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'Dreamer' Reacts To Trump's Decision To End DACA Program

9:03am September 06, 2017

A group of conservative attorneys general has forced the Trump administration's hand on a program known as DACA. It lets people who came to the U.S. illegally as children stay and work here.

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Rough Translation: American Surrogates

8:16am September 06, 2017

by Marianne McCune

Wealthy Chinese woman are hiring Americans to be surrogate moms. We explore how the relationship between a Chinese woman and her American surrogate changed during a particularly difficult pregnancy.

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Retail food prices have just been through the longest period of deflation in about 60 years.

Grocery Prices Have Been Falling. Did You Notice?

8:16am September 06, 2017

by Alina Selyukh

For 19 months in a row, food prices in America's supermarkets fell compared to a year earlier. This is good news for shoppers but has weighed on the grocery industry and the people who grow our food.

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Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., is working with Patty Murray, D-Wash. on a bill to stabilize the health insurance market.

Chastened Lawmakers Aim For Small, Bipartisan Health Care Victories

11:23pm September 05, 2017

by Alison Kodjak

Senate Republicans and Democrats are trying something new on health care. It's called cooperation.

A supporter of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) in Los Angeles protests the Trump administration's decision to end the program.

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5 Questions About DACA Answered

9:16pm September 05, 2017

by Richard Gonzales

Nearly 800,000 young immigrants are in limbo following President Trump's decision to rescind the Obama-era program known as DACA. Here's what you should know about the program and what happens next.

Juliana Torres (left), 16, and Micaela Lattimer, 16, both of Baltimore, rally in support of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, known as DACA, outside the White House on Tuesday.

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Protesters In D.C., Denver, LA, Elsewhere Demonstrate Against Rescinding DACA

6:33pm September 05, 2017

by Scott Neuman

The protests follow an announcement by Attorney General Jeff Sessions that an Obama administration policy protecting some children brought to the U.S. illegally will be ended.

Lee Relative Who Denounced White Supremacy Resigns As Pastor Of N.C. Church

6:19pm September 05, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

Robert W. Lee IV said some members of his congregation were uncomfortable with the media attention he received after his speech against racism and hate on MTV's Video Music Awards in August.

Immigrants and supporters demonstrate during a rally in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program in front of the White House on Tuesday.

Trump Ends DACA, Calls On Congress To Act

6:19pm September 05, 2017

The Obama-era program will expire in six months, the administration said on Tuesday. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals granted legal protections to roughly 800,000 people.

Hurricane Irma's likely path through the Caribbean is shown on this NOAA map from its 2 p.m. ET advisory Tuesday. The blue lines show its potential track, not the outer edge of Irma's strong winds.

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185 MPH: Hurricane Irma's Winds Roar As It Nears Caribbean Islands

5:41pm September 05, 2017

by Bill Chappell

Irma is the strongest hurricane the National Hurricane Center has ever recorded in the Atlantic basin outside of the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico.

Erik Ryan and Mia Reynolds evacuated San Leon, Texas, with their two chickens and are currently staying in Bastrop State Park in Texas.

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Seeking Shelter, Harvey Evacuees Stay In State Parks

5:17pm September 05, 2017

by Katie Hayes Luke

Roughly 7,500 people have sought shelter after Hurricane Harvey at state parks in Texas.