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Arizona teachers and education advocates march at the Arizona Capitol protesting low teacher pay and school funding in Phoenix.
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Arizona Teachers Vote To Strike, Sparking First-ever Statewide Walkout

Apr 19, 2018
The governor's plan to raise teachers' salaries by 20 percent is meeting with resistance from critics who say it is unrealistic.

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Air Date: Thursday, April 19, 2018

Art Bell's Legacy In Radio, TV And Nevada Far Reaching

Scheduling Coincidence Brings Memorial Experts To Las Vegas

  • Coming up on Thursday's program... 

  • The man known from coast to coast for talking about UFO conspiracies, Area 51 and paranormal activity of all kinds has died. Investigative journalist George Knapp remembers the life and legacy of Art Bell.

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National Security
Former FBI Director James Comey testifies before the Senate intelligence committee on June 8, 2017, in Washington, D.C.

James Comey Memos: Trump Acknowledged Flynn Had 'Judgment Issues'

Apr 19, 2018
The Justice Department has sent Congress redacted, unclassified copies of some of the memos drafted by then-FBI Director James Comey recounting his meetings with President Trump.
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Politics

Justice Department Turns Over 15 Pages Of Comey Memos To Congress

Apr 19, 2018
A lot of the stories in the memos have been previously reported, but there is greater detail than seen before, and some new conversations.
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Law

Federal Judge Blocks U.S. From Transferring Citizen Held In Iraq To Another Country

Apr 19, 2018
U.S. District Judge Tanya S. Chutkan issued the preliminary injunction Thursday evening, minutes before an 8 p.m. deadline to stop the transfer of the man.
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The Two-Way
Bottlenose dolphins typically swim in warmer waters, such as this pair jumping in Honduras.

Bottlenose Dolphins Spotted Off Canada's Pacific Coast For The First Time

Apr 19, 2018
This was a bizarre sight because this kind of dolphin has never before been spotted in this northern area. They like the warmer waters farther south. About 200 were swimming in the group.
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The Two-Way
Researchers from the Sea War Museum Jutland announced they found a Nazi U-boat that disappeared a day after Germans surrendered to Danish forces in 1945.

Missing Nazi Submarine Found Near Denmark; Spoiler: Hitler Is Probably Not Onboard

Apr 19, 2018
Researchers said they located a German U-boat that went "on the run" from British forces as the war ended. The discovery ends speculation that Adolf Hitler used it to escape to South America.
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The Two-Way

Save The Children International Chair Resigns, Saying 'Challenges' Call For Change

Apr 19, 2018
Sir Alan Parker's resignation comes after Save the Children abuse claims against former leadership and as reports of misconduct roil the wider aid sector.
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National

Recent Tariffs On Canadian Newsprint Are Hurting U.S. Papers, Could Trigger Job Cuts

Apr 19, 2018
Recent tariffs on Canadian newsprint are hurting U.S. newspapers, potentially triggering further job cuts and consolidation. The duties of up to 32 percent come after a complaint from a single U.S. supplier, and are opposed by the domestic paper industry trade group.
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Parallels
Outgoing European human rights Commissioner Nils Muiznieks (L) shares a joke with the Dalai Lama at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, France, in 2016.

'It's A Very Different World Now,' Says Outgoing Human Rights Commissioner

Apr 19, 2018
Nils Muiznieks has worked with the Council of Europe for the last six years. He shares his thoughts on the state of human rights, cultural racism, and the threat of war, genocide, and dictatorship.
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