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An inquest into the deaths of 96 soccer fans in a British sports stadium has concluded that faulty policing was responsible. The supporters of Liverpool Football Club were crushed to death during a game in 1989. Their relatives had to fight for nearly 30 years to overcome a police cover-up, which included allegations that the fans themselves were to blame for the disaster.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Alexa Olesen, a reporter with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, about the Chinese elite off-shore accounts revealed in the Panama Papers.

Renee Montagne talks with Kim Masters, editor-at-large for The Hollywood Reporter and host of The Business, about what's shaping up to be anybody's race for best picture at the Academy Awards.

Mississippi's legislature voted Sunday to remove the Confederate insignia from the state's flag. Gov. Tate Reeves said he will sign the measure into law soon.

Former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney has long held a commanding lead in the polls ahead of Tuesday's primary in New Hampshire. Taking nothing for granted, Romney campaigned in the state on Sunday with two of his top surrogates: former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.

A man in New Orleans faces a possible 20 years to life in prison for allegedly stealing about $30 worth of candy bars. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to John Simerman of The New Orleans Advocate.

NPR has the latest on the investigation into Wednesday's mass shooting in San Bernardino, Calif. The FBI is now investigating the shooting as an act of terrorism.

The very first Formula E all-electric car race took place over the weekend in Beijing. Promoters hope the 10-race series around the globe will boost sales of alternative fuel cars.

Melissa Block talks to NPR's Don Gonyea. He reports from the Values Voter Summit, a conference of social conservatives.

The public ferry system is a key link for a diverse nation spanning some 17,000 islands. "We serve all the people," says the captain of a ferry linking majority-Hindu Bali with majority-Muslim Lombok.