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DHS Ends Temporary Protected Status For Hondurans

6:11pm May 05, 2018

The Trump administration is ending special immigration protections for some 57,000 Hondurans. They've been allowed to live and work in the U.S. since a devastating hurricane hit Honduras 20 years ago.

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Barbershop: NRA's Annual Meeting

6:11pm May 05, 2018

As the NRA holds its annual meeting in Dallas, Michel Martin talks about the NRA's role with former NRA member Joe Plenzler, author and activist Charles Cobb, and firearms instructor Beth Alcazar.

Trump Policy Leads To Worker Shortage In Crab Industry

6:11pm May 05, 2018

The Maryland seafood industry is facing a labor shortage just in time for crab season. Michel Martin talks with Harry Phillips, the owner of Russell Hall Seafood, about the shortage.

'The Jazz Ambassadors': Cold War Diplomacy And Civil Rights In Conflict

6:11pm May 05, 2018

A new PBS film documents the African-American musicians who spread good will for the U.S. overseas during the war, despite discrimination faced at home. Michel Martin talks to filmmaker Hugo Berkeley.

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New Orleans News Site Finds Actors Were Paid To Support A Power Plant

5:58pm May 05, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

Dozens of people in bright orange shirts told the New Orleans City Council they supported a new power plant. Now The Lens reports that at least some were paid to show up and told what to say.

Young protesters chanted on Friday as they marched from City Hall to the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center where the National Rifle Association is hosting an annual, four-day convention.

Students, Celebrities And The Faithful Protest Outside Of The NRA Convention

4:18pm May 05, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

The National Rifle Association's four-day convention in Dallas has drawn supporters and opposition alike.

Teachers Press DeVos; Questions About Koch Brothers' Gifts To Universities

2:40pm May 05, 2018

by Anya Kamenetz

Plus an education-related settlement in the Philadelphia Starbucks controversy, in our weekly education roundup.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the controversial abortion bill into law on Friday, setting the state up for a lengthy challenge in court.

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Iowa Bans Most Abortions As Governor Signs 'Heartbeat' Bill

1:36pm May 05, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

The legislation bans the procedure once a fetal heartbeat has been detected, at about six weeks of pregnancy. Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union have said they will sue.

Kelly Slater during team practice before the World Surf League's Founders' Cup of Surfing at his Surf Ranch in Lemoore, Calif.

Surfers Head Inland To Compete On Machine-Made California Waves

8:57am May 05, 2018

by Laura Tsutsui

At Surf Ranch, built by 11-time World Surf League Champion Kelly Slater, waves are made by a machine, perfectly engineered for surfing.

Teaching diagrams line the walls of the riding arena at Midway University.

On Derby Day, Visiting A College Where You Can Major In Horses

8:22am May 05, 2018

by Noah Adams

Midway University in Kentucky trains students in equine management, and the campus is surrounded by barns and paddocks.