Leila Fadel

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Women's Marches Across The Country Will Focus On The Vote

Friday, January 19, 2018

On the anniversary of the Women's March in Washington, D.C., organizers say marches this year are less about outrage and more about political organizing.

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Victims Of The Las Vegas Shooting Are Still Trying To Get Assistance

Wednesday, January 17, 2018

It's been just over three months since 58 people were killed and more than 500 injured at a country music festival in Las Vegas. It is the single deadliest mass shooting in modern American history, but the fund set up to collect and distribute donations to the survivors and the families of the dead has fallen short of other tragedies.

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An American Muslim Preacher Faces His Own Mortality

Wednesday, January 10, 2018

Usama Canon is the founding director of the Ta'leef Collective, a "third place" for Muslims between mosque and home. After an ALS disagnosis, he's reflecting on his work.

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California Wildfires Destroy Homes But Can't Keep Holiday Spirit Down

Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Families in southern California are having to rebuild their Christmas plans after wildfires burned up their homes and everything they owned — including their children's presents.

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Two Weeks In, Firefighters Battle To Save Homes From Southern California Wildfires

Sunday, December 17, 2017

The Thomas Fire in Southern California is on it's way to being the largest in the state's history. Fourteen days in, the flames continue to burn in bone dry, windy conditions. It's burning above the wealthy areas of Santa Barbara County, it's only 40 percent contained and will likely burn for days to come.

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Smoke Blankets Santa Barbara County, Not Everyone Can Evacuate

Thursday, December 14, 2017

Wildfires have scorched hundreds of thousands of acres of Southern California. Residents who resisted calls to evacuate talk about living through the fires, and what "the new normal" looks like.

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Firefighters Battle The 5th Largest Blaze In California's History

Wednesday, December 13, 2017

Firefighters in California are making progress containing the enormous Thomas fire near Santa Barbara, but fear even one flying ember could send them back to where they were.

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New Study Finds That 4.2 Million Kids Experience Homelessness Each Year

Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Those numbers are growing: About half of the youth who dealt with homelessness, experienced it for the first time, according to the study. Schools are often at the front line of this issue.

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Pastor Urges Texas Shooting Survivors To Choose Light Over Darkness

Monday, November 13, 2017

A week after the shootings at First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, the pastor held an emotional service at a community center. People honored the victims and gave hope to the community.

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After Church Massacre, Many Texas Residents Want Gun Laws Relaxed For Protection

Saturday, November 11, 2017

After Sunday's mass shooting at a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, a gun store owner talks about the responsibility and debate around selling weapons.

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Las Vegas Works To Secure Tourism Industry After Music Festival Shooting

Monday, October 23, 2017

Las Vegas has moved quickly to try and tamp down any impact the recent massacre may have on its tourism lifeline, but with unknown success. One chapel owner says there have been wedding postponements, and tourism officials say there have been cancellations, but no conventions have pulled out.

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New Information Revealed About Shooting At Route 91 Harvest Music Festival

Friday, October 13, 2017

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department says the number of those injured increased and the gunman may have fired at aviation fuel tanks near the concert. But questions remain about the timeline.

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Las Vegas Survivors Search For The Heroes Who Helped Save Them

Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Survivors of the Las Vegas shooting and their families are searching for the strangers that helped them that night. They say they want to say thank you.

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Las Vegas Authorities Say Security Guard Was Shot Before Gunman Targeted Crowd

Tuesday, October 10, 2017

A revised timeline of the Las Vegas shooting is raising questions about if and when the Mandalay Bay hotel alerted police that a security guard had been shot before the assailant opened fire on the concert crowd. A sheriff's department official said they are still studying the sequence of events, and offers other details of the investigation in interviews with NPR/KNPR.

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The Latest In The Investigation Into Las Vegas Mass Shooting

Monday, October 09, 2017

Investigators still have not identified a motive in last week's mass shooting at a concert in Las Vegas. The Clark County coroner will announce new findings in a press conference.

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Recovering Las Vegas Teen Survivor Remains Fearless And Positive

Sunday, October 08, 2017

One of the victims of the Las Vegas shooting was 16-year-old Nick Campbell. Shot in the shoulder, he threw himself on his girlfriend to protect her. He recounts the experience and concludes, "I'll stay the same," he says.

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Investigators Still Looking For Motive Of Las Vegas Shooter

Friday, October 06, 2017

Nearly a week has passed since the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history and investigators are continuing to look for clues into why the shooter did what he did.

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Authorities Say Stephen Paddock May Have Plotted Attacks At Other Music Festivals

Thursday, October 05, 2017

Law enforcement is investigating whether Stephen Paddock, the gunman in the Las Vegas shooting, had planned other attacks, and whether someone was helping him.

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First Responder Returns To Work In Las Vegas Following Sunday's Massacre

Wednesday, October 04, 2017

Three days after attending to the wounded in Las Vegas, EMT Caitlin Medina was back on her regular shift today, reflecting on all she'd been through and adjusting to the new normal.

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All Of Las Vegas Feels A Deep Pain After Sunday's Shooting

Wednesday, October 04, 2017

Some 2 million people call Las Vegas home. Some of them were at the country music concert Sunday night, others were not. But either way, the wounds from the attack on their city run deep.

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