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Tuesday

National

In The Midst Of Wildfire Chaos, Families Try To Plan Funerals For Their Loved Ones

How does a small city prepare for dozens of funerals? That's the question facing Paradise, Calif., and other communities where families hope to lay their loved ones to rest.

In The Midst Of Wildfire Chaos, Families Try To Plan Funerals For Their Loved Ones

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Monday

National

The Search Continues For The Hundreds Who Are Missing After California Wildfires

In Northern California, authorities continue to sift through the ashes of the deadly Camp Fire. Each day, they find the remains of a few people while the list of those who are missing grows.

The Search Continues For The Hundreds Who Are Missing After California Wildfires

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Wildfires Razed Calif. Neighborhoods But What About Untouched Homes?

How do you go back to a place where there is no community and it's just your home left standing after a wildfire? This is question facing some people in California who ponder their next move.

Wildfires Razed Calif. Neighborhoods But What About Untouched Homes?

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Sunday

Reporting On Mass Shootings: A Familiar Heartbreaking Script

People gather to pray for the victims of a mass shooting during a candlelight vigil in Thousand Oaks, Calif., Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018. A gunman opened fire Wednesday evening inside a country music bar, killing multiple people, including a responding sheriff's sergeant. Ringo H.W. Chiu/AP hide caption

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Reporting On Mass Shootings: A Familiar Heartbreaking Script

In the past year, NPR's Leila Fadel has had to report on the mass shooting in Las Vegas, and last week's shooting in Thousand Oaks, Calif., that left 13 dead, including the gunman.

Reporting On Mass Shootings: A Familiar Heartbreaking Script

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Saturday

National

Investigation Continues Into Motive Behind California Bar Shooting

The investigation continues into the mass shooting in Thousand Oaks, Calif. earlier this week. Authorities are still trying to discern a motive.

Investigation Continues Into Motive Behind California Bar Shooting

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Friday

National

Mourning Thousand Oaks Community Now Threatened By Wildfires

Authorities are continuing to investigate what happened Wednesday night when a gunman killed 12 people in a mass shooting in Thousand Oaks, Calif. They are looking for a possible motive.

Mourning Thousand Oaks Community Now Threatened By Wildfires

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Thursday

National

What We Know So Far About What Happened During Shooting In Thousand Oaks, Calif.

Twelve people, including a sheriff's sergeant, were shot and killed at a bar in Thousand Oaks, Calif., Wednesday night. The gunman is also dead.

What We Know So Far About What Happened During Shooting In Thousand Oaks, Calif.

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Politics

Record Number Of LGBTQ Candidates Elected

On election night hundreds of LGBTQ candidates ran for office and many made history, including the first openly gay governor in Colorado and the first lesbian Native American congresswoman in Kansas.

Record Number Of LGBTQ Candidates Elected

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Monday

Muslims Hope To 'Wake Up' At The Ballot Box This Year

Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar pauses while speaking during the Democratic Farmer Labor Party endorsement convention in Minneapolis on June 17. Emilie Richardson/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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Muslims Hope To 'Wake Up' At The Ballot Box This Year

Though Muslims make up a small voting bloc, their votes can matter in close elections. This year, many feel a renewed sense of urgency to choose leaders that will represent them.

Muslims Hope To 'Wake Up' At The Ballot Box This Year

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Thursday

Tuesday

On the set of East of La Brea at the Islamic Center of Southern California. The Web series, which focuses on two Muslim-American women, is one of a new crop of shows featuring Muslim characters.

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Muslims Are Having A Hollywood Moment

More and more sitcoms and dramas on TV and online feature Muslim characters and storylines. That is due, in part, to a new crop of Muslim writers, comedians and actors creating the shows themselves.

Muslims Are Having A Hollywood Moment

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Wednesday

Democrats See Nevada As 'The Model' For A Blue Wave

Steve Sisolak, the Nevada Democratic gubernatorial candidate, reacts as he walks off stage at an election night party in Las Vegas after winning the primary. John Locher/AP hide caption

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Democrats See Nevada As 'The Model' For A Blue Wave

In 2016, Nevada flipped the statehouse from red to blue and sent the nation's first Latina senator to D.C. Now, the state could elect its first Democratic governor in 20 years.

Democrats See Nevada As 'The Model' For A Blue Wave

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Tuesday

Brothel Owner And Trump-Inspired Candidate Dennis Hof Dies At 72

Dennis Hof, seen outside one of his brothels in Nevada earlier this year, was found dead Tuesday. Hof was a brothel owner who beat the three-term Republican candidate in the primary for a district in southern Nevada, a victory that roiled local politics and made national headlines. Steve Marcus/Reuters hide caption

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Brothel Owner And Trump-Inspired Candidate Dennis Hof Dies At 72

He was best known as a legal pimp whose business was profiled on a reality TV show that aired on HBO. He had recently turned to politics, running for state assembly in Nevada.

Sunday

'You Can Get Through It': Las Vegas Shooting Survivors Rebuild Their Lives

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'You Can Get Through It': Las Vegas Shooting Survivors Rebuild Their Lives

A young man, shot in the lung, hid under a dead body and survived. A police officer who had never before fired his gun on active duty, now trains others.

'You Can Get Through It': Las Vegas Shooting Survivors Rebuild Their Lives

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Tuesday

Politics

Time Keeps Many Voters In El Paso, Texas, From Casting Ballots

About half of registered voters don't go to the polls. In El Paso, nearly a quarter of people live in poverty and are uninsured, yet many say they don't have the time or the will to cast a ballot.

Time Keeps Many Voters In El Paso, Texas, From Casting Ballots

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