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President Trump speaks during a meeting on services for people leaving prison in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Thursday.

Trump Uses Bully Pulpit To Support More Services For People Leaving Prisons

12:34pm January 12, 2018

by Carrie Johnson

Prisoners advocates expressed optimism after a White House meeting with the president. But the bipartisan effort to overhaul the way criminals are punished has downsized its goals in the Trump era.

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Chicago Teens Receive 5 Years Of Probation For Sexual Assault That Was Livestreamed

11:46am January 12, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

In March 2017, a 15-year-old girl was assaulted by five or six boys and men as dozens of people watched on Facebook Live. Two 15-year-old boys have now been sentenced to five years of probation.

Members of the San Leandro Police Department SWAT Team during a planned training exercise in 2013. The FBI has been monitoring "swatting" — made-up crimes called in to 911 that are designed to get SWAT teams to deploy — for nearly 10 years.

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Big Tech Improvements To 911 System Raise The Risk Of More 'Swatting'

8:46am January 12, 2018

by Cheryl Corley

These fake 911 calls designed to elicit a SWAT team response are raising concerns among law enforcement. Some worry changes coming to the 911 system could lead to more of the prank calls.

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MaryJane Sarvis, an artist in Shaftsbury, Vt., weaned herself from the opioid painkillers she was prescribed for chronic nerve pain. "I felt tired all the time and I was still in pain," she says. Marijuana works better for her, but costs $200 per month ou

The High Cost Of Medical Marijuana Causes Pain In Vermont

7:27pm January 11, 2018

by Emily Corwin

Though medical marijuana is legal in most states, some patients still have a hard time affording it. The federal government won't allow states to cover medical marijuana with Medicaid dollars.

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Federal Judge Orders All Parties In Flint Water Case Into Mediation

5:13pm January 11, 2018

by Tracy Samilton

In Flint Michigan, hundreds of people have filed lawsuits over that city's lead water crisis. Most of the lawsuits have been consolidated into one massive case. On Thursday, a federal district judge in Ann Arbor ordered all the parties into mediation.

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Head Of Medicaid Directors On States Imposing Work Requirements For Recipients

5:13pm January 11, 2018

Matt Salo, executive director of the National Association of Medicaid Directors talks with NPR's Ari Shapiro about the Trump administration's move to allow states to impose work or community engagement requirements on Medicaid recipients.

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Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort faces new legal headaches.

Paul Manafort Sued By Russian Oligarch's Company Over Business Deal

1:01pm January 11, 2018

by Brian Naylor

A suit filed in New York state court alleges that Manafort and a business associate misappropriated millions from a company linked to Oleg Derispaska, who has ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Federal Immigration Authorities Target 7-Eleven Stores

8:11am January 11, 2018

by Richard Gonzales

Agents swept nearly 100 of the convenience stores across the country — seeking undocumented immigrants. The action was the largest employer-targeting operation under the Trump administration.

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National

Westerners Worry About Bundy's Defiant Stand Against Feds

6:15am January 11, 2018

by Kirk Siegler

With all charges against Cliven Bundy dropped, the Nevada rancher says his fight against the U.S. government's control of public lands is just beginning.

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Supreme Court Appears Divided Over Ohio's 'Use-It Or Lose-It' Voter Registration Rule

5:16pm January 10, 2018

by Nina Totenberg

In Supreme Court arguments on Wednesday, the justices appeared divided over whether Ohio's so called "use-it or lose-it" voter registration rule violates federal law. The state has one of the nation's most aggressive voter-purge systems in the country.