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Are Smartphone Apps Making It Easier To Racially Profile?

7:39pm October 15, 2015

Retailers are using apps to report thefts and suspicious activity. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Terrence McCoy of the Washington Post about how that cooperation doesn't necessarily mean safer streets.

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As colleges have been cracking down on campus sexual assault, some students have been complaining that schools are going too far and trampling the rights of the accused in the process.

For Students Accused Of Campus Rape, Legal Victories Win Back Rights

7:25pm October 15, 2015

by Tovia Smith

As campuses crack down on sexual assaults, some have said the rights of the accused have been trampled. Recently, courts have slammed some schools for systems they say are stacked against the accused.

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Volkswagen Announces Recall Of 8.5 Million Vehicles In Europe

5:20pm October 15, 2015

by John Ydstie

Volkswagen announced Thursday a fourth engineer has been suspended as it continues to investigate the decision to install emissions cheating software on 11 million vehicles. Company officials have suggested only a small number of people knew about the deception. It's a claim many observers find hard to believe.

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Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert departs the federal courthouse in Chicago on June 9 after his arraignment.

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Former Speaker Dennis Hastert To Plead Guilty In Hush-Money Case

12:38pm October 15, 2015

by Brakkton Booker

He is accused of agreeing to pay $3.5 million to an individual to cover up allegations of misconduct stemming from days as a high school teacher and coach and then lying about it to authorities.

New Federal Rules Aim To Protect Homeowners By Changing Mortgage Application

4:07pm October 14, 2015

by Chris Arnold

New federally mandated rules for mortgages go into effect at the end of this week. The goal: to keep people from getting pressured into signing bad loans or getting bait-and-switched when they go to close on their home loan.

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Friends and family of David Stojcevski protest outside the Macomb County jail in Mount Clemens, Mich., on Oct. 10. Stojcevski died while he was being held in the jail because he was unable to pay $772 in driving fines. His mother, Dafinka (shown here with

Video Of Michigan Man's Death In County Jail Draws FBI Scrutiny

2:57pm October 14, 2015

by Sarah Cwiek

David Stojcevski died last year after two weeks in the Macomb County jail. His family is suing for wrongful death, alleging that corrections officers failed to give him prescription drugs he needed.

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Supreme Court Hears Arguments On Resentencing For Juvenile Lifers

2:45pm October 14, 2015

by Nina Totenberg

Three years ago, the court struck down mandatory life sentences in cases involving juvenile defendants. Should that ruling be applied retroactively to those sentenced to life long ago?

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Texas, Oklahoma Permit Companies To Dump Workers' Compensation Plans

8:22am October 14, 2015

by Howard Berkes

The NPR/ProPublica investigation examining workers' compensation continues with a look at an emerging trend: employers opting out of workers' comp altogether.

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Jury Finds Gun Store Negligent In Shooting Of Milwaukee Police Officers

12:57am October 14, 2015

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to John Diedrich of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel about Tuesday's ruling, which found the store negligent in the sale of a handgun used to shoot two police officers in 2009.

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California Gov. Jerry Brown Signs End Of Life Option Act

9:28pm October 13, 2015

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Christy O'Donnell, a former LAPD detective who became an advocate for the right-to-die law after being diagnosed with terminal lung cancer.

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