Sunday, 30 June 2019

A Global Gay Pride Weekend, in Photos


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A Monster to History, Stalin Is a Tourist Magnet in His Hometown


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Man Who Posed as Girl to Lure Hundreds of Boys Online Gets 16 Years


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Palestinian Who Attended Trump-Backed Bahrain Conference Is Arrested


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NPR News: A Former Child Interned Protests Against Detention Of Migrant Children

A Former Child Interned Protests Against Detention Of Migrant Children
Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Chizu Omori, who was forced as a child to move to an internment camp for Japanese-Americans. She's now protesting detention of immigrant children in the U.S.

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NPR News: Trump Meets Kim At DMZ

Trump Meets Kim At DMZ
President Trump met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un Sunday and said the two countries would revive stalled nuclear talks.

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NPR News: Fears Of Far-Right Terror In Germany

Fears Of Far-Right Terror In Germany
The killing of a prominent German politician and the arrest of his confessed killer, who has links to a far-right network, has raised fears of far-right terrorism in Germany.

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NPR News: Trump's Foreign Policy

Trump's Foreign Policy
Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with former Ambassador Wendy Sherman about President Trump's foreign policy moves over the past week.

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NPR News: What To Make Of Trump's Meeting With Kim

What To Make Of Trump's Meeting With Kim
Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Sue Mi Terry, senior fellow for Korea at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, about President Trump's latest meeting with Kim Jong Un.

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NPR News: France Suffers In Historic Heatwave

France Suffers In Historic Heatwave
France has been blazing this week. It recorded its highest temperature ever on Friday, 113 degrees. But temperature records have been rising all over the country, including in Deauville, Normandy.

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NPR News: Trump Meets Kim At DMZ

Trump Meets Kim At DMZ
President Trump met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un Sunday and said the two countries would revive stalled nuclear talks.

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NPR News: Fears Of Far-Right Terror In Germany

Fears Of Far-Right Terror In Germany
The killing of a prominent German politician and the arrest of his confessed killer, who has links to a far-right network, has raised fears of far-right terrorism in Germany.

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NPR News: Trump's Foreign Policy

Trump's Foreign Policy
Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with former Ambassador Wendy Sherman about President Trump's foreign policy moves over the past week.

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NPR News: What To Make Of Trump's Meeting With Kim

What To Make Of Trump's Meeting With Kim
Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Sue Mi Terry, senior fellow for Korea at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, about President Trump's latest meeting with Kim Jong Un.

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NPR News: France Suffers In Historic Heatwave

France Suffers In Historic Heatwave
France has been blazing this week. It recorded its highest temperature ever on Friday, 113 degrees. But temperature records have been rising all over the country, including in Deauville, Normandy.

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NPR News: A Florida Felon On New Florida Voting Roadblock

A Florida Felon On New Florida Voting Roadblock
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks once again with Florida felon Keith Ivey now that the governor there has signed a bill requiring felons to pay court fees before they can vote.

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NPR News: Immigration Lawyer On Family Separations At The Border

Immigration Lawyer On Family Separations At The Border
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Efren Olivares, an attorney who is representing separated families.

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NPR News: Migrants Turn To Risky, Remote Crossings

Migrants Turn To Risky, Remote Crossings
With the numbers of migrants attempting to enter the U.S. now setting records, some people are trying to enter at the most remote parts of the American Southwest.

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NPR News: OPINION: Being Hungry In America Is Hard Work. Food Banks Need Your Help

OPINION: Being Hungry In America Is Hard Work. Food Banks Need Your Help
Even with visits to the local pantry, many families struggle to get enough to eat, as writer Tamara Gane knows first-hand. Food banks say rethinking our donations could help them stretch their money.

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As Putin Pushes a Merger, Belarus Resists With Language, Culture and History


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Saturday, 29 June 2019

Trump and Kim Jong-un to Meet at DMZ Dividing Korea


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NPR News: Trump To Meet Kim Jong Un At DMZ

Trump To Meet Kim Jong Un At DMZ
President Trump said he would meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for a brief handshake and photo-op at the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas.

