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40 Years After Assassination Of First Openly Gay Elected Official In California

4:38pm November 25, 2018

by Scott Shafer

This week marks the 40th anniversary of the assassination of gay rights leader and San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk and San Francisco Mayor George Moscone.

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A search and rescue dog searches for human remains at the Camp Fire in Paradise, Calif.

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Search For The Missing In California Wildfires Continues

2:28pm November 25, 2018

by Bobby Allyn

Dozens of disaster workers from across the country are coming to Paradise, Calif., to help search for the missing in the aftermath of a wildfire that devastated the town.

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Los Angeles City firefighters Omar Velasquez, center, sleeps as Cory Darrigo, left, and Sam Quan rest in the backyard of home they were protecting after fighting the Woolsey Fire on November 9, 2018 in Westlake Village, Calif.

Understaffed And Overworked: Firefighters Exhausted By Severe California Fires

1:59pm November 25, 2018

by Amanda Morris

As major wildfires increase in California, some firefighters are being pushed to the point of exhaustion — and overtime costs are soaring.

Volunteers search for remains at a mobile home park in Paradise, Calif., on Friday, Nov. 23. The Camp Fire destroyed the town.

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Northern California Camp Fire Contained

1:58pm November 25, 2018

by Clare Lombardo

It was the deadliest and most destructive in the state's history. On Sunday, crews continued to search for remains from the blaze, which began more two weeks ago, and has killed at least 85 people.

The border fence separating Nogales, Ariz. from Nogales, Sonora, Mexico. In 2012 a Mexican teenager was shot and killed by a border patrol agent shooting through the fence. Last week, the agent was found not-guilty of involuntary manslaughter.

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A Not-Guilty Verdict Absolves Border Patrol Of Cross-Border Killing

1:47pm November 25, 2018

by Ana Adlerstein

A Border Patrol agent was found not-guilty of involuntary manslaughter, raising questions about when and where use of excessive force is allowed in defending the U.S. border with Mexico.

Hien Tran, 66 and her dog Lucy at the Thai Xuan Village apartment complex in Houston October 29.

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Decades After Clashing With The Klan, A Thriving Vietnamese Community In Texas

7:55am November 25, 2018

by John Burnett

When Vietnamese immigrants first arrived in Texas, they received a hostile reception from locals who were concerned about competition. Now that immigrant community is thriving.

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Week In Politics: U.S. Asylum System

7:55am November 25, 2018

by Mara Liasson

NPR's Mara Liasson discusses the week in politics with host Sacha Pfeiffer - including President Trump's latest reported effort to change the US asylum system.

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Lawrence Gas Explosions Leaves Many With No Heat To Fair The Harsh Winter

7:55am November 25, 2018

Mayor Dan Rivera of Lawrence, Mass., talks about how his community is doing two months after deadly gas explosions tore through the region. With winter coming, many homes still have no heat.

President Trump's Approach To Saudi Arabia

7:55am November 25, 2018

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with David Reaboi of Security Studies Group, a conservative think tank, about President Trump's transactional approach to Saudi Arabia and other authoritarian regimes.

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Help I'm Hosting!

7:55am November 25, 2018

The holidays keep coming, and Weekend Edition is BACK with our holiday advice series called, "Help, I'm Hosting!" If you're hosting a holiday party and need decorating help - send us your questions!