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Pipe Bomb Suspect Cesar Sayoc Had Criminal History, Regularly Attacked Dems Online

The Florida man charged on Friday ran afoul of the law for decades and was arrested for a slew of crimes, including larceny, drug possession and making a bomb threat.

Here Are The People Known To Be Targeted In The Suspicious Package Attacks

Authorities say a Florida man arrested on Friday intended to threaten and harm a number of prominent Democrats or liberals with a wave of improvised explosive devices. There may be more.

What We Know About Cesar Sayoc, The Man Charged In The Suspicious Packages Case

Cesar Sayoc, the man suspected of mailing 13 suspicious packages to prominent critics of President Trump, has a criminal record that includes at least one bomb threat.

As FBI Closed In On Bomb Suspect, Mixed Signals From President Trump

President Trump has toggled between conventional messages of national unity and partisan attacks this week, as the nation was rattled by a series of suspected pipe bombs.

Arrest Made In Case Of Suspicious Packages Sent To Prominent Democrats

Law enforcement sources say they have made an arrest in the suspicious packages that were being sent to prominent Democrats and their supporters.

How One Michigan Family Has Recovered 10 Years After Auto Plant Closure

A decade after the economic crash, NPR’s Ari Shapiro meets a family who all worked at the same General Motors plant when it closed during the company’s bankruptcy. Each has taken a different path through economic recovery.

Tensions Are Rising Along The U.S.-Mexico Border

Large numbers of migrant families continue to cross illegally, and more are expected. The Border Patrol says they are overwhelmed and so do the non-profits that help immigrants.

ATF Special Agent Discusses Arrest Of Man Linked To Suspicious Packages

NPR’s Audie Cornish speaks with Ari Shapira, special agent in charge of ATF’s Miami Division, about Friday’s arrest of a man linked to the suspicious packages mailed to critics of President Trump.

Thousands Still Without Heat In Massachusetts, More Than A Month After Gas Explosions

The gas company at fault in a series of explosions and fires in three Massachusetts communities will miss its target date to restore all service. Thousands are still without heat more than a month after the accident.

What’s Changed And What Hasn’t When It Comes To The Flint Water Crisis

In Flint, Mich., many people are still drinking only bottled water, several years after the water crisis began. Flint residents talk about what’s changed — and what hasn’t.

Homeland Security Secretary Nielsen Visits New Border Wall In California

As a migrant caravan heads toward the U.S., Nielsen says her agency has asked for the military’s help — which will include building vehicle barriers and pedestrian barriers.

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