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NPR News: Trump To Meet Kim Jong Un At DMZ

Trump To Meet Kim Jong Un At DMZ
President Trump said he would meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for a brief handshake and photo-op at the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas.

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What’s It Like to Live in Barcelona’s Most Famous Gaudí Home? A Bit Inconvenient


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Trump Offers Kim Jong-un a Last-Minute Invitation to Meet at the DMZ


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Trump’s Offer to Say ‘Hello’ to Kim at DMZ Presents Risks and Rewards for Both


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Trump and Xi Agree to Restart Trade Talks, Avoiding Escalation in Tariff War


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NPR News: 'Metering' At The Border

'Metering' At The Border
An immigration policy known as "metering" is under scrutiny after the publication of a shocking photograph showing two migrants who drowned, Óscar Alberto Martínez Ramírez and his daughter Valeria.

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NPR News: WorldPride In New York City

WorldPride In New York City
WorldPride is taking place in New York City this weekend. Millions of visitors are commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Inn raid and riots that ushered in the LGBTQ rights movement.

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NPR News: Human Trafficking And The Southern Border

Human Trafficking And The Southern Border
NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with Professor Jamie Gates of Point Loma Nazarene University about the fact and fiction surrounding human trafficking across the Southern U.S. border.

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NPR News: What's Next For The Census After Supreme Court Ruling

What's Next For The Census After Supreme Court Ruling
The Supreme Court has weighed in on the census citizenship question but the battle between the administration and critics of the hotly contested question isn't over yet.

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NPR News: To 'Get Even' With 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' He Brought Military Float To Pride Parade

To 'Get Even' With 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' He Brought Military Float To Pride Parade
At StoryCorps, gay veteran Sean Sala remembers forming the first-ever Pride march with an active duty military contingent, in the final days of the policy that barred openly LGBTQ people from serving.

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NPR News: U.S. And China Agree To Restart Trade Talks

U.S. And China Agree To Restart Trade Talks
The U.S. will hold off another round of tariffs on Chinese goods. The two countries agreed to restart trade talks after President Trump and Chinese President Xi met during the G-20 summit in Japan.

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NPR News: Chinese Trawler Hits And Sinks Filipino Fishing Boat

Chinese Trawler Hits And Sinks Filipino Fishing Boat
The sinking of a Filipino fishing boat by a Chinese trawler has led to outcry in the Philippines and raised alarm over whether China is ramping up claims to disputed waters.

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NPR News: U.S. And China Agree To Restart Trade Talks

U.S. And China Agree To Restart Trade Talks
The U.S. will hold off another round of tariffs on Chinese goods. The two countries agreed to restart trade talks after President Trump and Chinese President Xi met during the G-20 summit in Japan.

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NPR News: Chinese Trawler Hits And Sinks Filipino Fishing Boat

Chinese Trawler Hits And Sinks Filipino Fishing Boat
The sinking of a Filipino fishing boat by a Chinese trawler has led to outcry in the Philippines and raised alarm over whether China is ramping up claims to disputed waters.

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NPR News: Venezuela's Teachers And Students Skip School For Survival

Venezuela's Teachers And Students Skip School For Survival
Amid Venezuela's catastrophic economic meltdown, education experts say that it's getting much harder for children to get a good grasp of history, geography and their ABCs.

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NPR News: Venezuela's Teachers And Students Skip School For Survival

Venezuela's Teachers And Students Skip School For Survival
Amid Venezuela's catastrophic economic meltdown, education experts say that it's getting much harder for children to get a good grasp of history, geography and their ABCs.

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NPR News: Trump Holds Off On More China Tariffs, Agrees To Restart Trade Talks

Trump Holds Off On More China Tariffs, Agrees To Restart Trade Talks
President Trump said the two countries would "continue the negotiation." He said the U.S. would keep existing tariffs in place, but would not impose new tariffs on Chinese imports.

