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Is It the End of the Line for NSA's Spying Program?
Key provisions of the nation's post 9/11 surveillance program are set to expire at the end of the month if the Senate doesn't act. Will Congress renew or reform disputed provisions in the Patriot Act, including the NSA's controversial sweeping collection of Americans phone records?
By Barbara Bogaev • • 52m ListenKey provisions of the nation's post 9/11 surveillance program are set to expire at the end of the month if the Senate doesn't act. Will Congress renew or reform disputed provisions in the Patriot Act, including the NSA's controversial sweeping collection of Americans phone records?
Also, devastating floods bring death and destruction to greater Texas. On today's Talking Point, myth-making and the history of science. Why simplistic stories like Newton's Apple keep us from developing a sophisticated approach to scientific controversies facing us today.
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3 storiesDevastating Floods Bring Death and Destruction to Houston, Greater Texas
Last night and this morning a raging storm system hammered parts of Oklahoma, Texas and northern Mexico, causing devastating floods and power outages. At least 22 people are dead and dozens are missing or stranded.
Read the story7 minDown to the Wire on the Patriot Act
The Senate meets this week in rare recess negotiations about whether to extend controversial provisions of the Patriot Act, including the NSA's bulk phone records collection program.
Read the story34 minScientific Myths and the Real Stories behind Them
Newton's Apple, Darwin's bird studies in the Voyage of the Beagle, Galileo and the Leaning Tower of Pisa. You probably learned these stories about the origins of the theory of gravity, natural selection, and motion in school.
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