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A Trumpet Made Of Bullets And The Kids Who Inspired It Take Hope Around The Country

The Instrument of Hope is lacquered in black except for the shiny brass parts, which are clear lacquered. They include the lead pipe, which is made from bullets set end to end and drilled out so that air can flow through to make it a playable instrument. The tops of the three buttons are made of the sawn-off casing end caps or rims. Matt Mckay/Publicis North America hide caption

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A Trumpet Made Of Bullets And The Kids Who Inspired It Take Hope Around The Country

August 25, 2019 • The Instrument of Hope, a trumpet made partly of bullets and inspired by the survivors of the 2018 Parkland, Fla., mass shooting, is touring the country to promote healing.

A Trumpet Made Of Bullets And The Kids Who Inspired It Take Hope Around The Country

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Firearms Museum Focuses On Gun Safety, History And Culture

The Cody Firearms Museum in Wyoming recently reopened after an extensive renovation that included bringing a more educational approach to guns and gun culture. Kamila Kudelska/Wyoming Public Radio hide caption

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Firearms Museum Focuses On Gun Safety, History And Culture

Wyoming Public Radio

August 25, 2019 • The Cody Firearms Museum in northwest Wyoming just got a makeover. It's moved away from being a monument to guns and toward being an educational space.

Firearms Museum Focuses On Gun Safety, History And Culture

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To Forward Progressive Agenda, Harry Reid Says The Filibuster Must Go

"The filibuster has been used as a weapon to just have the Senate do nothing," former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., told NPR. Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call hide caption

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To Forward Progressive Agenda, Harry Reid Says The Filibuster Must Go

August 25, 2019 • Even in retirement, the former Senate majority leader is calling to change the rules. Reid tells NPR the filibuster is obstructing the Senate from tackling big issues like climate change and gun laws.

To Forward Progressive Agenda, Harry Reid Says The Filibuster Must Go

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Houses Of Worship Find New Life After Congregations Downsize

Clifton Heights Inn was once a Methodist Church and many of the guests who pass through are former congregants. Some have hosted weddings and anniversaries at the church turned inn. Shahla Farzan/St. Louis Public Radio hide caption

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Houses Of Worship Find New Life After Congregations Downsize

St. Louis Public Radio

August 24, 2019 • As the percentage of Americans who belong to a church, mosque or synagogue declines, congregations are selling their buildings. Some of those former houses of worship are finding new life.

DOJ Says Psychologist Removed Jeffrey Epstein From Suicide Watch

The Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York where Jeffrey Epstein took his own life. The Justice Department revealed that a psychologist had approved removing him from a suicide watch. Mary Altaffer/AP hide caption

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DOJ Says Psychologist Removed Jeffrey Epstein From Suicide Watch

August 23, 2019 • The financier's suicide has created a demand for answers from the senior officials in charge of his care. He was being held pending trial on sex trafficking charges.

Florida Man Found Guilty Of Manslaughter Despite 'Stand Your Ground' Defense

Michael Drejka was convicted of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Markeis McGlockton in a parking space dispute. A jury convicted Drejka despite his "stand your ground" defense. Pinellas County, Fla., Sheriff's Office via AP hide caption

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Florida Man Found Guilty Of Manslaughter Despite 'Stand Your Ground' Defense

August 23, 2019 • Michael Drejka, who is white, shot and killed Markeis McGlockton, an unarmed black man, after a dispute over a handicapped-accessible parking spot.

DOJ Increases Power Of Agency Running Immigration Court System

Ashley Tabaddor, a federal immigration judge in Los Angeles, is the president of the National Association of Immigration Judges. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption

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DOJ Increases Power Of Agency Running Immigration Court System

August 23, 2019 • The changes follow the Trump administration's efforts to decertify the immigration judges' union and speed up deportations.

