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Morgan Geyser leaves court after being sentenced to 40 years of institutional confinement at Winnebago Mental Health Facility.

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Wisconsin Teen Sentenced To 40 Years In Mental Hospital For 'Slender Man' Stabbing

9:32am February 02, 2018

by Scott Neuman

In 2014, Morgan Geyser repeatedly stabbed a classmate, leaving her victim for dead. She and another girl believed the attack would curry favor with a fictional Internet character.

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Veterans Group Says 'Please Stand'

7:43am February 02, 2018

by Quil Lawrence

After President Trump said Americans should stand for the national anthem, the organization AMVETS issued a TV spot called "Please Stand." It says it's been misunderstood and politicized.

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Sex Trafficking And The Super Bowl

5:03am February 02, 2018

For the last several years, every city that has hosted the Super Bowl has waged an aggressive campaign against sex trafficking. David Greene talks with Marc Chadderdon, a criminal investigator in Minnesota.

Understanding The Struggle Against Opioid Addiction

5:03am February 02, 2018

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Medicaid's former Chief Medical Officer Andrey Ostrovsky about his uncle's fatal drug overdose and his efforts to destigmatize opioid addiction.

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Florida Gov. Rick Scott at a news conference in May in Miami. A decision by a federal judge to strike down the state's procedure for restoring voting rights to felons who have served their time is seen as a defeat for the governor.

Voting Rights Process For Florida Felons Unconstitutional, Judge Says

4:04am February 02, 2018

by Scott Neuman

U.S. District Judge Mark Walker says a state panel that is the gatekeeper for the restoration of voting rights to felons who served their time is unconstitutional.

President Trump delivers his State of the Union address on Tuesday night, attracting the ninth-most number of viewers of such a speech since 1993.

Trump Claims His SOTU Had The Highest Ratings In History. It Didn't

11:18pm February 01, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

Though the specific numbers he cites in his tweet are correct, Trump's audience on Tuesday night wasn't close to being the largest for a State of the Union.

People wait for news about the shooting that left two injured at Salvador Castro Middle School in Los Angeles on Thursday.

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2 Students Shot At Los Angeles Middle School, Police Say It Was Accidental

11:02pm February 01, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

A 12-year-old girl is in custody. Police say both wounded victims are 15 years old, and one is in critical condition. Three more people have minor injuries.

Frank Gehrke of California's Department of Water Resources checks the snowpack depth with Courtney Obergfell and Michelle Mead of the National Weather Service.

California Appears Headed Back To Drought

9:48pm February 01, 2018

by Richard Gonzales

Less than a year ago, California declared an end to a five-year drought, but a lack of winter precipitation is bringing new worries.

A service dog named Orlando rests on the foot of its trainer, John Reddan, while sitting inside a United Airlines plane at Newark Liberty International Airport during a training exercise last year. United Airlines wants to see more paperwork before passen

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New Barking Orders For Documenting Support Animals Before Boarding Planes

7:24pm February 01, 2018

by David Schaper

Airlines are clarifying their policies on emotional support animals, requiring more documentation about the need for the animal. Recently, a woman tried to board a flight with a peacock.

Your Team Made It To The Super Bowl. Now Maybe It's Time For Flu Shot.

6:41pm February 01, 2018

by Shankar Vedantam

A new study finds that counties with teams in the Super Bowl experienced significantly higher influenza deaths for people 65 and older compared to counties that didn't have a team that participated.

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