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Bills Across The Country Could Increase Penalties For Protesters

Protesters opposing the proposed Dakota Access Pipeline at the Oceti Sakowin Camp in North Dakota. Lawmakers in the state have proposed bills that would increase penalties for protesters who block highways. Michael Nigro/Getty Images hide caption

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Bills Across The Country Could Increase Penalties For Protesters

In North Dakota, a lawmaker has introduced a bill that would allow motorists to run over and kill any protester obstructing a highway as long as the driver did not do it intentionally.

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Speculation Swirls Around Two Names For Supreme Court Slot

by Audie Cornish , Nina Totenberg

Speculation Swirls Around Two Names For Supreme Court Slot

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Democrat On Senate Judiciary Panel Weighs In On Sessions Nomination

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Turning Point DJ Format

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Happy 70th Birthday, Kitty Litter

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Trambone Chet Atkins

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For Rhode Island, Interstate Health Insurance Sales Didn't Pan Out

Meg Ivatti (right), a manager at HealthSource RI, the state's insurance exchange, works with Dianiri Paulino to help a caller sign up for coverage in 2014. Stephan Savoia/AP hide caption

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For Rhode Island, Interstate Health Insurance Sales Didn't Pan Out

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For Rhode Island, Interstate Health Insurance Sales Didn't Pan Out

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Bills Across The Country Could Increase Penalties For Protesters

by Clay Masters

Bills Across The Country Could Increase Penalties For Protesters

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Look (feat. M. Takara & Marcelo Cabral) DJ Mako

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Rebirth of Cool DJ Cam Quartet

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At Sessions Hearing, Dems Focus On Fired Acting Justice AG

by Carrie Johnson

At Sessions Hearing, Dems Focus On Fired Acting Justice AG

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In Bid To Curb Violence, Chicago Gets Some Ideas From Teens Behind Bars

There was a huge jump last year in the number of murders in Chicago. As young people are affected by the gun violence, community leaders look for answers. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption

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In Bid To Curb Violence, Chicago Gets Some Ideas From Teens Behind Bars

by Cheryl Corley

In Bid To Curb Violence, Chicago Gets Some Ideas From Teens Behind Bars

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Want Something Done Oddisee

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International High School Mountain Bikers Take To The Trails

by Natasha Senjanovic

International High School Mountain Bikers Take To The Trails

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You! Me! Dancing! Los Campesinos!

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No Surprise (Instrumental) The Shacks

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Boy Scouts' Transgender Policy Gets Mixed Reaction From Troops

by Terry Gildea

Boy Scouts' Transgender Policy Gets Mixed Reaction From Troops

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Move Over, Sheep. Doves Are Returning Home To Tiny Island Of Socorro

A Socorro dove perches at the Africam Safari Zoo in Puebla, Mexico. Scientists are planning to bring the dove species back to Socorro Island, the dove's ancestral home. Loretta Williams for NPR hide caption

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Move Over, Sheep. Doves Are Returning Home To Tiny Island Of Socorro

by Loretta Williams

Move Over, Sheep. Doves Are Returning Home To Tiny Island Of Socorro

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Leaving Family

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Brasília É Luísa Ruspo

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White House Adviser Defends Trump Executive Order On Immigration

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Dem Senators Face Loud Demands From Base To Block Trump's Cabinet

by Scott Detrow

Dem Senators Face Loud Demands From Base To Block Trump's Cabinet

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Unf---theworld Angel Olsen

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Navy SEAL Is Trump Administration's First U.S. Combat Death

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Broken Patterns Peter Broderick

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Natural Cause Emancipator

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VA: Competition With Private Sector Is An Obstacle To Hiring More Medical Staff

by Patricia Murphy , Quil Lawrence

VA: Competition With Private Sector Is An Obstacle To Hiring More Medical Staff

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Ad For Nice Living: Discover Trees, Now With Chlorophyll

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Ballad of Speck and Pebble Delicate Steve

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Crunch Chicago Afrobeat Project

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In The Senate, Trump's Supreme Court Pick Will Need 60 Votes

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When It Wobbles Rjd2

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Meet An Iranian LGBT Refugee Affected By Executive Order On Immigration

by Peter Kenyon

Meet An Iranian LGBT Refugee Affected By Executive Order On Immigration

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Reminder Hidden Orchestra

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In Kenya, Reproductive Clinics Fear Trump Policy's Detrimental Effects

by Eyder Peralta

In Kenya, Reproductive Clinics Fear Trump Policy's Detrimental Effects

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Kada Manja [Bloodstained] The Very Best

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The Best Secret Pete Rock

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Canadian Leaders: Rhetoric Around Muslim Immigrants Has Grown Too Ugly

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Nashville, By Way Of Atlanta: 'Troubadour' Brings Country To The Theater Stage

Radney Foster (left) and Zach Seabaugh star in the Alliance Theatre's production of Troubadour. Greg Mooney/Alliance Theatre hide caption

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Nashville, By Way Of Atlanta: 'Troubadour' Brings Country To The Theater Stage

by Bradley George

Nashville, By Way Of Atlanta: 'Troubadour' Brings Country To The Theater Stage

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Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometimes Beck

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