Friend Of Dayton Shooter Will Remain In Jail After Judge Denies Motion For Release

Ethan Kollie will stay in jail awaiting trial. He is charged helping the gunman obtain firearm accessories and body armor for the Dayton, Ohio, shooter. Montgomery County Sheriff via AP hide caption

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Friend Of Dayton Shooter Will Remain In Jail After Judge Denies Motion For Release

August 23, 2019 • Lawyers for Ethan Kollie asked the court to consider "less restrictive" options than jail. Law enforcement officials say he purchased body armor and an ammunition drum used in the Aug. 4 shooting.

Feds Charge 80 People Over Massive Online Fraud Conspiracy

Federal agents hold a detainee (second from left) at a downtown Los Angeles parking lot after predawn raids in the L.A. area on Thursday. Reed Saxon/AP hide caption

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Law

Feds Charge 80 People Over Massive Online Fraud Conspiracy

August 23, 2019 • One of the victims is a Japanese woman who sent more than $200,000 to a person she thought was a U.S. service member in Syria, according to the federal complaint.

Court Says Idaho Must Provide Gender Confirmation Surgery To Transgender Inmate

A federal court has ordered that the state of Idaho pay for gender confirmation surgery for Adree Edmo, a transgender inmate incarcerated at the Idaho State Correctional Institution (above). Heath Druzin/Boise State Public Radio hide caption

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Court Says Idaho Must Provide Gender Confirmation Surgery To Transgender Inmate

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August 23, 2019 • A panel of judges ruled Friday that in denying a transgender inmate gender confirmation surgery, the state violated the Eighth Amendment.

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California Says Its Cannabis Revenue Has Fallen Short Of Estimates, Despite Gains

California says revenue from marijuana sales has risen — but analysts say the illegal market is still thriving. Here, an employee puts down an eighth of marijuana after letting a customer smell it at the Magnolia cannabis lounge in Oakland. Elijah Nouvelage/Reuters hide caption

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California Says Its Cannabis Revenue Has Fallen Short Of Estimates, Despite Gains

August 23, 2019 • The tepid results have prompted Gov. Gavin Newsom to revise his office's estimates of how much money the state will net from its cannabis industry.

Keystone Pipeline's Alternate Route Gets The Go-Ahead From Nebraska Court

A weather-worn sign protesting the Keystone XL pipeline stands in Fullerton, Neb. On Friday the state's Supreme Court dealt the pipeline's protesters a significant defeat, approving an alternate route that runs through Nebraska. Nati Harnik/AP hide caption

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Law

Keystone Pipeline's Alternate Route Gets The Go-Ahead From Nebraska Court

August 23, 2019 • A group of activists, Native American tribes and local landowners had challenged the controversial pipeline's 2017 approval. But the state Supreme Court unanimously rejected that challenge Friday.

Customs Agents Make 'Unusual' Seizure Of Nearly 53,000 Chinese Gun Parts

U.S. Customs and Border Protection intercepted and seized 52,601 illegal firearms parts from China in recent months. U.S. Customs and Border Protection hide caption

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Customs Agents Make 'Unusual' Seizure Of Nearly 53,000 Chinese Gun Parts

August 23, 2019 • The illegal stocks, muzzles and other items were intercepted in recent months. "There was no attempt to hide the importation attempt," CPB spokesperson Jaime Ruiz told NPR.

Lengthy Detention Of Migrant Children May Create Lasting Trauma, Say Researchers

When children are held for long periods away in detention centers, such as this center for migrant children in Carrizo Springs, Texas, they may suffer psychological harm. Eric Gay/AP hide caption

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Lengthy Detention Of Migrant Children May Create Lasting Trauma, Say Researchers

August 23, 2019 • The Trump administration is trying to legalize indefinite detention of migrant families. But detention can be emotionally crushing for kids, leading to long-term mental health problems like PTSD.

Work Cultures Clash When A Chinese Company Reopens An 'American Factory'

American workers Jill Lamantia and Bobby Allen struggle to adapt to the expectations of Chinese management in the documentary American Factory. Steven Bognar /Netflix hide caption

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TV Reviews

Work Cultures Clash When A Chinese Company Reopens An 'American Factory'

Fresh Air

August 23, 2019 • A new film chronicles what happens when a Chinese billionaire reopens a former General Motors plant in Ohio. John Powers says it's an old-school observational documentary in the very best sense.

