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The March For Our Lives movement is hitting the road this summer to register young people to vote ahead of the November mid-term elections.

Parkland Survivors Launch Tour To Register Young Voters And Get Them Out In November

8:10am June 16, 2018

by Brakkton Booker

Student survivors from the shooting in Parkland, Fla., embark on a 20-state bus tour aimed at registering young people to vote, but this demographic typically sits out mid-term elections.

Religious Groups Criticize Trump Immigration Policies

8:10am June 16, 2018

This week, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops criticized the Trump administration's immigration policies. NPR's Scott Simon asks Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski for his reaction.

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Illinois Parolee Can't Find A Home

8:10am June 16, 2018

by Max Green

Carl Reimann was granted parole after serving 45 years for a quintuple murder. Community outrage forced him out of three residences and he ended up back in prison. Now he's been paroled again.

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An Asylum-Seeker Talks About Fleeing Domestic Violence

8:10am June 16, 2018

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Sinthia. Originally from Honduras, her husband became abusive and violent. She fled with her 5-year-old son and now lives in Texas. She's currently seeking asylum.

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Legal News: Paul Manafort In Custody And The Justice Department Report

8:10am June 16, 2018

Paul Manafort is in jail and the DOJ released its report on the FBI's investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails. Legal analyst Shan Wu joins NPR's Scott Simon to talk through the week's stories.

Changes Coming To AP World History Classes

8:10am June 16, 2018

The Advanced Placement World History course will no longer include precolonial civilizations. Scott Simon talks to Amanda DoAmaral, a former AP World History teacher, about why she opposes the change.

Veterinarian Karen Chandler works quickly to castrate young male calves.

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Shortage Of Rural Veterinarians Puts Farmers, Food Supply At Risk

8:02am June 16, 2018

by Esther Honig

The scarcity of rural vets, who are the first line of defense against diseases that can spread from animals to humans, means sick and infected animals could increasingly go untested.

What Teens Really Say About Sex, Drugs And Sadness

6:33am June 16, 2018

by Cory Turner

A new survey of America's youth offers more than a few surprises — and raises some important red flags.

Cairo, Ill. lies at the heart of one of the fastest depopulating regions in America. On some streets, old mansions are abandoned and nature is taking over whole city blocks.

'Nobody Cares About Cairo': Residents of Shrinking River Town Fight To Bring It Back

5:00am June 16, 2018

by Kirk Siegler

For Cairo, Ill., a former river port and manufacturing hub, economic troubles began with the decline in river trade. Now two more public housing buildings are scheduled to close.

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A 2-year-old Honduran girl cries as her mother, who seeks asylum, is detained at the Southern border near McAllen, Texas, in June.

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Trump Administration To Open Temporary Tent Shelter In Texas For Migrant Children

8:33pm June 15, 2018

by Richard Gonzales

The Trump administration is scrambling to find shelter space for a growing number of juveniles who have been separated from their parents under the policy of prosecuting all illegal border crossers.