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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Is there a link between mass shootings and domestic violence?

    As law enforcement tries to figure out what led to Sunday’s attack at a Baptist church in rural Texas, debate continues over how to prevent mass shootings? In more than half of mass shootings, one of the victims was an intimate partner or relative of the shooter. In the Texas case, the shooter was court-martialed for abusing his wife and child. And he sent threatening text messages to his mother-in-law, who attended the church.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Nov 6, 2017 • 47m Listen

    Photo: A recently hung Texas state flag flies near the site of the shooting at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland, Texas, U.S., November 6, 2017. (Rick Wilking/Reuters)

    In this episode

    4 stories
    1. 0:00

      How are mass shootings and domestic violence linked?

      As law enforcement tries to figure out what led to Sunday’s attack at a Baptist church in rural Texas, debate over preventing mass shootings continues. In more than half of mass shootings, one of the victims was an intimate partner or relative of the shooter. In the Texas case, the shooter was court-martialed for abusing his wife and child.

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      13 min
    2. 13:06

      President Trump versus his accusers

      A former contestant on “The Apprentice” says President Trump defamed her when he called her and 11 other women “horrible liars.” Trump’s lawyers argue that the president was merely expressing a political opinion when he called the women liars -- and he was protected by the First amendment.

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      10 min
    3. 22:41

      How's the EPA faring under Trump?

      Since President Trump was sworn in, many federal policies have changed. Others have stayed the same. The agency that’s seen some of the most dramatic transformations is the Environmental Protection Agency.

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      12 min
    4. 34:23

      Author Hernan Diaz

      Hernan Diaz is author of "In the Distance." (Photos courtesy of Diaz) Author Hernan Diaz’s first novel is called “In the Distance.” It’s a story of survival and the American Dream. And it’s a very different take on the American western.

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      12 min
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Gina Pollack

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      Sarah Sweeney

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    In this episode

    4 stories
    1. 0:0013 min

      How are mass shootings and domestic violence linked?

    2. 13:0610 min

      President Trump versus his accusers

    3. 22:4112 min

      How's the EPA faring under Trump?

    4. 34:2312 min

      Author Hernan Diaz

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