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A Bull Has An Afternoon Out In Baltimore

A 1,600-pound bull ventured on a short-lived quest for freedom Wednesday in West Baltimore, spending about three hours on the loose before finally succumbing to tranquilizers and being put back into the trailer whence he came. WUSA9/Screenshot by NPR hide caption

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Animals

A Bull Has An Afternoon Out In Baltimore

A bull had a field day in Baltimore on Wednesday, spending three hours on the loose before succumbing to tranquilizers. It's the third bull to escape this year in Baltimore.

'Why Is There Nothing Left?' Pension Funds Failing At Catholic Hospitals

Karen Bradley worked at St. Clare's Hospital in Schenectady, N.Y., for 24 years. Along with hundreds of others who worked at the Catholic hospital, she has learned that the pension she was counting on for retirement is gone. Craig Miller for NPR hide caption

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Business

'Why Is There Nothing Left?' Pension Funds Failing At Catholic Hospitals

The AARP has filed a lawsuit on behalf of workers at a defunct Catholic hospital in upstate New York, saying hundreds lost their pensions unfairly. And there are similar cases around the country.

'Why Is There Nothing Left?' Pension Funds Failing At Catholic Hospitals

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5 Decades Later, New Communities Land Trust Still Helps Black Farmers

Shirley Sherrod is co-founder of the New Communities Land Trust founded 50 years ago as a safe haven for African-American farmers thrown off their land during the civil rights movement. Debbie Elliott/NPR hide caption

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Race

5 Decades Later, New Communities Land Trust Still Helps Black Farmers

October marks the 50th anniversary of a pioneering effort to provide a safe haven for black farmers evicted from their land as punishment for participating in the civil rights movement.

5 Decades Later, New Communities Land Trust Still Helps Black Farmers

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Doctor Gets 40 Years For Illegally Prescribing More Than Half A Million Opioid Doses

Dr. Joel Smithers was sentenced to 40 years in prison on Wednesday for illegal opioid prescriptions. Southwest Virginia Regional Jail Authority via AP hide caption

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Law

Doctor Gets 40 Years For Illegally Prescribing More Than Half A Million Opioid Doses

Dr. Joel Smithers was convicted in May of more than 800 federal counts of illegal drug distribution. He was facing life in prison and a $200 million fine. The court ordered him to pay $86,000.

Amber Guyger, Ex-Officer Who Killed Man In His Apartment, Given 10 Years In Prison

Botham Jean's younger brother, Brandt Jean, hugs former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger after delivering his victim-impact statement. Guyger was convicted for Botham Jean's murder on Tuesday and was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Wednesday. Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News via AP, Pool hide caption

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Law

Amber Guyger, Ex-Officer Who Killed Man In His Apartment, Given 10 Years In Prison

Guyger fatally shot 26-year-old Botham Jean thinking he was an intruder in her own apartment last year. Jean, who was black and unarmed, was shot while watching TV and eating a bowl of ice cream.

Latinx Voters Ask Court To Ensure All Residents Counted In Allotting Congress Seats

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Latinx Voters Ask Court To Ensure All Residents Counted In Allotting Congress Seats

The group is concerned the Trump administration won't follow more than 200 years of precedent in dividing up seats in Congress based on numbers that include unauthorized immigrants.

Judge Rules Planned Supervised Injection Site Does Not Violate Federal Drug Laws

Advocates for safe injection sites rallied in front of the James A Byrne Federal Courthouse in Center City to show their support for evidence-based harm reduction policies, an end to the dehumanization of people suffering from addiction and the opening of Safehouse a safe injection site in Philadelphia, PA on September 5, 2019. Cory Clark/NurPhoto/Getty Images hide caption

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Health Care

Judge Rules Planned Supervised Injection Site Does Not Violate Federal Drug Laws

The federal court decision paves the way for the nation's first supervised injection site to open in Philadelphia. The Justice Department argued that it amounted to "in-your-face illegal activity."

WTO Says U.S. Can Hit EU With $7.5 Billion In Tariffs Over Airbus Subsidies

The World Trade Organization says the United States can impose tariffs on up to $7.5 billion worth of goods from the European Union as retaliation for illegal subsidies to Airbus — a record award from the trade body. Francois Mori/AP hide caption

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Business

WTO Says U.S. Can Hit EU With $7.5 Billion In Tariffs Over Airbus Subsidies

The World Trade Organization sided with the U.S. in a years-long dispute over European loans and subsidies to Airbus, putting a value on the damage done to U.S. industry — particularly Boeing.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Confirms He Was On Trump's Call With Zelenskiy

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed the phone call between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy during a news conference in Rome on Wednesday. Alberto Pizzoli/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Politics

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Confirms He Was On Trump's Call With Zelenskiy

The secretary of state confirms he was listening to the conversation between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy during the July 25 call that sparked an impeachment inquiry.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Confirms He Was On Trump's Call With Zelenskiy

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In Opioid Settlement, Johnson & Johnson Agrees To Pay Ohio Counties $20 Million

Akron fire medic Paul Drouhard shows a box containing naloxone hydrochloride, a drug carried in all their department emergency response vehicles to treat opioid overdose patients. Keith Srakocic/AP hide caption

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In Opioid Settlement, Johnson & Johnson Agrees To Pay Ohio Counties $20 Million

The agreement removes the drugmaker from the list of defendants in an upcoming federal opioid trial and follows an August settlement in Oklahoma in which it agreed to pay $572 million.

The New Realities Of Work And Retirement

Bob Orozco, 89, has been in fitness his entire adult life. He began working for the Laguna Niguel YMCA in 1984 and leads the Silver Sneakers Club, a free fitness program for Medicare beneficiaries. "I probably will work until something stops me," Orozco says. Morgan Baker for NPR hide caption

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The New Realities Of Work And Retirement

People age 65 and older make up the fastest-growing group of workers in the U.S. Some want to work; some have to work — and their numbers are changing how we view retirement.

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