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Chicago Police Officer Charged With Murdering Black Teen Posts Bond

A Cook County judge set bond at $1.5 million for Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke, who was charged last week with first-degree murder in the killing of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald on Oct. 20, 2014. AP hide caption

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The Two-Way

Chicago Police Officer Charged With Murdering Black Teen Posts Bond

Officer Jason Van Dyke is charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. Van Dyke was captured on dashcam video shooting the teen 16 times.

LA's Top Restaurant Charts New Waters In Sustainable Seafood

Chef Michael Cimarusti, of Los Angeles' Providence restaurant, is pioneering the West Coast incarnation of Dock to Dish, a program that hooks up local fishermen directly with chefs. Courtesy of Providence hide caption

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The Salt

LA's Top Restaurant Charts New Waters In Sustainable Seafood

Providence is widely considered the finest restaurant in Los Angeles. Its award-winning chef, Michael Cimarusti, is piloting Dock to Dish, a program that hooks chefs up directly with local fishermen.

LA's Top Restaurant Charts New Waters In Sustainable Seafood

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Law

Suspect In Colorado Planned Parenthood Shooting Appears In Court

The suspect in the shooting at Planned Parenthood in Colorado Springs was in court Monday. Robert L. Dear faces multiple counts after the deadly attack that left three people dead and nine wounded.

Suspect In Colorado Planned Parenthood Shooting Appears In Court

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Elections

Trump Remains On Top Of GOP Field As Start Of Primary Voting Nears

There are now just 10 weeks until voting begins. After Thanksgiving, there are some clear themes emerging in the state of the presidential race.

Trump Remains On Top Of GOP Field As Start Of Primary Voting Nears

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Why Courts Use Anonymous Juries, Like In Freddie Gray Case

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The Two-Way

Why Courts Use Anonymous Juries, Like In Freddie Gray Case

Experts trace the first completely anonymous jury to 1977. That's when a judge worried about possible jury tampering by a drug kingpin named Leroy "Nicky" Barnes, a man also known as Mr. Untouchable.

Why Courts Use Anonymous Juries, Like In Freddie Gray Case

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Health Care

Abortion Providers Raise Security Concerns After Planned Parenthood Shooting

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Dr. Diane Horvath-Cosper about how performing abortions has made her a target for anti-abortion groups. She is an OB-GYN and family planning fellow in Washington, D.C.

Abortion Providers Raise Security Concerns After Planned Parenthood Shooting

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Big Data Predicts Centuries Of Harm If Climate Warming Goes Unchecked

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Heating Up

Big Data Predicts Centuries Of Harm If Climate Warming Goes Unchecked

It took about 30 teams of scientists worldwide, using supercomputers to churn through mountains of data, to see patterns aligning of what will happen decades and centuries from now.

Big Data Predicts Centuries Of Harm If Climate Warming Goes Unchecked

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Sports

Kobe Bryant To End 20-Year NBA Career After This Season

Kobe Bryant's 20-year NBA career will come to an end this spring. The longtime Laker announced his coming retirement Sunday with a poem. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Adrian Garcia Marquez, who calls Laker games for Time Warner Cable Deportes, about Bryant's career.

Kobe Bryant To End 20-Year NBA Career After This Season

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Obituaries

Remembering The Victims Of The Planned Parenthood Shooting In Colorado

NPR remembers the three people killed in last Friday's shooting at a Planned Parenthood in Colorado Springs.

Remembering The Victims Of The Planned Parenthood Shooting In Colorado

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Politics

Trump Meets Privately With Black Pastors After Confusion Over Endorsement

Donald Trump met with black pastors Monday in an event that was at first billed as an endorsement. Trump has been criticized for his suggestion that a Black Lives Matter protestor who was roughed up at a Trump event deserved it.

Trump Meets Privately With Black Pastors After Confusion Over Endorsement

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Law

Jury Selection Begins For First Officer To Face Trial In Freddie Gray Case

Jury selection began Monday for the first police officer to go on trial in connection with the death of Freddie Gray last April.

Jury Selection Begins For First Officer To Face Trial In Freddie Gray Case

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