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A burned-out Georgia Tech police vehicle sits on a truck outside a police station on the Atlanta campus on Monday night. The car was set ablaze during a protest over a deadly police shooting of a Georgia Tech student Saturday.

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Days After Police Shooting, 3 Arrested Amid Violence At Georgia Tech Vigil

2:53pm September 19, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

By Monday's end, three people had been arrested and two officers were recovering from minor injuries. The unrest comes after an LGBTQ campus leader was shot and killed in a confrontation with police.

Three University of Virginia graduates have won the right to sue Rolling Stone magazine for defamation over a now-retracted article alleging that members of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity perpetrated a horrific gang rape.

Fraternity Members' Defamation Case Against 'Rolling Stone' Can Proceed, Court Says

2:46pm September 19, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

A U.S. appeals court says three members of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity have a plausible case that they were implicated in a now-retracted story about an alleged gang rape at U.Va.

Nikol Szymul staffs a reception desk at Amazon offices in downtown Seattle. Online retail powerhouse Amazon is searching for a second headquarters location, which an official from Toronto has called "the Olympics of the corporate world."

Cities Try Convincing Amazon They're Ready For Its New Headquarters

2:45pm September 19, 2017

by Alina Selyukh

Atlanta, Denver and other cities are making their cases for the online giant to locate its second headquarters in their area. At stake: up to 50,000 well-paying jobs and billions in investments.

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Nursing homes are required to have emergency plans and have staff practice evacuations, but many fail to meet even those basic requirements.

Many Nursing Homes Aren't Prepared For Even Basic Emergencies

2:10pm September 19, 2017

by Jordan Rau

The deaths of eight residents in a Florida nursing home showed how even seemingly mundane things like failing to maintain climate control can be deadly. Emergency preparation enforcement can be lax.

Trump Addresses U.N. General Assembly With Tough Talk On Korea

12:46pm September 19, 2017

The president has harsh words for North Korea's leader, whom he refers to as "Rocket Man." He also calls the Iran deal "an embarrassment to the United States."

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President Trump: 'Put Your Countries First'

12:37pm September 19, 2017

President Trump took the stage this morning to address the United Nations General Assembly in New York with an "America first" message and some tough words for North Korea.

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Dylann Roof asked to dismiss his legal team Monday, calling the lawyers' ethnicity a "conflict of interest."

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Dylann Roof Asks To Fire Legal Team Of 'Biological Enemies'

12:08pm September 19, 2017

by Amy Held

The Charleston church killer says his two attorneys "are Jewish and Indian respectively. It is therefore quite literally impossible that they and I could have the same interests relating to my case."

Alex said he started off selling drugs and used the money to help his mother pay the bills. But drug dealing eventually led him to more violent crimes.

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'Why We Shoot'

11:55am September 19, 2017

by Patrick Smith

Two young Chicagoans talk about why they picked up a gun, and how it changed their lives.

The Pico C is an automated beer-brewing device, or "beerbot," that can be monitored remotely from a smartphone or tablet.

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Rise Of The Beerbots: Is Tech Taking The Craft Out Of Homebrewing?

11:44am September 19, 2017

by Alastair Bland

Automated systems have turned the messy, ancient art of brewing into a tidy hobby requiring fairly minimal skill, and of course, a smartphone or tablet. Critics ask: Where's the craft in that?

The Toys R Us Times Square Holiday Shop held its grand opening last month in New York City. The largest U.S. toy store chain filed for bankruptcy protection late Monday, but most stores are operating as usual.

Ahead Of The Holiday Season, Toys R Us Files For Bankruptcy Protection

11:32am September 19, 2017

by Doreen McCallister

The largest U.S. toy chain filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection late Monday. Toys R Us plans to use $3 billion in bankruptcy financing to buy merchandise from vendors and fund operations.