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Week In Politics: Steve Bannon's Removal From The White House And Trump's Reponse To Charlottesville

5:44pm August 18, 2017

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with political commentators, E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and The Brookings Institution and Ramesh Ponnuru, senior editor for The National Review, and columnist for Bloomberg View about President Trump's decision to remove Steve Bannon as a chief strategist and the president's suggestion that "both sides" share the blame for violence that erupted in Charlottesville, Va., last weekend.

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The Role Of Solar Eclipses In Religion

5:44pm August 18, 2017

by Tom Gjelten

Throughout human history, solar eclipses have been seen as having great religious significance, often as omens or signs of divine warning or punishment. Major and minor religions alike have their own understandings.

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Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. (right) praised President Trump for his "bold truthful statement" about Charlottesville.

Trump's Evangelical Advisers Stand By Their Man

5:40pm August 18, 2017

by Tom Gjelten

Business leaders have resigned from Trump's council over his response to Charlottesville. But evangelical leaders say they see their role differently.

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Bike patrol volunteers give directions to visitors at Acadia National Park. The Trump administration has rolled back an Obama-era policy put in place to encourage national parks to end the sale of bottled water.

Trump Administration Reverses Bottled Water Ban In National Parks

4:57pm August 18, 2017

by Allison Aubrey

The move reverses an Obama-era policy put in place to encourage national parks to end the sale of bottled water. The aim was to cut back on plastic litter.

Liberty University Presidnet Jerry Falwell, Jr., right, praised President Trump for his "bold truthful statement" about Charlottesville.

In Contrast To Business Councils, Trump's Evangelical Advisers Stay Put

4:54pm August 18, 2017

by Tom Gjelten

President Trump has lost business advisers as a result of his Charlottesville comments, but his evangelical advisers appear to be sticking by him.

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Why One Kentucky Town Wants To Keep Its Confederate Monument

4:31pm August 18, 2017

by Jacob Ryan

When the University of Louisville took down a monument to Confederate soldiers from the Civil War, a nearby Kentucky town welcomed the statue — and residents still like that it's there.

Former New York Yankee Derek Jeter Becomes Minority Owner Of Miami Marlins

4:31pm August 18, 2017

Derek Jeter had a spectacular career playing shortstop for the New York Yankees, during which he managed to avoid scandal and embarrassment and kept his private life tastefully private. So, what might all that brilliance as a player mean for him as he now becomes an owner?

Steve Bannon arrives at a swearing-in ceremony of White House senior staff in the East Room of the White House on Jan. 22.

Steve Bannon Out As Chief White House Strategist

4:31pm August 18, 2017

by Scott Horsley

Earlier this week, President Trump offered only half-hearted support for the man considered instrumental in getting him to the Oval Office.

Susan Bro, the mother of Charlottesville victim Heather Heyer, holds a photo of Bro's mother and her daughter on Monday.

Charlottesville Victim's Mother Says She Will Not Take Trump's Calls

4:22pm August 18, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

"You can't wash this one away by shaking my hand and saying I'm sorry," Susan Bro told Good Morning America. Her daughter Heather Heyer was killed as she was protesting against white supremacists.

Edward French, 71, was killed in San Francisco on July 11. One of the murder suspects was arrested two weeks before his death for gun possession and parole violations. The suspect was released based on a "public-safety assessment score" — a computer gen

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Did A Bail Reform Algorithm Contribute To This San Francisco Man's Murder?

4:09pm August 18, 2017

by Eric Westervelt

The July murder of photographer Ed French, is raising questions and concerns about a pretrial risk assessment computer tool used by a growing number of county and city courts.