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NPR News: Trump Holds Off On More China Tariffs, Agrees To Restart Trade Talks

Trump Holds Off On More China Tariffs, Agrees To Restart Trade Talks
President Trump said the two countries would "continue the negotiation." He said the U.S. would keep existing tariffs in place, but would not impose new tariffs on Chinese imports.

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American Missiles Found in Libyan Rebel Compound


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Friday, 28 June 2019

Protesters in Hong Kong Have Changed Their Playbook. Here’s How.


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A Breakfast Invitation Helps Rebuild a Crown Prince’s Standing


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What Do the Taliban Want in Afghanistan? A Lost Constitution Offers Clues.


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‘I Didn’t Want Them to Go’: Salvadoran Family Grieves for Father and Daughter Who Drowned


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Cleansing Plastic From Oceans: Big Ask for a Country That Loves Wrap


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NPR News: Federal Judge Rules Against Border Wall Construction With Military Funds

Federal Judge Rules Against Border Wall Construction With Military Funds
The administration had intended to transfer Defense Department funds intended for anti-drug activities. The judge ruled Friday in a lawsuit against the switch filed by the Sierra Club and others.

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G20 Live Updates: Trump Invites North Korea’s Leader to Meet Him at DMZ


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NPR News: California Is Poised To Ban Hair Discrimination

California Is Poised To Ban Hair Discrimination
The bill says that workplace dress codes and grooming policies that ban Afros, braids and other hairstyles burden or punish black employees more than any other group.

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French Court Clears Way to End Life Support for Man in Vegetative State


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NPR News: Voters In Battleground State Of Florida React To Democratic Debate

Voters In Battleground State Of Florida React To Democratic Debate
Hundreds of young voters gathered at a bar not far from the debate hall in Miami to take in what the Democratic presidential candidates had to say Thursday night.

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NPR News: Trump Is In Osaka To Meet With World Leaders At G-20 Summit

Trump Is In Osaka To Meet With World Leaders At G-20 Summit
President Trump highlighted the positive during a series of meetings at the G-20 summit in Japan. Setting aside complaints about unfair trade, the president cheered stronger ties with U.S. allies.

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NPR News: U.S. Sanctions Take A Toll On Ordinary Iranian Families

U.S. Sanctions Take A Toll On Ordinary Iranian Families
Iranians on vacation in Turkey discuss the hard times back home amid U.S. sanctions and pressure. For one couple, it makes it harder to see a son in the U.S.

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NPR News: News Brief: Democratic Debate, Migrant Smugglers, G-20 Summit

News Brief: Democratic Debate, Migrant Smugglers, G-20 Summit
The second night of Democratic primary debates wraps up in Miami. Business is booming for migrant smugglers at the U.S.-Mexico border. And, the G-20 economic summit is underway in Japan.

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NPR News: Trump Is In Osaka To Meet With World Leaders At G-20 Summit

Trump Is In Osaka To Meet With World Leaders At G-20 Summit
President Trump highlighted the positive during a series of meetings at the G-20 summit in Japan. Setting aside complaints about unfair trade, the president cheered stronger ties with U.S. allies.

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NPR News: U.S. Sanctions Take A Toll On Ordinary Iranian Families

U.S. Sanctions Take A Toll On Ordinary Iranian Families
Iranians on vacation in Turkey discuss the hard times back home amid U.S. sanctions and pressure. For one couple, it makes it harder to see a son in the U.S.

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NPR News: News Brief: Democratic Debate, Migrant Smugglers, G-20 Summit

News Brief: Democratic Debate, Migrant Smugglers, G-20 Summit
The second night of Democratic primary debates wraps up in Miami. Business is booming for migrant smugglers at the U.S.-Mexico border. And, the G-20 economic summit is underway in Japan.

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NPR News: N.H. Voters Watch Democratic Debate At Movie Theater

N.H. Voters Watch Democratic Debate At Movie Theater
New Hampshire is the first state to hold a presidential primary next year, and Democratic voters gathered in a movie theater in Concord to take in Thursday night's debate.

