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Why The Government Sells Flood Insurance Despite Losing Money

8:05am September 13, 2017

by David Kestenbaum

The National Flood Insurance Program was operates like an insurance company in many ways except one: it just about always loses money. This piece originally aired on Morning Edition in January 2013.

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Irma Spotlights Dangers Of Construction Cranes

5:02am September 13, 2017

by Joel Rose

At least three construction tower cranes in South Florida were left dangling after Hurricane Irma. It's reviving a long-running debate in Miami about how to balance economic development and safety.

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Cleanup Underway In Miami

5:02am September 13, 2017

by Martin Kaste

We have the latest on cleanup efforts in Miami in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma.

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Surveying The Damage In Key West

5:02am September 13, 2017

Key West City Manager Jim Scholl stayed behind as Hurricane Irma tore through Key West. He tells David Greene about his experience and where the recovery effort stands.

Women dance and pray to music over a loudspeaker outside a church following the funeral for Freddie Gray in 2015.

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DOJ Won't Prosecute Baltimore Officers In Freddie Gray Case

9:26pm September 12, 2017

by Richard Gonzales

The Justice Department says it can't meet the legal standard to prove that six officers intended to harm Gray after he was severely injured in the back of a police van.

A Ford Fusion development vehicle equipped with autonomous controls, seen at a test facility Tuesday in Ann Arbor, Mich.

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Department Of Transportation Rolls Out New Guidelines For Self-Driving Cars

9:19pm September 12, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Tuesday's report, the first such recommendations for manufacturers released under the Trump administration, trims some of the guidelines set out under Obama. Still, they remain voluntary.

Hookworm was a fact of American life a century ago. In this photo, circa 1912, from Faulkner County, Arkansas, resident gather outside a "dispensary" for free treatment.

The U.S. Thought It Was Rid Of Hookworm. Wrong

8:40pm September 12, 2017

by Nadia Whitehead

The American medical establishment was confident: no hookworm disease in the country for decades. A new study uncovered cases in Alabama.

New Hampshire Secretary of State Bill Gardner (from right), Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach and former Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell at the second meeting of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, on Tuesday.

Tension And Protests Mark Trump Voting Commission Meeting

8:32pm September 12, 2017

by Pam Fessler

One witness suggested voters undergo the same kind of background check now applied to gun buyers, a function that system was never designed for.

Edith Windsor greets her supporters as she leaves the Supreme Court in 2013, just months before the court would rule in her favor, striking down the Defense of Marriage Act.

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Edith Windsor, LGBTQ Advocate Who Fought The Defense Of Marriage Act, Dies At 88

8:03pm September 12, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Windsor challenged the law barring federal benefits for same-sex marriages — and she won. In the process, the octogenarian dynamo became an icon of the LGBTQ rights movement.

A person visits a Miami store that doesn't have electricity on Tuesday. Much of Florida was without power two days after Hurricane Irma battered the state.

Florida Businesses Struggle To Reopen Without Power After Irma

7:32pm September 12, 2017

by Yuki Noguchi

Many are without power or phone service. Their ability to reopen depends on the restoration of electricity, but also on whether employees can get to work through blocked roads and downed power lines.

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