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Questions Swirl About Fatal Police Shooting

7:55am November 25, 2018

by Gigi Douban

Questions are swirling in Birmingham after a fatal police shooting Thanksgiving night. Authorities said police shot and killed a black man who shot two people. Later, police said he wasn't the gunman.

The Missing And Murdered Indigenous Women From Across The U.S.

7:55am November 25, 2018

NPR guest host Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Annita Lucchesi about her report looking at missing and murdered indigenous women and girls in 71 cities across the U.S. She found an alarming lack of data.

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Two Rivalry Football Teams In Washington State Set Aside Their Differences

7:55am November 25, 2018

by John Ortis

The Apple Cup is a huge annual football rivalry in the state of Washington between Washington State and the University of Washington. This year, their marching bands set competition aside.

Erick Castro photographs his vegan fried-oyster-mushroom po'boy outside of a Whole Foods in Brooklyn.

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Beyond Bodega Bites: This Man Wants More People To Eat 'Vegan In The Hood'

7:00am November 25, 2018

by Mary Mathis

Erick Castro's Instagram account is spreading the gospel of an affordable plant-based diet, especially to lower-income residents of New York. Now, he's got a vegan restaurant, too.

The Trumped Store and Coffee House offers a vast collection of Trump-inspired merchandise, from T-shirts to teddy bears.

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Arizona Coffee Shop Declares Itself The One-Stop Shop For All Things Trump

6:38pm November 24, 2018

by Aaron Granillo

The Trumped Store and Coffee House has become a clubhouse for the president's supporters and a target for anti-Trump protesters.

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"I think it's important to really understand where you're coming from, understand who your peers are, who your community is," DACA recipient and future Rhodes Scholar Jin Park says.

Meet Jin Park, The First DACA Recipient Awarded A Rhodes Scholarship

6:35pm November 24, 2018

Park came to the U.S. with his family when he was 7 years old. Now a senior at Harvard, he is the first DACA recipient to win a Rhodes Scholarship.

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To Prevent Wildfire Devastation, Researcher Looks At Building Design

6:30pm November 24, 2018

by Stephanie Joyce

The destruction left in the wake of wildfires can feel inevitable. But there are ways to make them less destructive. One researcher pioneered the study on how to design more fire-resistant properties.

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Barbershop: Some Democrats Oppose Pelosi's House Speaker Bid

6:29pm November 24, 2018

NPR's Michel Martin takes the topic up in the Barbershop with journalist Linda Killian, author of The Swing Vote, and Robert Costa and Alexandra Petri of The Washington Post.

On a marked-up 2018 sample ballot from Chenango County, N.Y., illustrated index fingers point toward each candidate and tiny unfamiliar emblems represent each party — an eagle for Republicans, for example. One design expert calls these elements seriousl

Why Are So Many Election Ballots Confusing?

5:47pm November 24, 2018

by Rebecca Ellis

Poor ballot design can confuse voters and slow down election results. What makes a well-designed ballot and why are they so hard to come by?

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Number Of Migrant Children In Texas Shelters Is Increasing

5:47pm November 24, 2018

NPR's Michel Martin speaks to Texas Tribune reporter Edgar Walters about why so many migrant children are in shelters in Texas and throughout the U.S.