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NPR News: 'She Was The Adult I Needed Growing Up': Remembering A Great-Aunt's Enduring Love

'She Was The Adult I Needed Growing Up': Remembering A Great-Aunt's Enduring Love
Tina Dietz spent her childhood in a troubled home. Her great-aunt Shirley changed her life and provided solace through love and validation.

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NPR News: Why We Remember Stonewall

Why We Remember Stonewall
The Stonewall Inn is a sacred place for many in the LGBTQ community. Fifty years ago, a raid and series of riots outside the New York City bar helped launch a civil rights movement.

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Thursday, 27 June 2019

NPR News: Trump Tempers Tone At G-20

Trump Tempers Tone At G-20
President Trump highlighted the positive during a series of meetings at the G-20 summit in Japan. Setting aside complaints about unfair trade, the president cheered stronger ties with U.S. allies.

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NPR News: Trump Tempers Tone At G-20

Trump Tempers Tone At G-20
President Trump highlighted the positive during a series of meetings at the G-20 summit in Japan. Setting aside complaints about unfair trade, the president cheered stronger ties with U.S. allies.

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Rescue Ship Poses New Test for Italy’s Hard-Line Migrant Policies


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Europeans Race to Establish Trade With Iran


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At G20, Trump Seeks Fresh Start With Putin After End of Mueller Inquiry


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G20 Summit Live Updates: Trump Meets With Top Leaders


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A School With No Heat or Computers but Many College-Bound Students. Mostly Girls.


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Rare Bacterial Infection Leaves at Least 12 Dead in U.K.


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Living Life by the Clock? Norwegian Island Wants to Go ‘Time Free’


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How a Message of Unity and Mistakes by Erdogan Tipped the Istanbul Election


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U.S. Versus China: A New Era of Great Power Competition, but Without Boundaries


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NPR News: Scenes Of Tearful, Flu-Stricken and Underfed Migrant Kids Emerge In New Accounts

Scenes Of Tearful, Flu-Stricken and Underfed Migrant Kids Emerge In New Accounts
Advocates described a desperate and squalid scene in detention facilities. Days later, reporters given a tour of a Border Patrol station at Clint, Texas, saw a clean, orderly facility.

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NPR News: Major Police Body Camera Manufacturer Rejects Facial Recognition Software

Major Police Body Camera Manufacturer Rejects Facial Recognition Software
Axon announced Thursday that it will ban the technology because it is not reliable enough for law enforcement, especially when it comes to identifying women and people of color.

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NPR News: Couscous: A Symbol Of Harmony In Northwest Africa, A Region Of Clashes

Couscous: A Symbol Of Harmony In Northwest Africa, A Region Of Clashes
Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia and Mauritania have a turbulent history. But they've created a joint bid to secure world heritage status for a food with deep roots and cultural meaning across the region.

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NPR News: Couscous: A Symbol Of Harmony In Northwest Africa, A Region Of Clashes

Couscous: A Symbol Of Harmony In Northwest Africa, A Region Of Clashes
Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia and Mauritania have a turbulent history. But they've created a joint bid to secure world heritage status for a food with deep roots and cultural meaning across the region.

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NPR News: Reporters Tour Texas Holding Facility For Migrant Children

Reporters Tour Texas Holding Facility For Migrant Children
Advocates say migrant children face a public health emergency because of the conditions where they are being held. Federal officials pushed back by taking reporters on a tour of a West Texas Center.

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NPR News: Indiana Aquafarm Is Approved To Sell Genetically Modified Salmon

Indiana Aquafarm Is Approved To Sell Genetically Modified Salmon
Genetically modified salmon may soon be on the menu. It will be the first GMO animal approved for human consumption in the U.S., and the fish are being raised in an unlikely place.

