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When John Queen died in August 1965 in front of the Ice House (the building between the Standard Oil station and The Dollar Store), rules of racial inferiority were so entrenched in Fayette, Miss., that black residents felt they couldn't complain. But just four months later things changed and black residents marched on Dec. 24 as part of their boycott against white-owned businesses.
Justice In The Segregated South: A New Look At An Old Killing
()A white off-duty constable shot and killed a paraplegic black man in Fayette, Miss., in 1965. Despite new witnesses who have memories of what happened that day, there's still not enough evidence to say whether Jasper Burchfield's claim of self-defense is true.
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Former Prisoner Secures His Freedom By Admitting To A Felony
A man who was freed after nine years in prison pleads to a lesser crime to avoid another trial. (Jan. 4, 2013)
A program aimed at finding terrorism threats is entangling ordinary citizens with police and FBI.
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Mall Counterterrorism Files ID Mostly Minorities
Two-thirds of the people stopped at the Mall of America were minorities, activity reports show. (Sept. 8, 2011)
Nearly 700 Native American children in South Dakota are being removed from their homes every year.
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South Dakota Tribes Accuse State Of Violating Indian Welfare Act
They delivered a report to Congress; several lawmakers are demanding action. (Feb. 6, 2013)
There's been a quiet revolution in the way people with disabilities get long-term health care.
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Katie Beckett Defied The Odds, Helped Other Disabled Kids Live Longer
Katie Beckett, 34, died Friday morning in the same hospital where she once made history. (May 21, 2012)
NPR and ProPublica investigate how drugmakers select doctors to promote their products.
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Doctors Often Receive Payments From Drug Companies
A Pro Publica investigation finds many doctors are paid by companies whose medicines they prescribe. (Sept. 13, 2011)
NPR and the Center for Public Integrity examine colleges' failure to protect women from campus rape.
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Colleges, Universities Told To Do More To Prevent Sexual Assaults
The announcement follows problems uncovered by NPR and the Center for Public Integrity. (April 4, 2011)
It will cost taxpayers $9 billion this year to house inmates too poor to post bail as little as $50.
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Bondsman Lobby Targets Pretrial Release Programs
The effort to gut a pretrial release program in Florida is a model for squashing them nationwide. (Jan. 22, 2010)
Exploring the life and path of the Nigerian man accused in attempting to blow up a U.S. airplane.
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Going Radical: NPR Investigates Abdulmutallab
NPR spent weeks investigating the life and eventual radicalization of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab. (Feb. 22, 2010)
Toxic air pollution persists in hundreds of U.S. communities.
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Once-Secret 'Watch List' Of Alleged Polluters Under Review At EPA
The agency's inspector general is looking at whether enough is done to enforce environmental laws. (Feb. 6, 2013)
Coverage of mine safety and what led to a blast that killed 29 in West Virginia.
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Doctors Confirm Black Lung In Victims Of Mine Blast
Evidence of a resurgence of black lung raises concerns about miners' exposure to coal dust. (May 17, 2013)
An NPR and ProPublica investigation has uncovered the military's failure to treat thousands.
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![Michelle Dyarman says that finally receiving the award means she's no longer "left behind."](http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/08/24/dyarman_01_sq-b42fe78385e4f67ade8e79178fac63dcb209f0b2-s11.jpg "Michelle Dyarman says that finally receiving the award means she's no longer "left behind."")
Once Denied A Purple Heart, A Soldier Gets Her Medal
Michelle Dyarman says that finally receiving the award means she's no longer "left behind." (Sept. 3, 2012)
Unused dollar coins, worth $1 billion, have been piling up in Federal Reserve vaults.
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Dollar Coins Are Done
A small number will continue to be minted, but the coins will no longer be put into circulation. (Dec. 13, 2011)
A reunion of the crew and passengers of a small U.S. Navy fleet that rescued Vietnamese refugees.
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Book Award Winner's Tale Echoes Those Told By Other Vietnamese Refugees
Thanhha Lai's novel, <em>Inside Out & Back Again</em>, conveys the wonders of being rescued in 1975. (Nov. 29, 2011)
Confidential informants have helped solve major cases, but sometimes, things can go terribly wrong.
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Retired Drug Informant Says He Was Burned
After Ernesto Gamboa helped U.S. prosecutors get nearly 100 convictions, ICE moved to deport him. (Feb. 13, 2010)
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Guantamo North
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- DATA: Population Of The Communications Management Units
Air Safety
Cold Cases
Arizona Immigration Law
Mexico Drug War
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- On The Trail Of Mexico's Vicious Sinaloa Cartel
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