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How Much Can The Repeal Of The Clean Power Plan Help The Declining Coal Industry?

4:50pm October 10, 2017

by Jennifer Ludden

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has formally begun the process to repeal the Clean Power Plan and coal states are welcoming the action. But the industry is still declining throughout the country.

In California, Wildfires Level Parts Of Santa Rosa

4:50pm October 10, 2017

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Santa Rosa County Assistant Fire Marshal Paul Lowenthal about the wildfires affecting Northern California.

Joe Jutras stands with his world record breaking 2,118-pound squash, following a weigh-in at Frerichs Farm in Warren, R.I.

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Green Squash Deemed World's Biggest Brings Triple Win To R.I. Grower

4:38pm October 10, 2017

by Amy Held

Joe Jutras of Scituate, Rhode Island, has broken world records for longest gourd, heaviest pumpkin and now biggest squash.

Police officers block a stretch of street in front of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino on the night of the shooting in Las Vegas.

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Las Vegas Gunman Shot Security Guard Before Firing Into Crowd, Police Say

3:58pm October 10, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Sheriff Joe Lombardo said the shooter injured Jesus Campos about six minutes before turning his weapon on a music festival. The comments mark a major adjustment to the timeline of the police response.

The new law will require pharmaceutical companies to notify the state and health insurers if they plan to raise the price of a medication by 16 percent or more over two years.

California Governor Signs Law To Make Drug Pricing More Transparent

3:25pm October 10, 2017

by April Dembosky

This is the first step in a long game to develop clearer prescription drug pricing laws around the country, health policy experts say.

The late Charlton Heston, the former actor and head of the National Rifle Association, addresses gun owners during a "get-out-the-vote" rally in New Hampshire in October 2002.

The NRA Wasn't Always Against Gun Restrictions

3:16pm October 10, 2017

by Ron Elving

Many are surprised to learn that the NRA of generations past worked with the federal government to limit the traffic in guns, for example where ex-convicts or mental patients were involved.

The Dallas Cowboys, led by owner Jerry Jones, take a knee prior to the national anthem at a game against the Arizona Cardinals on Sept. 25 in Glendale, Ariz.

Trump Slams NFL And Jemele Hill Following ESPN Suspension

2:50pm October 10, 2017

by Amy Held

The network said the host of SportsCenter violated social media guidelines when she weighed in on the controversy around NFL players kneeling during the national anthem.

Tensions Rise Between Tillerson And Trump As The Threat Of War In N. Korea Looms

2:11pm October 10, 2017

New Yorker writer Dexter Filkins says Sec. of State Rex Tillerson is a diplomat in an administration that doesn't value diplomacy: "Rex is a sober, steady guy, and the president is anything but that."

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President Trump spoke from the White House in July in an effort to promote health overhaul legislation. He's now trying to make changes through an executive order.

Trump Says He'll Sign Order To Expand Health Insurance Options

1:43pm October 10, 2017

by Alison Kodjak

Conservatives have long advocated for using association health plans to boost competition. But the result could be that healthy people pay less and sicker people are priced out of coverage.

A small group prays at a makeshift memorial for victims of the Las Vegas massacre.

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Why Finding A Motive After The Las Vegas Shooting Matters

1:31pm October 10, 2017

by Sarah McCammon

More than a week after the Las Vegas massacre, investigators are still without a motive. "What survivors really need sometimes is to get closure," one psychologist says.

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