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NPR News: Reporters Tour Texas Holding Facility For Migrant Children

Reporters Tour Texas Holding Facility For Migrant Children
Advocates say migrant children face a public health emergency because of the conditions where they are being held. Federal officials pushed back by taking reporters on a tour of a West Texas Center.

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NPR News: Reporters Tour Texas Holding Facility For Migrant Children

Reporters Tour Texas Holding Facility For Migrant Children
Advocates say migrant children face a public health emergency because of the conditions where they are being held. Federal officials pushed back by taking reporters on a tour of a West Texas Center.

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NPR News: Google Maps Points Colorado Motorists To Muddy Detour

Google Maps Points Colorado Motorists To Muddy Detour
About 100 cars caught in traffic near Denver's airport used Google Maps to find a detour. The alternate route lead drivers to a dirt road. Rain had turned the dirt to mud and drivers got stuck.

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NPR News: Lightning Strike Ignites Florida Everglades Fire

Lightning Strike Ignites Florida Everglades Fire
The Florida Everglades, known as the river of grass, is burning. The marsh is home to dozens of endangered and threatened plants and animals.

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NPR News: Iran To Exceed Uranium Enrichment Limits. Should U.K. Leave Nuclear Deal?

Iran To Exceed Uranium Enrichment Limits. Should U.K. Leave Nuclear Deal?
Iran confirms it will breach the nuclear deal by speeding up enrichment of uranium. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Karen Pierce, the U.K.'s ambassador to the U.N., about how the deal will be affected.

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NPR News: Iran To Exceed Uranium Enrichment Limits. Should U.K. Leave Nuclear Deal?

Iran To Exceed Uranium Enrichment Limits. Should U.K. Leave Nuclear Deal?
Iran confirms it will breach the nuclear deal by speeding up enrichment of uranium. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Karen Pierce, the U.K.'s ambassador to the U.N., about how the deal will be affected.

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NPR News: Georgia Voters React To 1st Night Of The Democratic Presidential Debate

Georgia Voters React To 1st Night Of The Democratic Presidential Debate
Democratic voters in Atlanta gathered Wednesday night at a restaurant near Martin Luther King, Jr.'s home church to watch the first night of the 2020 presidential debates.

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NPR News: News Brief: Democratic Debates, 'Pardon In Place,' Supreme Court

News Brief: Democratic Debates, 'Pardon In Place,' Supreme Court
Ten Democratic candidates took the debate state in Miami. The immigration plan "pardon in place" is being scaled back. And, the Supreme Court is expected to issue rulings on two major issues.

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NPR News: Trump Wants To Withdraw Deportation Protections For Families Of Active Troops

Trump Wants To Withdraw Deportation Protections For Families Of Active Troops
The Trump administration wants to scale back a provision that protects the undocumented spouses of current-serving military members. Activists warn it could be highly disruptive.

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NPR News: Trump Wants To Withdraw Deportation Protections For Families Of Active Troops

Trump Wants To Withdraw Deportation Protections For Families Of Active Troops
The Trump administration wants to scale back a provision that protects the undocumented spouses of current-serving military members. Activists warn it could be highly disruptive.

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NPR News: Trump Wants To Withdraw Deportation Protections For Families Of Active Troops

Trump Wants To Withdraw Deportation Protections For Families Of Active Troops
The Trump administration wants to scale back a provision that protects the undocumented spouses of current-serving military members. Activists warn it could be highly disruptive.

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Wednesday, 26 June 2019

White Powder, Red Faces: Cocaine Cargo Aboard Brazil Presidential Plane


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Iran’s Supreme Leader Vows Never to Capitulate to U.S. Sanctions


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Why Hong Kong’s Protesters Are Turning to G-20 Leaders for Help


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A Rush to the Street as Protesters Worldwide See Democracies Backsliding


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NPR News: Asylum Officers: Trump's 'Remain In Mexico' Policy Is Against 'Moral Fabric' Of U.S.

