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NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Suspect Arrested In Baton Rouge Killings, GOP Presses On With Graham-Cassidy Health Bill, Power Of The Sister Vote Poll Reveals Big Problems For Dems

Kenneth Gleason a domestic terrorist is behind bars after Baton Rouge, Louisiana police find enough evidence to connect him to the suspected racially-motivated murders of two Black men last week and link him to a third shooting at a residence owned by an African American family. Senate Republicans are racing against a September 30th deadline […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: St. Louis Protests Continue, Senate Republicans Revive Their Health Bill, DOJ To Rollback Police Oversight Program

• Protests enter into their 4th day in St. Louis after a judge acquitted ex-police officer Jason Stockley in the shooting death of Anthony Lamar Smith. Police were heard chanting “whose streets, our streets” while arresting protesters Senate Republicans revive their bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act and launch a fast-track last-ditch […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Experts Say Flint’s Water Meets Federal Regulations, Deadly Shootings In Baton Rouge Were Racially-Motivated, Dick Gregory Celebrated At Homegoing Service

It took more than two years, but according to experts, Flint’s, water finally meets federal regulations for lead. But is the crisis really over? Mayor Karen Weaver and to the researcher behind the water testing discussed the results of the water tests as well as the latest developments in the #FlintWaterCrisis. The deadly shootings of […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Deal Or No Deal? Trump’s Deal On DACA With Dems Angers The GOP, Sen. Tim Scott Meets With #45 To Discuss Race, Black Man Goes Undercover To Infiltrate White Supremacist Groups Online

• Deal or no deal? Questions and a bit of confusion in Washington over whether or not President Trump has cut a deal with Democratic leaders to preserve DACA, former President Barack Obama’s policy that protects some 800,000 immigrants who entered the United States illegally as children. President Trump playing footsie with Democratic leaders over […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: WH Calls For ESPN’s Jemele Hill To Be Fired Over Trump Comments, House Blocks AG Sessions Plans To Ramp Up Civil Asset Seizures, Missouri Legislator Maria Chappelle-Nadal Censured For Trump Assassination Remark

• The White House has a tougher response to tweets condemning the president’s white supremacy views than on actual white supremacy. Sarah Huckabee Sanders says ESPN should Jemele Hill for her comments calling Trump a white supremacist. Reverend Al Sharpton is threatening to boycott the network if they fire Hill. the NABJ has issued a […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Irma Leaves Millions Without Power As The Death Toll Climbs, ESPN’s Jemele Hill Under Fire For Calling Trump A White Supremacist, 19-Year-Old Chicago Teen Found Dead In A Hotel Freezer

• Millions are still without power across several states as people struggle to recover from the aftermath of Hurricane Irma. At least 16 storm related deaths have been reported on the US mainland and the death toll continues to climb. NBC reporter Sarah Rosario spoke with Roland Martin about the impact of Irma in the […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Irma Targets The Southeast, U.S. Virgin Islands Decimated, Sham Voter Fraud Commission Meets, Equifax Data Breach Exposes 143M Americans

• Irma may be a tropical depression, but the system is still causing major flooding across the southeast. Atlanta’s Mayor Kasim Reed spoke with Roland Martin during Tuesday’s edition of NewsOne Now about the impact #Irma is having on Georgia and Atlanta. Before making landfall in Florida, Irma slammed the Caribbean, devastating a number of […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Irma Slams Into Florida, Leaves Trail Of Destruction In The Caribbean, 16 Years After 9/11 Are We Safe From Terror Attacks? + Who Is Trump?

• Hurricane Irma, which is now a category one storm, is still a major threat as it moves up the Gulf Coast in Florida and turns to target Georgia, Alabama and other states. • Irma swept through the Caribbean leaving at least 25 dead in the Caribbean. An unusual sight also emerged in parts of […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Hurricane Irma Races Towards Florida, GOP ‘Shell-Shocked’ Over Trump’s Deal With Dems, Michael Bennett Accuses Vegas PD Of Racially Motivated Excessive Force

• Hurricane Irma hammers the Caribbean and is now one of the strongest storms ever recorded in the Atlantic. The record-breaking and potentially catastrophic storm is moving closer to the U.S. mainland. The hurricane is expected to reach Florida this weekend. Hurricane Jose is right behind Irma and is expected to follow a similar path. […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Trump Upends DACA, Rev. Robert W. Lee Leaves His Church After Backlash Over Anti-Racist Remarks, Hurricane Irma Batters The Caribbean & Takes Aim At Florida

• Outrage and defiance after President Trump canceled DACA and told Congress to fix the program within six months. Trump didn’t make the announcement himself, he left that up to his Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Cristobal J. Alex, President of the Latino Victory Project detailed what’s next for the Dreamers and U.S. immigration law during […]