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Walmart Announces It Will No Longer Sell Guns, Ammunition To Anyone Under 21

Walmart, the largest retailer in the U.S., announced it will stop selling guns and ammunition to anyone under 21. The decision comes on the same day that Dick's Sporting Goods said it would stop selling military-style semi-automatic rifles and high-capacity magazines, as well as guns to anyone under 21.

Walmart Announces It Will No Longer Sell Guns, Ammunition To Anyone Under 21

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3 Marines Treated After Exposure To Suspicious Substance From Envelope

Army troops from The Old Guard at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall. Three people were hospitalized after a letter was opened on the Marine Corps side of the base. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption

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3 Marines Treated After Exposure To Suspicious Substance From Envelope

Eleven personnel at Virginia's Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall felt ill, and three were transported to a hospital for further medical evaluations. All three were released.

Top Democrat Says Election Will Decide DACA's Fate

Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, the Senate's No. 2 Democrat, now says that the fate of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program will be determined by the upcoming midterm elections. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption

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Politics

Top Democrat Says Election Will Decide DACA's Fate

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., is conceding that a fix for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program won't happen any time soon. He had been working toward a March 5 deadline set by the president.

Trump Angers Conservatives Over Guns While Negotiating With Lawmakers On TV

President Trump speaks, watched by Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, during a bipartisan meeting with members of Congress on school and community safety at the White House on Wednesday. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Politics

Trump Angers Conservatives Over Guns While Negotiating With Lawmakers On TV

In a freewheeling talk with Republican and Democratic lawmakers on curtailing gun violence, President Trump appeared to throw his support behind efforts that are opposed by the powerful gun lobby.

CEO Of U.S. Olympic Committee Resigns Citing Health Concerns Amid Nassar Fallout

Scott Blackmun, in 2007. He announced Wednesday that he is stepping down as CEO of the U.S. Olympic Committee. On the same day, the USOC announced steps it is taking to protect abuse victims. Lee Jin-man/AP hide caption

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CEO Of U.S. Olympic Committee Resigns Citing Health Concerns Amid Nassar Fallout

A USOC statement cited health issues from prostate cancer as the reason for Scott Blackmun's resignation, at the same time it announced new reforms to protect "the Olympic community" from abuse.

Sports

Amid Pressure From Nassar Case, USOC Chief Executive Scott Blackmun Will Step Down

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Washington Post reporter Sally Jenkins about the resignation of U.S. Olympic Committee chief executive Scott Blackmun, who cited health problems due to prostate cancer as his reason for stepping down, but there have also been calls for his resignation for not doing enough to address the sexual abuse cases within the U.S. Olympics gymnastics team.

Amid Pressure From Nassar Case, USOC Chief Executive Scott Blackmun Will Step Down

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Law

Supreme Court Examines Strict Laws For Inside Polling Places

Polling places are politics-free zones. Could that change with a Supreme Court case out of Minnesota? The Supreme Court heard arguments in a key case Wednesday.

Supreme Court Examines Strict Laws For Inside Polling Places

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Politics

Sen. Dick Durbin Weighs In On Path Forward For Immigration Reform

After the Senate failed to advance a proposal for a path forward on thorny immigration issues, many young migrants in the U.S. face an uncertain future. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., who originally brought the plight of DREAMers to the Senate, about the next steps he's hoping for.

Sen. Dick Durbin Weighs In On Path Forward For Immigration Reform

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Dick's Sporting Goods Shoppers React To Company's Decision To Limit Gun Sales

Dick's Sporting Goods announced it will stop selling assault-style rifles like the one used in the Florida high school shooting and won't sell firearms to anyone under 21. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Cornell University business ethics professor Dana Radcliffe, who also teaches ethics and public policy at Syracuse University, about the company's decision.

Dick's Sporting Goods Shoppers React To Company's Decision To Limit Gun Sales

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Education

Dolly Parton's Nonprofit Reaches Milestone With 100 Million Books Sent To Children

This week, country music legend Dolly Parton celebrated a big milestone: 100 million books. That's right, books. Parton's nonprofit, Imagination Library, mails free books to children from birth to age 5 across the country, and this week, she celebrated the program's remarkable growth in a special ceremony at the Library of Congress.

Dolly Parton's Nonprofit Reaches Milestone With 100 Million Books Sent To Children

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Politics

Lawmakers Meet With President Trump To Discuss School Shooting Prevention

President Trump hosted Democratic and Republican lawmakers at the White House Wednesday to discuss proposals to prevent school shootings.

Lawmakers Meet With President Trump To Discuss School Shooting Prevention

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Jury Selection Set To Begin For Trial Of Wife Of Pulse Nightclub Shooter

Jury selection begins tomorrow for the trial of Noor Salman, the widow of Pulse nightclub shooter Omar Mateen. Salman has pleaded not guilty to aiding and abetting and obstruction of justice.

Jury Selection Set To Begin For Trial Of Wife Of Pulse Nightclub Shooter

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