Asylum Officers: Trump's 'Remain In Mexico' Policy Is Against 'Moral Fabric' Of U.S.
The labor union representing asylum officers claims the policy formally known as the Migrant Protection Protocols is a "widespread violation" of international and domestic law.

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NPR News: The Argument For — And Against — Publishing The Traumatic Photo From Mexican Border

The Argument For — And Against — Publishing The Traumatic Photo From Mexican Border
While the graphic image has news value, news organizations are concerned that its overuse will lessen its impact and unnecessarily upset the intended audience.

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NPR News: FAA Finds New Problem With 737 Max Jets, Delaying Their Return To Flight

FAA Finds New Problem With 737 Max Jets, Delaying Their Return To Flight
Southwest, American and United Airlines have already pulled the aircraft from their schedules through Labor Day weekend. Two of the planes crashed last year, killing hundreds of people.

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NPR News: Turmoil At The NRA: TV Channel Ends, Lobbyist Resigns, A New Hill Probe Begins

Turmoil At The NRA: TV Channel Ends, Lobbyist Resigns, A New Hill Probe Begins
National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre announced NRATV will stop production. A top lobbyist for the group also stepped down and allegations persist of financial misconduct.

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NPR News: Deal Or No Deal? The Stakes Are High For Trump-Xi Trade Talks

Deal Or No Deal? The Stakes Are High For Trump-Xi Trade Talks
President Trump is due to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping this weekend, raising hopes the two leaders might call a truce in their trade war. The White House has downplayed expectations of a deal.

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NPR News: House Passes $4.5 Billion In Emergency Border Aid

House Passes $4.5 Billion In Emergency Border Aid
President Trump has threatened to veto the measure in favor of a Senate Republican version of the bill that would include about $50 million more for immigration courts.

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NPR News: Trump's Travel Ban Has Kept Scores Of Families Separated

Trump's Travel Ban Has Kept Scores Of Families Separated
A year ago Wednesday, the Supreme Court upheld the Trump administration's travel ban on eight, mostly Muslim, countries. It has had life-altering implications for many families.

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NPR News: Trump's Travel Ban Has Kept Scores Of Families Separated

Trump's Travel Ban Has Kept Scores Of Families Separated
A year ago Wednesday, the Supreme Court upheld the Trump administration's travel ban on eight, mostly Muslim, countries. It has had life-altering implications for many families.

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NPR News: Trump's Travel Ban Has Kept Scores Of Families Separated

Trump's Travel Ban Has Kept Scores Of Families Separated
A year ago Wednesday, the Supreme Court upheld the Trump administration's travel ban on eight, mostly Muslim, countries. It has had life-altering implications for many families.

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NPR News: News Brief: Robert Mueller, Border Crisis, Presidential Debate

News Brief: Robert Mueller, Border Crisis, Presidential Debate
Former special counsel Robert Mueller to testify before House panels. Customs and Border Protection is under fire for migrant issues. And, the Democratic presidential debates get underway Wednesday.

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NPR News: Critics Call Kushner's Mideast Peace Plan 'Dangerously Simplistic'

Critics Call Kushner's Mideast Peace Plan 'Dangerously Simplistic'
Trump senior adviser Jared Kushner has rolled out his vision for peace between Israelis and Palestinians. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks about it with Obama-era U.S. Ambassador to Israel Daniel Shapiro.

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NPR News: News Brief: Robert Mueller, Border Crisis, Presidential Debate

News Brief: Robert Mueller, Border Crisis, Presidential Debate
Former special counsel Robert Mueller to testify before House panels. Customs and Border Protection is under fire for migrant issues. And, the Democratic presidential debates get underway Wednesday.

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NPR News: Critics Call Kushner's Mideast Peace Plan 'Dangerously Simplistic'

Critics Call Kushner's Mideast Peace Plan 'Dangerously Simplistic'
Trump senior adviser Jared Kushner has rolled out his vision for peace between Israelis and Palestinians. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks about it with Obama-era U.S. Ambassador to Israel Daniel Shapiro.