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David Koch Dies; Conservative Billionaire Helped Reshape U.S. Politics

David Koch underwrote both old-fashioned charitable causes, such as the David H. Koch Center for Cancer Care, and the conservative movement, reshaping U.S. politics. Diane Bondareff/Invision for Koch Industries/AP hide caption

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David Koch Dies; Conservative Billionaire Helped Reshape U.S. Politics

August 23, 2019 • Koch and his brother Charles built one of the nation's largest private businesses and created a network of secretly funded organizations that attacked Democrats.

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More Rate Cuts? Powell Says Fed Is Ready To Help Economy Grow Amid Trade Tensions

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Friday that the central bank "will act as appropriate to sustain" the U.S. economic expansion. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP hide caption

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More Rate Cuts? Powell Says Fed Is Ready To Help Economy Grow Amid Trade Tensions

August 23, 2019 • The central bank will "act as appropriate" to sustain the economic expansion as the trade war with China takes a toll on global growth and parts of the U.S. economy, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell says.

Putin To Russian Military: 'Prepare A Symmetrical Response' To U.S. Missile Test

Russian President Vladimir Putin, shown here at the Kremlin in Moscow on Thursday, said on Friday that Russia should respond in kind to the testing of a new U.S. cruise missile. Alexander Zemlianichenko/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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National Security

Putin To Russian Military: 'Prepare A Symmetrical Response' To U.S. Missile Test

August 23, 2019 • His remarks come after a U.S. Defense Department test of a modified Navy Tomahawk cruise missile, and the demise of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty between Washington and Moscow.

Trump Announces Higher Tariffs On Goods From China After Dow Plunges 623 Points

President Trump announced higher U.S. tariffs on goods from China. "Our great American companies are hereby ordered to immediately start looking for an alternative to China," he tweeted. It was unclear what Trump could do to force U.S. firms to make such a move. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption

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Business

Trump Announces Higher Tariffs On Goods From China After Dow Plunges 623 Points

August 23, 2019 • President Trump's move came after Beijing announced tariffs on $75 billion worth of autos and other U.S. goods. In a tweet, he also "ordered" U.S. companies to stop doing business with China.

More Than 2 Dozen Injured In Sacramento Train Collision

August 23, 2019 • At least 27 people were injured when a passenger train and a maintenance train collided late Thursday. None of the injuries are considered serious, officials say.

When His Mom Was Deported In 2008, A Certainty Shattered: 'Where Is Home?'

During a service at St. Bridget Catholic Church in Postville, Iowa, last year, Consuelo Lopez (center, right) and her son Pedro carry a book containing the names of those arrested and detained during a 2008 Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid on a local meat processing plant. Consuelo Lopez, who cut meat at the plant, was among those detained and deported. Jim Slosiarek/The Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Gazette hide caption

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When His Mom Was Deported In 2008, A Certainty Shattered: 'Where Is Home?'

August 23, 2019 • Pedro Lopez, a 24-year-old born in Mexico, recalls when ICE agents raided the meatpacking plant in Iowa where his parents worked. "It was just shattering," he said.

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Tide Rolls Back In: Alabama Hopes To Not Squander Last Year's Championship 'Failure'

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Tide Rolls Back In: Alabama Hopes To Not Squander Last Year's Championship 'Failure'

August 23, 2019 • Clemson walloped the University of Alabama in college football's national championship last season. Now perennial powerhouse Alabama is trying to learn from the loss.

Tide Rolls Back In: Alabama Hopes To Not Squander Last Year's Championship 'Failure'

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Nation's Largest Hispanic Journalist Group Drops Fox News Sponsorship

August 23, 2019 • The conservative network ignored the group's concerns about its immigration coverage, NAHJ says. The break came when a Fox pundit compared migrants to Nazis who invaded Europe.

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