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Khaled Jamal Abdullah after running away from home to pledge allegiance to ISIS and join the militant group as a fighter. He had just turned 16.

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  • Middle East

Iraqi Family Identifies Their Son As ISIS Teen At Center Of Navy War Crimes Trial

The name of the young ISIS fighter was not revealed in U.S. court proceedings, and the records are sealed. NPR has identified the fighter with the help of Iraqi officials and the teenager's family.

October 30, 2020
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By:
  • Jane Arraf and
  • Sangar Khaleel
The killing of Walter Wallace Jr., a Black man in the midst of a psychological episode, by police on Monday has sparked days of protests. The family, who reviewed police bodycam video of the fatal shooting on Thursday morning, is calling for the recordings to be released to the public.

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  • Race

Walter Wallace Jr.'s Family Does Not Want Police Officers To Face Murder Charges

"Here's why: they were improperly trained and did not have the proper equipment by which to effectuate their job," the family's attorney said on Thursday. The officers' names have not been released.

October 30, 2020
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo
Mail-in ballots waiting to be processed by election workers in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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  • Politics

'No Pandemic Exception To The Constitution': Court Rejects Minn. Ballot Extension

The three-person panel on the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed an extension by Secretary of State Steve Simon to accommodate voters who may have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.

October 29, 2020
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By:
  • Alana Wise
The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington

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  • Law

Supreme Court Allows Ballot Extensions In Pennsylvania, North Carolina, For Now

It was the second time the high court refused a GOP effort to block a three-day extension for receiving absentee ballots in Pennsylvania. Justice Amy Coney Barrett did not participate in either case.

October 29, 2020
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By:
  • Nina Totenberg
Philadelphia police issue a final warning for curfew violation to protesters at 55th and Pine Streets in West Philadelphia, on Wednesday, the third straight night of protesting and unrest after the fatal shooting of Walter Wallace Jr. by police.

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  • National

Philadelphia Police Vow To Release Body Camera Footage In Walter Wallace Shooting

Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said the footage as well as 911 tapes would be released once Wallace's family has reviewed the materials. The Fraternal Order of Police supports the move.

October 29, 2020
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By:
  • Brakkton Booker
A voter is shown inserting her absentee voter ballot into a drop box earlier this month in Troy, Mich. A Michigan judge has blocked a ban on openly carrying guns in polling places on Election Day.

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  • Politics

Michigan Judge Blocks Ban On Open Carry Of Guns At Polls On Election Day

A judge sided with pro-gun groups, blocking a directive that banned openly carrying guns within 100 feet from polling centers on Nov. 3.

October 29, 2020
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By:
  • Brakkton Booker
Protesters confront police during a march Tuesday in Philadelphia following this week's fatal police shooting of Walter Wallace Jr., a 27-year-old Black man.

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  • National

Curfew In Philadelphia Lifts As City Is Roiled By Protests In Walter Wallace Shooting

Mayor Jim Kenney ordered the curfew amid unrest after the fatal police shooting of the 27-year-old Black man. The city's police commissioner says bodycam footage will be released "in the near future."

October 29, 2020
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By:
  • Brakkton Booker
Rulennis Munoz (center right) outside Lancaster Courthouse Oct. 14, after learning that the police officer who fatally shot her brother had been cleared of criminal wrongdoing by the Lancaster County District Attorney. Her mother, Miguelina Peña, and her attorney Michael Perna (far right) stood by.

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  • Health

During A Mental Health Crisis, A Family's Call To 911 Turns Tragic

A mother in Lancaster, Pa., tried for years to help her grown son get consistent treatment for schizophrenia. Then, hoping to get him involuntarily committed for care, the family called the police.

October 29, 2020
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By:
  • Brett Sholtis
Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. administers the judicial oath to Judge Amy Coney Barrett at the Supreme Court on Tuesday. Barrett's husband, Jesse, holds the Bible.

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  • Law

Newly Sworn-In Justice Barrett Faces A Motion To Recuse Herself In Election Case

A Pennsylvania county asked the new justice to disqualify herself because her nomination and confirmation is "unprecedented" and linked, by Trump, to his own reelection. It later reversed itself.

October 28, 2020
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By:
  • Nina Totenberg
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify on Wednesday before the Senate Commerce Committee about a legal shield known as Section 230.

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  • Technology

Facebook, Twitter, Google CEOs Testify To Senate: What To Watch For

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, Twitter's Jack Dorsey and Google's Sundar Pichai go before the Senate Commerce Committee to defend Section 230, a law that protects them from lawsuits over users' posts.

October 28, 2020
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Demers speaks during a virtual news conference at the Department of Justice, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020 with FBI Director Christopher Wray.

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  • National Security

China Runs Illegal Intimidation Scheme Inside The U.S., DoJ Charges

Five people have been arrested and others are facing criminal charges in what Justice Department leaders called a plot by China's government to lean on political opponents with threats and extortion.

October 28, 2020
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By:
  • Ryan Lucas
GPB News NPR

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  • Politics

Tech CEOs To Testify Before Senate Panel On Platforms' Legal Shield

The CEOs of Twitter, Facebook and Google are set to appear before the Senate Commerce Committee Wednesday. Lawmakers are revisiting the legal shield that has long protected the tech industry.

October 28, 2020
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
Police officers stand guard in Philadelphia following protests over the police shooting death of Walter Wallace on Tuesday.

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  • National

Fatal Police Shooting In Philadelphia Sparks A 2nd Night Of Protests

Police shot and killed Walter Wallace, a 27-year-old Black man, in a confrontation Monday. National Guard troops will be deployed, at the county's request, amid protests following the shooting.

October 28, 2020
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By:
  • Brakkton Booker and
  • Vanessa Romo
The Robert E. Lee statue on Richmond's Monument Avenue is seen here during a violin vigil to remember Elijah McClain in July.

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  • National

Judge Orders Richmond's Robert E. Lee Statue Can Be Removed

Gov. Ralph Northam ordered the statue removed in June. The statue, which stands 60 feet high, is the only Confederate statue still standing on the city's Monument Avenue.

October 27, 2020
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By:
  • Laurel Wamsley
Keith Raniere was sentenced on Tuesday to 120 years in prison for his role as ringleader of the NXIVM cult, where he sexually abused several young women. In this June 2019 courtroom artist's sketch, Raniere, center, sits with his attorneys during closing arguments at federal court in Brooklyn, N.Y.

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  • Law

NXIVM Cult Leader Sentenced To 120 Years In Prison

Keith Raniere, 60, was convicted last year of sex trafficking, human trafficking and racketeering for his role as the head of the cult. "He robbed me of my youth,'' a victim reportedly told the court.

October 27, 2020
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  • Matthew S. Schwartz
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