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Two Louisiana Officers Arrested In Fatal Shooting Of 6-Year-Old Boy

November 7, 2015 • Two out of four local deputies involved in Tuesday's Marksville shooting have been charged with second-degree murder. The police chase that ended in gunfire also left the boy's father wounded.

Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo hugs another mourner at a 2014 prayer service following a deadly car crash at the South by Southwest festival. The driver who plowed into a crowd outside a music venue has been convicted of capital murder. Michael Buckner/Getty Images hide caption

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Man Who Drove Through Crowd At SXSW Music Festival Convicted

November 6, 2015 • Rashad Owens, 23, was intoxicated when he struck a crowd attending South by Southwest in Austin last year. He was found guilty of capital murder, which brings a prison sentence of life without parole.

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Dallas Cowboys defensive end Greg Hardy was arrested and charged with assaulting his former girlfriend Nicole Holder in May. He was found guilty but appealed, and then when Holder stopped cooperating, the case was dropped. Brandon Wade/AP hide caption

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Photos Emerge Of A Woman's Injuries, Allegedly Inflicted By Cowboys' Greg Hardy

November 6, 2015 • Deadspin published photos it says are of Nicole Holder's bruised body. Hardy was found guilty of assaulting her, but the conviction was thrown out. The photos have refocused attention on the attack.

Louisiana Democratic state Rep. John Bel Edwards walks past Republican U.S. Sen. David Vitter as they take their places before a gubernatorial debate. Gerald Herbert/AP hide caption

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Politics

La. Democrat For Governor: 'David Vitter Chose Prostitutes Over Patriots'

November 6, 2015 • A new ad hammers home Republican David Vitter's involvement in the 2007 D.C. Madam prostitution scandal. He easily won re-election to the Senate but faces renewed scrutiny in his run for governor.

Around the Nation

Some Texans Puzzled By Keystone XL Pipeline Rejection

November 6, 2015 • President Obama's rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline provoked cheers from environmental groups and a little bit of head scratching in the state of Texas.

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Environment

Environmentalists Cheer Keystone XL Pipeline Decision As 'Decisive Moment'

November 6, 2015 • NPR's Kelly McEvers interviews environmentalist Bill McKibben, who founded 350.org, about why he's celebrating Obama's veto of the Keystone XL pipeline, even though the next president can reverse it.

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Commentary

Week In Politics: Jobs Report, President George H.W. Bush Biography

November 6, 2015 • NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with our regular political commentators, E.J. Dionne of the Washington Post and Brookings Institution and David Brooks of The New York Times. They discuss the economy, and how a biography on President George H.W. Bush will affect Jeb Bush's campaign.

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Business

Brazil's Economic Downturn Disrupts Development In Miami

November 6, 2015 • Economic challenges in Brazil and other foreign countries — plus a strengthening U.S. dollar --are having an impact in Miami. Developers are seeing a decline in demand from international buyers that's already led some projects to be cancelled.

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Race

In The Post-Obama Age, Democrats Look To Inspire Southern Black Voters

November 6, 2015 • African-American voters turned out in record numbers for Barack Obama's historic campaign in 2008 and again in 2012. As the top Democratic presidential candidates meet at a forum in South Carolina Friday night, NPR explores what is on the minds of black voters now.

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Environment

Obama: Keystone XL Pipeline Would Undercut U.S. Leadership On Climate Change

November 6, 2015 • President Obama announced Friday that he rejected a permit to allow construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. The controversial project would have carried oil harvested from tar sands in Canada.

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World

Canada's Trudeau Expresses Disappointment In U.S. Decision On Keystone XL

November 6, 2015 • Canadian Company TransCanada took a blow Friday when President Obama announced he was rejecting its request to build the Keystone XL pipeline. The pipeline would have helped transport hundreds of thousands of barrels of Canadian tar sands oil from Alberta to U.S. refineries. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed disappointment.

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Sports

Luck Of The Flip: New England Patriots Defy Probability With Coin Toss Wins

November 6, 2015 • The New England Patriots have recently been very lucky. NPR's Kelly McEvers and Robert Siegel explain the probability of the football team winning the last 19 out of 25 coin tosses.

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Remembrances

Batmobile Creator George Barris Dies At 89

November 6, 2015 • George Barris, who created the Batmobile through his work customizing cars, has died.

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Energy

Obama Rejects Plans To Build Keystone XL Pipeline

November 6, 2015 • After seven years of study, the Obama administration has rejected plans for the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline. The move comes on the eve of an international climate summit.

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Economy

As Brazil's Currency Falls, Florida Struggles To Attract Tourists

November 6, 2015 • As Brazil's currency has fallen in value, so has Brazilians' buying power. This isn't just clear in Brazil, but its effects are also being felt in Florida, a popular shopping destination for Brazilians when they're feeling flush.

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Politics

Ben Carson Faces Scrutiny Over West Point Story

November 6, 2015 • Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson is facing scrutiny over his biography, which states he was offered a scholarship to the U.S. military academy at West Point. It turns out, Carson never applied to the academy, his campaign said Friday.

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Author Interviews

'Destiny And Power' Reveals Elder Bush's Criticism Of His Son's Administration

November 6, 2015 • NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Jon Meacham about his biography of George H.W. Bush, which includes the elder Bush's criticism of his son's administration when it came to the second war in Iraq.

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National Security

VA Restores Benefits To Vietnam Vet After Believing He Was Dead

November 6, 2015 • A Vietnam veteran tells NPR he was recently informed by the Department of Veterans Affairs that it believed he was dead. The VA's records for tens of thousands of other people remain flawed; agency officials say they don't know in many cases whether people are dead or alive.

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Politics

Supreme Court To Take Up Another Challenge To Obamacare

November 6, 2015 • The justices said Friday they would hear a challenge brought by faith-based groups that contend the government's exemptions on birth control do not go far enough to accommodate them.

The Supreme Court will hear another challenge to the Affordable Care Act about religious objections to providing contraception. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters /Landov hide caption

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Supreme Court Will Hear More Religious Objections To Obamacare

November 6, 2015 • Birth control and the Affordable Care Act are back on the Supreme Court's docket, in what could be called a sequel to the Hobby Lobby ruling.

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Mormon Church Declares Same-Sex Couples To Be Apostates

November 6, 2015 • The policy also bars children in same-sex households from being blessed or baptized until they turn 18 and meet certain conditions.

Physical exercise, diet and supportive counseling are the first steps of any weight-loss program. But sometimes that's not enough to take large amounts of weight off, and keep it off, doctors say. 13/Ocean/Corbis hide caption

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Shots - Health News

Surgery Helps Some Obese Teens In Battle To Get Fit

November 6, 2015 • Three years after bariatric surgery, more than 200 severely obese teens studied had dropped about a third of their weight and improved their metabolism, heart health and self-esteem.

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