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NPR News: News Brief: Robert Mueller, Border Crisis, Presidential Debate

News Brief: Robert Mueller, Border Crisis, Presidential Debate
Former special counsel Robert Mueller to testify before House panels. Customs and Border Protection is under fire for migrant issues. And, the Democratic presidential debates get underway Wednesday.

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NPR News: Persistent Wet Weather Interferes With Midwest Farmers' Planting

Persistent Wet Weather Interferes With Midwest Farmers' Planting
After record flooding across the Midwest, some farmers are wrestling with whether to plant anything at all this season.

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NPR News: More Asylum-Seekers To The U.S. Are Stuck In Mexican Shelters

More Asylum-Seekers To The U.S. Are Stuck In Mexican Shelters
As Congress moves forward with a $4.5 billion humanitarian aid bill to address the border crisis, migrants still arrive each day. But U.S. policy is beginning to shift the crisis to the Mexican side.

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NPR News: Iranians, Already Dealing With Punishing Sanctions, Get Hit With More

Iranians, Already Dealing With Punishing Sanctions, Get Hit With More
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Jon Gambrell of The Associated Press about the reaction inside Iran to newly imposed sanctions by the U.S.

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NPR News: More Asylum-Seekers To The U.S. Are Stuck In Mexican Shelters

More Asylum-Seekers To The U.S. Are Stuck In Mexican Shelters
As Congress moves forward with a $4.5 billion humanitarian aid bill to address the border crisis, migrants still arrive each day. But U.S. policy is beginning to shift the crisis to the Mexican side.

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NPR News: Iranians, Already Dealing With Punishing Sanctions, Get Hit With More

Iranians, Already Dealing With Punishing Sanctions, Get Hit With More
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Jon Gambrell of The Associated Press about the reaction inside Iran to newly imposed sanctions by the U.S.

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Forced to Chant Hindu Slogans, Muslim Man Is Beaten to Death in India


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NPR News: Meet The 74-Year-Old Queen Of Bangkok Street Food Who Netted A Michelin Star

Meet The 74-Year-Old Queen Of Bangkok Street Food Who Netted A Michelin Star
Chef Jay Fai cooks everything herself over two blazing charcoal fires in the alley, using only the highest-quality ingredients to serve customers who are willing to wait several hours to nab a table.

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NPR News: Meet The 74-Year-Old Queen Of Bangkok Street Food Who Netted A Michelin Star

Meet The 74-Year-Old Queen Of Bangkok Street Food Who Netted A Michelin Star
Chef Jay Fai cooks everything herself over two blazing charcoal fires in the alley, using only the highest-quality ingredients to serve customers who are willing to wait several hours to nab a table.

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Tuesday, 25 June 2019

NPR News: Illinois' Governor Signs Law Legalizing Recreational Use Of Marijuana

Illinois' Governor Signs Law Legalizing Recreational Use Of Marijuana
The state becomes the 11th in the country to legalize recreational pot. The Illinois law, which goes into effect on Jan. 1, also expunges the criminal records of some 800,000 past offenders.

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A Rape Case and a Wedding Strain Ties Between Arab and Jewish Villages


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Ex-White House Aide Agrees to Testify to House Panel About Trump


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Cyprus Serial Killer Sentenced to 7 Life Terms for Killing 5 Women and 2 Children


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U.K. Appeals Court Overturns Order for Mentally Disabled Woman to Have Abortion


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NPR News: After Outcry, Migrant Children Moved From Squalid Texas Border Facility

After Outcry, Migrant Children Moved From Squalid Texas Border Facility
Hundreds of children — detained in a remote Border Patrol station in southwest Texas without adequate food, water and sanitation — have been moved after news of the conditions became public.

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NPR News: After Outcry, Migrant Children Moved From Squalid Texas Border Facility

After Outcry, Migrant Children Moved From Squalid Texas Border Facility
Hundreds of children — detained in a remote Border Patrol station in southwest Texas without adequate food, water and sanitation — have been moved after news of the conditions became public.

