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More Details Emerge About Austin Bomber

4:43pm March 21, 2018

by Courtney Collins

Details are beginning to emerge about the Austin bombing suspect. Reporter Courtney Collins from member station KERA speaks with Jeremiah Jensen, one of Mark Anthony Conditt's hometown friends.

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg Responds To Cambridge Analytica Scandal

4:43pm March 21, 2018

by Aarti Shahani

There are signs of division within Facebook about how to respond to what's possibly the most significant crisis in the company's history. Mark Zuckerberg released a statement Wednesday, the first since the scandal over Cambridge Analytica erupted.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal Weighs In On How Congress Could Regulate Facebook

4:43pm March 21, 2018

Congressional staffers are slated to meet with Facebook officials this week. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and a member of the Commerce and Judiciary committees, about what action Congress could take to regulate how Facebook uses user data.

Snow falls outside the White House during a spring storm on Wednesday in Washington, D.C. The nor'easter impacted much of the East Coast, canceling flights, schools and work for many residents.

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March A Fairweather Friend As Serious Storms Hit East And West Coasts

4:35pm March 21, 2018

by Amy Held

It's a rough start to spring for residents on both sides of the country. Southern Californians braced for rain and potential mudslides while residents of the Northeast dealt with heavy snow Wednesday.

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Texas Authorities Continuing To Gather Information About Austin Bomber

4:30pm March 21, 2018

by John Burnett

Authorities in Texas are piecing together what they know about the man they say built a series of bombs. The 23-year-old killed himself Wednesday as authorities moved in to capture him.

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Law enforcement search the home of suspected Austin bomber Mark Anthony Conditt Wednesday in Pflugerville, Texas.

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'He's Not A Psychopath,' Says Friend Of Austin Bombings Suspect

4:14pm March 21, 2018

A friend of the suspect, Jeremiah Jensen, describes Conditt as shy, smart and thoughtful. "He was an intense person and could be hard to love but he was a person," he says.

Some of Cambridge Analytica's claims about its role in Donald Trump's 2016 campaign suggest it may have violated U.S. campaign finance laws.

Politics & Government

Cambridge Analytica's Role In Trump's 2016 Campaign Raises Potential Legal Flags

4:09pm March 21, 2018

by Peter Overby

The British firm, which worked for President Trump's campaign, gathered data from as many as 50 million Facebook users. Did it break the limits on what foreign nationals can do in U.S. campaigns?

Sen. Doug Jones, D-Ala., listens as Vice President Pence administers the Senate oath of office during a mock swearing in ceremony in January.

'Seize This Moment': Doug Jones Tackles Gun Control In First Senate Speech

3:47pm March 21, 2018

by Jessica Taylor

The Alabama Democrat said recent student protests remind him of the civil rights movement. He called for tighter control of gun purchases and expressed respect for the Second Amendment.

Carpenter Antonio Ambrosio Salvador makes Zega-Cola in Santa Ana Zegache, a small village near Oaxaca, Mexico. Zega-Cola was conceived as a locally made alternative to Coca-Cola, which is ubiquitous in Mexico.

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In Oaxaca, Mexico, A Locally Made Soda Takes Aim At Coca-Cola's Supremacy

3:35pm March 21, 2018

by Emily Cataneo

Oaxacan restaurants are offering diners an alternative to the ubiquitous Coke by selling Zega-Cola, an artisanal soda made in small batches nearby. Its maker hopes that will translate into local jobs.

State Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Cindy Hyde-Smith speaks at the Neshoba County Fair in Philadelphia, Miss., Thursday, July 27, 2017.

Politics & Government

Mississippi Is Sending Its First Woman To Congress. Here's When Your State Did That

3:27pm March 21, 2018

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith will be Mississippi's first woman in Congress when she takes over for Sen. Thad Cochran, leaving Vermont as the only state that has never sent a woman to Capitol Hill.