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Residents of the Jacksonville community attend a prayer vigil for the victims of Saturday's mass shooting Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023, in Jacksonville, Fla.

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  • National

People mourn victims of the Florida shooting as a hate crime investigation begins

At an evening vigil near the Dollar General store where the attack occurred, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was met with boos from the crowd as he stepped to the microphone.

August 28, 2023
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By:
  • Emily Olson,
  • Juliana Kim,
  • and 1 more
Jenny Eckart Hoyt directs her daughter Winnie's attention to an "eye gaze" device in their Portland, Ore., home.

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  • Education

Schools could be getting millions more from Medicaid. Why aren't they?

In 2022, schools recouped $6.6 billion from federal and state Medicaid programs. They could be getting much more.

August 24, 2023
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By:
  • Shasta Kearns Moore and
  • Emily Harris
Immigrants in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) use the phones at a detention center in California in 2019. Secret government reports obtained by NPR described "negligent," "barbaric" and "filthy" conditions in ICE detention.

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  • Investigations

A 'shocking' 911 call and other key takeaways from NPR's ICE detention investigation

NPR obtained secret government inspection reports, which described "negligent," "barbaric" and "filthy" conditions inside immigration detention facilities. Here's what to know.

August 24, 2023
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By:
  • Tom Dreisbach
This photo, purported to be of the Loch Ness Monster, was taken near Inverness, Scotland in 1934. One of the participants revealed on his deathbed that the pictures were staged.

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  • Strange News

Monster hunters are conducting the largest search of Loch Ness in more than 50 years

There have been more than a thousand official sightings of the Loch Ness Monster, the Loch Ness Centre says. Nessie enthusiasts are deploying new tools this weekend to try and prove it's real.

August 21, 2023
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By:
  • GPB Newsroom
Immigrants await processing at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in Adelanto, California. By filing a lawsuit under the Freedom of Information Act, NPR obtained a trove of inspection reports detailing serious problems at this ICE facility and others across the United States.

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  • Investigations

Government's own experts found 'barbaric' and 'negligent' conditions in ICE detention

Inspectors for the Department of Homeland Security found dangerous problems in immigration detention facilities. For years, the government fought NPR's efforts to obtain its often damning reports.

August 16, 2023
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By:
  • Tom Dreisbach
Jenna Ellis, right, is seen with other members of former President Donald Trump's legal team, including Rudy Giuliani, left, and Sidney Powell, back, at a Republican National Committee news conference on Nov. 19, 2020.

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  • Politics

Former Trump attorney Jenna Ellis is crowdfunding her Georgia indictment defense fees

Ellis is one of the 19 defendants charged for trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia.

August 16, 2023
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By:
  • Dustin Jones
Former President Donald Trump is facing charges stemming from an investigation into his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia, led by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.

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  • Politics

3 reasons Trump's latest charges could be hard for him to shake

The former president has been charged four separate times in just over four months. But the latest indictment stands out in terms of its scope, evidence and location.

August 16, 2023
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By:
  • Emily Olson
GPB News NPR

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  • Investigations

NPR investigation reveals significant failures at immigrant detention facilities

NPR obtained confidential files from the U.S. government which reveal "barbaric" and "negligent" treatment at ICE detention centers.

August 16, 2023
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By:
  • Leila Fadel and
  • Tom Dreisbach
FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2018, file photo, people arrive before the start of a naturalization ceremony at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Miami Field Office in Miami. One supposed feature of the U visa program is a faster track to citizenship. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

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  • Investigations

A visa program created to help law enforcement puts immigrant victims at risk instead

The U visa program was created to both help law enforcement solve crimes and protect the immigrant crime victims reporting them. But it puts applicants in limbo for years, unable to work legally.

August 15, 2023
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By:
  • Tirzah Christopher
A screenshot of video posted by @noelskeez on X, formerly known as Twitter, shows masked robbers ransacking the department store in Topanga, Calif.

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  • Investigations

A 'mob of criminals' stole more than $300,000 worth of goods from an LA Nordstrom

Police said $300,000 worth of merchandise was stolen and one of the robbers used bear spray on a security guard.

August 14, 2023
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By:
  • Dustin Jones
Lizzo performs at the Governors Ball Music Festival in the Queens borough of New York in June.

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  • Pop Culture

Lizzo says hostile work environment allegations against her are 'unbelievable'

The four-time Grammy winning artist known for championing women and body positivity, denies allegations a lawsuit by former employees that they experienced weight-shaming and other troubling demands.

August 03, 2023
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By:
  • Dustin Jones
Texas A&M University has come under fire for suspending and then investigating a professor who spoke critically of Texas Lieutenant Gov. Dan Patrick during a lecture on the opioid crisis last March.

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  • Politics

A Texas A&M professor was suspended for allegedly criticizing lieutenant governor

Joy Alonzo was suspended and investigated after she allegedly criticized Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick at a lecture on the opioid crisis. Free speech advocates call the probe "blatantly inappropriate."

July 26, 2023
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By:
  • Dustin Jones
This photo, taken Oct. 27, 2019, the day after the raid on ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's compound in Syria, shows the van that was targeted by U.S. airstrikes. Photos of the van prompted questions about who was targeted.

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  • World

Pentagon files reveal flaws in U.S. claims about Syrian casualties in Baghdadi raid

The U.S. Defense Department said troops spared civilians during a celebrated 2019 raid against the leader of ISIS, but NPR has uncovered new details that challenge the U.S. claims.

July 21, 2023
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By:
  • Daniel Estrin
Duvan Robert Tomas Perez, 16, was a sanitation worker at the Mar-Jac Poultry plant in Hattiesburg, Miss. A statement from the plant says Perez died after he became entangled in a machine he was cleaning.

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  • Investigations

A 16-year-old died while working at a poultry plant in Mississippi

The teenager died after he became entangled in a machine he was cleaning late last Friday. Labor laws prohibit anyone under 18 from working in meat plants because of the hazardous conditions.

July 20, 2023
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By:
  • Dustin Jones
GPB News NPR

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  • Investigations

Jury finds Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooter eligible for death penalty

A federal jury has found Robert Bowers acted with intent when he killed 11 worshipers at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018. This means Bowers could be sentenced to death in the final phase of the trial.

July 13, 2023
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  • A Martínez and
  • Oliver Morrison
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