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Increasing Use Of Oil Trains Inspires Backlash From States

12:18pm July 07, 2014

by Kirk Siegler

It's been a year since a train carrying crude oil exploded near a town in Quebec, killing nearly 50. The accident drew attention to the use of railroads to ship crude from North Dakota to the coasts.

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People line up at the FamilySource Center in Los Angeles, an organization in one of President Obama's five designated "Promise Zones" that aims to help fight poverty in the area.

Programs Target Poverty In Obama's 5 'Promise Zones'

11:02am July 07, 2014

by NPR Staff

The idea is to basically carpet-bomb specific urban neighborhoods and rural areas with programs like after-school classes, GED courses and job training, with the goal of turning those areas around.

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Breeding Battle Threatens Key Source Of California Strawberries

11:48pm July 06, 2014

by Dan Charles

The University of California, Davis is the source of most commercial strawberries. Now, the university's strawberry breeders are going into business for themselves, and farmers are worried.

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More Municipalities Deny Federal Requests, Won't Detain Immigrants

10:42am July 06, 2014

by Emma Jacobs

Local police are sometimes asked to hold immigrants suspected of crimes until they can be moved to federal custody for deportation. But a mix of politics and liability is undermining that system.

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The NYPD recently launched a study into what's causing a rise in shootings in the city. Commissioner William Bratton says it will examine a lot of factors, not just stop-and-frisk.

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Top NYPD Cop: Stop-And-Frisk Is Not 'The Problem Or The Solution'

6:41pm July 03, 2014

by Joel Rose

It's been nearly a year since a court ruling curtailed the New York Police Department's controversial practice. Today, Police Commissioner William Bratton says the city can be just as safe without it.

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When Child Migrants Cross The Border, What Next Awaits Them?

6:26pm July 03, 2014

Robert Siegel speaks with Dana Leigh Marks, the president of the National Association of Immigration Judges, about the legal process facing unaccompanied children who cross the U.S.-Mexico border.

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Report Shows 288,000 New Jobs In June

11:14am July 03, 2014

by Jim Zarroli

June was a good month for job creation, according to the new Labor Department report. Employers added 288,000 positions to payrolls and the unemployment rate fell to 6.1 percent.

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Derek Williams says he learned more about being a man from his mother than his father.

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Learning How To Be A Man, From Mom

9:29am July 03, 2014

by Derek Williams

Derek Williams' dad was around when he was growing up, but it was his mom, he says, who taught him what it takes to be a good man. When she died in 2009, he had to learn from both parents' examples.

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Florida County Goes To Court Over 'Acid Fracking' Near Everglades

7:20pm July 02, 2014

by Greg Allen

Acid has long been used in oil drilling in Florida, but Collier County officials say the state has been lax in its oversight of a new process that involves injecting acid underground under pressure.

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Boys in a holding area at a Border Protection center in Nogales, Ariz. Generally, minors are put into deportation proceedings and given a "Notice To Appear" in immigration court, but they have permission to stay in the country while the U.S. decides their

Influx Of Children Creates New Strain On Beleaguered Immigration Courts

10:55pm July 01, 2014

by John Burnett

Tens of thousands of Central American children have been detained this year crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. Many will now enter a legal system where cases can take 18 months or longer to resolve.

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