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Trump Administration Lifts Limits On Military Hardware For Police

Attorney General Jeff Sessions, seen on Aug. 16, announced Monday that the administration would once again supply local law enforcement with military-style equipment, reversing an Obama-era restriction. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

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Trump Administration Lifts Limits On Military Hardware For Police

The move, announced by Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Monday, is part of a push to boost federal support for local police departments and crack down on crime. It reverses an Obama-era restriction.

After Arpaio, 4 Answers To Questions About How Pardons Are Supposed To Work

Former Maricopa County, Ariz., Sheriff Joe Arpaio, seen in 2010, was pardoned by President Trump on Friday. Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images hide caption

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After Arpaio, 4 Answers To Questions About How Pardons Are Supposed To Work

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After Arpaio, 4 Answers To Questions About How Pardons Are Supposed To Work

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Baltimore Took Down Confederate Monuments. Now It Has To Decide What To Do With Them

Baltimore removed four statues with Confederate ties on Aug. 16 under the cover of darkness, in a five-hour operation ordered by Mayor Catherine Pugh. Merrit Kennedy/NPR hide caption

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Baltimore Took Down Confederate Monuments. Now It Has To Decide What To Do With Them

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Trump Administration Lifts Limits On Military Hardware For Police

Attorney General Jeff Sessions, seen on Aug. 16, announced Monday that the administration would once again supply local law enforcement with military-style equipment, reversing an Obama-era restriction. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

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Trump Administration Lifts Limits On Military Hardware For Police

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Economic Impact Of Harvey Could Be Felt Nationwide Before It's Over

The damage to Houston's economy from Harvey's torrential rainfall will be by one estimate more than $30 billion, a staggering sum. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

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Economic Impact Of Harvey Could Be Felt Nationwide Before It's Over

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Economic Impact Of Harvey Could Be Felt Nationwide Before It's Over

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Facebook, Twitter Replace 911 Calls For Stranded In Houston

People make their way out of a flooded neighborhood in Houston on Monday. Many people are turning to social media for help. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption

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Facebook, Twitter Replace 911 Calls For Stranded In Houston

by Lauren Silverman

Facebook, Twitter Replace 911 Calls For Stranded In Houston

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Syringe Exchange Program Aims To Slow Hepatitis C Infections In Alaska

Needles at the Alaska AIDS Assistance Association syringe exchange in Anchorage. Zachariah Hughes/Alaska Public Media hide caption

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Syringe Exchange Program Aims To Slow Hepatitis C Infections In Alaska

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Syringe Exchange Program Aims To Slow Hepatitis C Infections In Alaska

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I Saw His Humanity: 'Reveal' Host On Protecting Right-Wing Protester

Antifa members and counterprotesters gather during a right-wing No-To-Marxism rally Sunday at Martin Luther King Jr. Park in Berkeley, Calif. Amy Osborne/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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I Saw His Humanity: 'Reveal' Host On Protecting Right-Wing Protester

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