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Air Date: Monday, May 21, 2018

Ralston: Sanctuary Cities Ballot Failure A Sign For Fall Election?

Mind Spies: Remote Viewers Congregate In Las Vegas

  • Coming up on Monday's program... 

  • Some people believe they can sense or even see things miles away just by using the power of the mind. It's called remote viewing and a meeting of people who practice it is going in Las Vegas.

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After a gunman killed eight students and two teachers at the high school in Santa Fe, Texas, on Friday, memorials to the victims were created.
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'I Don't Want To Leave My House': Santa Fe's Invisible Wounds

May 21, 2018
A gunman killed eight students and two teachers at Santa Fe High School outside Houston — and scarred hundreds, perhaps thousands more.
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Education

How Schools Across The Country Are Working To Detect Threats Made On Social Media

May 21, 2018
Some schools are working with outside technology companies to scan social media for threats against them and their students, in hopes of preventing mass shootings and student suicide.
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Politics

Trump Adviser Roger Stone Says He's 'Prepared' If Indicted By Special Counsel Mueller

May 21, 2018
President Trump's adviser Roger Stone says he wouldn't be surprised about a potential indictment from Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller, but he has called the investigation baseless and faulted what he calls an official campaign to keep him quiet.
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Richard Goodwin (left) worked for John F. Kennedy, first on his presidential campaign and then in the White House. He also wrote influential speeches for President Lyndon Johnson. Goodwin is seen here with Ted Sorensen (center) and Myer Feldman.

Richard Goodwin, Crafter Of Johnson's Famous 'We Shall Overcome' Speech, Dies

May 21, 2018
Speechwriter Richard Goodwin, a driving force in American politics during the upheavals of the 1960s and the husband of Doris Kearns Goodwin, has died at age 86.
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Doctors Without Borders staff enter an Ebola security zone at the entrance of the Wangata Reference Hospital in Mbandaka, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Experimental Ebola Vaccinations, Considered 'Paradigm Shift,' Begin In Congo

May 21, 2018
The vaccine is still unlicensed but has passed drug trials with flying colors. Authorities have begun administering thousands of doses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to fight the outbreak.
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All Tech Considered
A 360-degree camera is used to document the Khe Min Ga Zedi temple in Bagan, Myanmar.

3D Scans Help Preserve History, But Who Should Own Them?

May 21, 2018
Historic sites around the world face mounting threats: war, climate change, natural disaster. There's a rush to use 3D scans for preservation. But experts have questions about how the scans are used.
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The Salt
Hate crimes are on the rise in Poland. In response, a new YouTube video aspires to foster tolerance by having people from marginalized groups bake and sell bread to customers at a Warsaw bakery. Above, some of the loaves baked and handed out as part of the campaign. Each loaf is wrapped in a black ribbon with a photo and information about the person who baked it.

Video Campaign Aims To Unify Poland Through The Power Of Bread

May 21, 2018
Hate crimes are on the rise in Poland. In response, a new YouTube video aspires to foster tolerance by having people from marginalized groups bake and sell bread to customers at a Warsaw bakery.
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The Two-Way
Mourners attend a prayer vigil to remember the victims of the Santa Fe High School shooting on Sunday in nearby League City, Texas. On Friday, a student allegedly entered the school with two guns and opened fire, killing 10 people.

A Texas Town Mourns, And A Nation Struggles To Find New Ground In Gun Debate

May 21, 2018
Public schools in Santa Fe, Texas, are closed as the community grapples with how to move on. But authorities in Texas disagree about whether guns are to blame for the violence.
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Lava flows from fissures near Pahoa, Hawaii, on Saturday.

Hawaii Volcano's Lava Spews 'Laze' Of Toxic Gas And Glass Into The Air

May 21, 2018
Lava from the Kilauea volcano is pouring into the Pacific Ocean, generating a plume of "laze" — hydrochloric acid and steam with fine glass particles — into the air.

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