nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor1|||Trump Says He Prevented Panic On Pandemic. That’s Not His Usual Approach||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||President Trump is known for wielding fear as a political weapon. But on the coronavirus, he says he wanted to “play it down.”


Trump Says He Prevented Panic On Pandemic. That's Not His Usual Approach

President Trump defended downplaying the coronavirus as necessary to keep the nation calm after excerpts were released from Bob Woodward’s new book “Rage.”

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Politics


Trump Says He Prevented Panic On Pandemic. That’s Not His Usual Approach



President Trump is known for wielding fear as a political weapon. But on the coronavirus, he says he wanted to “play it down.”


nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor1|||Will 2020 Be The Year Of The Young Voter?||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||For decades, turnout among young voters has trailed far behind that of older voters. But could renewed efforts to reach this demographic result in record-level turnouts?


Will 2020 Be The Year Of The Young Voter?

Former first lady Michelle Obama, seen here at a rally in 2018, is the founder of When We All Vote, an organization that aims to help people register and vote.

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Will 2020 Be The Year Of The Young Voter?



For decades, turnout among young voters has trailed far behind that of older voters. But could renewed efforts to reach this demographic result in record-level turnouts?


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Nation
Sep 11

The U.S. border fence between Mexico and Nogales, Ariz. Photo by Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images

About 8,800 unaccompanied children have been expelled at U.S. border

By Associated Press

nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor1|||Protesters Were Supposed To Hear Warnings Before Federal Police Moved In. They Didn’t||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||In June, federal police cleared peaceful protesters from a park by the White House. Lawyers now say U.S. Park Police violated a settlement that set out rules for engaging mass demonstrations in D.C.


Protesters Were Supposed To Hear Warnings Before Federal Police Moved In. They Didn't

Police moved in on peaceful demonstrators in Lafayette Square near the White House with tear gas and smoke on June 1. U.S. Park Police made announcements asking protesters to leave, but few people appeared to hear them.

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Investigations


Protesters Were Supposed To Hear Warnings Before Federal Police Moved In. They Didn’t



In June, federal police cleared peaceful protesters from a park by the White House. Lawyers now say U.S. Park Police violated a settlement that set out rules for engaging mass demonstrations in D.C.


pbsnewhour__ = ||| lubuntu at wor1|||Prosecutor looking into the origins of Russia probe resigns||| kickerpage = |||no kicker page for PBSNewhour

Politics
Sep 11

Prosecutor looking into the origins of Russia probe resigns

By Eric Tucker, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press

pbsnewhour__ = ||| lubuntu at wor1|||1 in 10 Americans don’t have enough food. The pandemic is making things worse||| kickerpage = |||no kicker page for PBSNewhour

Health
Sep 11

1 in 10 Americans don’t have enough food. The pandemic is making things worse

By Laura Santhanam

pbsnewhour__ = ||| lubuntu at wor1|||Prosecutor looking into the origins of Russia probe resigns||| kickerpage = |||no kicker page for PBSNewhour

Politics
Sep 11

Prosecutor looking into the origins of Russia probe resigns

By Eric Tucker, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press

nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor1|||Protesters Were Supposed To Hear Warnings Before Federal Police Moved In. They Didn’t.||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||In June, federal police cleared peaceful protesters from a park by the White House. Lawyers now say U.S. Park Police violated a settlement that set out rules for engaging mass demonstrations in D.C.


Protesters Were Supposed To Hear Warnings Before Federal Police Moved In. They Didn't.

Police moved in on peaceful demonstrators in Lafayette Square near the White House with tear gas and smoke on June 1. U.S. Park Police made announcements asking protesters to leave, but few people appeared to hear them.

Jose Luis Magana/AFP via Getty Images


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Investigations


Protesters Were Supposed To Hear Warnings Before Federal Police Moved In. They Didn’t.



In June, federal police cleared peaceful protesters from a park by the White House. Lawyers now say U.S. Park Police violated a settlement that set out rules for engaging mass demonstrations in D.C.


pbsnewhour__ = ||| lubuntu at wor1|||Tech falters again as Wall Street ends worst week in months||| kickerpage = |||no kicker page for PBSNewhour

Economy
Sep 11

Tech falters again as Wall Street ends worst week in months

By Stan Choe, Damian J. Troise, Alex Veiga, Associated Press

pbsnewhour__ = ||| lubuntu at wor1|||Trump Homeland Security pick faces hurdles to confirmation||| kickerpage = |||no kicker page for PBSNewhour

Politics
Sep 11

Trump Homeland Security pick faces hurdles to confirmation

By Ben Fox, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press