax.

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Former 'Enquirer' Spokesman On Bezos Allegations

10:52am February 09, 2019

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Stu Zakim, former spokesman for the National Enquirer, about allegations that American Media Inc. tried to blackmail Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.

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The Netflix series Travelers uses video footage from an oil train disaster in Lac-Megantic, Quebec for its fictional series about time-travelers. The use of the footage has angered Canadians.

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Video Clips Of Oil Train Disaster Used In Netflix Sci-Fi Films Anger Canadians

10:52am February 09, 2019

by Brian Mann

In 2013, an American-owned oil tanker train exploded in the Quebec city of Lac-Megantic and killed 47 people. Canadians are furious that video of the disaster is being used by Netflix in sci-fi films.

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Rethinking Traffic Stops

8:21am February 09, 2019

Scott Simon talks with Frank Baumgartner of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill about how police are rethinking traffic stops, which often disproportionately target African-Americans.

An Overview Of State Abortion Laws

8:21am February 09, 2019

Scott Simon talks to Julie Rovner, chief Washington correspondent for Kaiser Health News, about new abortion laws in state legislatures across the country.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is a well-liked Republican governor in a heavily Democratic state. Observers are looking for clues as to whether he'd challenge President Trump in 2020.

'Watch What We're Doing': Could Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan Challenge Trump In 2020?

7:00am February 09, 2019

by Patrick Madden

The well-liked Republican leading a deep-blue state is an outspoken critic of President Trump and has denounced the "debilitating politics of Washington."

Volunteer Don Olson walks past a mound of artificial snow created by a snow gun on Tuesday at the Vasaloppet Nordic Ski Center in Mora, Minn.

In Northern Minnesota, 'Snow Farmers' Make Sure A Ski-Racing Tradition Endures

5:00am February 09, 2019

by Dan Kraker

For the past few years, there hasn't been enough natural snow in Mora, Minn. to carpet the forests for a famed cross-country ski race. Local farmers now volunteer to make snow for the trails.

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