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NPR News: News Brief

News Brief
Trump calls on allies to help in the Persian Gulf. Migrant children are removed from a squalid holding center in Texas. And, an Oklahoma judge approves an $85 million settlement with an opioid maker.

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NPR News: News Brief

News Brief
Trump calls on allies to help in the Persian Gulf. Migrant children are removed from a squalid holding center in Texas. And, an Oklahoma judge approves an $85 million settlement with an opioid maker.

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NPR News: News Brief

News Brief
Trump calls on allies to help in the Persian Gulf. Migrant children are removed from a squalid holding center in Texas. And, an Oklahoma judge approves an $85 million settlement with an opioid maker.

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NPR News: Redemption After #MeToo?

Redemption After #MeToo?
A growing number of high-profile men brought down by the #MeToo movement are now attempting to make a comeback, stirring debate on second chances for those who have lost their jobs.

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NPR News: World Cup: U.S. Beats Spain 2-1 To Face France In Quarterfinals

World Cup: U.S. Beats Spain 2-1 To Face France In Quarterfinals
The U.S. women's soccer team has advanced to the quarterfinals of the World Cup after a thrilling game against Spain. The U.S. on Friday will play France, which is hosting the tournament.

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NPR News: Trump Hits Iran With New Sanctions. How Will They Impact Iranians?

Trump Hits Iran With New Sanctions. How Will They Impact Iranians?
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to political scientist Ariana Tabatabai of the Rand Corporation, a nonprofit think tank, about the impact of sanctions on ordinary Iranians.

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NPR News: World Cup: U.S. Beats Spain 2-1 To Face France In Quarterfinals

World Cup: U.S. Beats Spain 2-1 To Face France In Quarterfinals
The U.S. women's soccer team has advanced to the quarterfinals of the World Cup after a thrilling game against Spain. The U.S. on Friday will play France, which is hosting the tournament.

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NPR News: Trump Hits Iran With New Sanctions. How Will They Impact Iranians?

Trump Hits Iran With New Sanctions. How Will They Impact Iranians?
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to political scientist Ariana Tabatabai of the Rand Corporation, a nonprofit think tank, about the impact of sanctions on ordinary Iranians.

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NPR News: First Living Veteran Of Iraq War To Receive Medal Of Honor

First Living Veteran Of Iraq War To Receive Medal Of Honor
Retired Army Staff Sergeant David Bellavia will be award the Medal of Honor Tuesday at the White House.

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She’s 83 and a Famous Nun. Australia’s Catholic Leaders Want Her to Stay Away.


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Monday, 24 June 2019

Hong Kong Police, Once Called ‘Asia’s Finest,’ Are Now a Focus of Anger


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Trash-Picking Robots? Park Bench Monitors? Toronto Debates Tech Giant’s Waterfront Plans


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Sydney to Declare a Climate Emergency in Face of National Inaction


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Iranians Greet Latest Sanctions Imposed by U.S. With Mockery


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NASA Astronaut Anne McClain, Crewmates Return from Space Station Mission

NASA astronaut Anne McClain and two of her Expedition 59 crewmates returned to Earth from the International Space Station Monday, landing safely in Kazakhstan at 10:47 p.m. EDT (8:47 a.m. Tuesday, June 25, local time) after months of science and four spacewalks aboard the microgravity laboratory.

June 25, 2019
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NPR News: Italy Will Host The 2026 Olympic And Paralympic Winter Games

Italy Will Host The 2026 Olympic And Paralympic Winter Games
A joint bid by Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo aces out the runner-up Stockholm, Sweden. Italy hosted the Winter Games in 2006 in Turin.

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NPR News: Italy Will Host The 2026 Olympic And Paralympic Winter Games

Italy Will Host The 2026 Olympic And Paralympic Winter Games
A joint bid by Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo aces out the runner-up Stockholm, Sweden. Italy hosted the Winter Games in 2006 in Turin.

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NPR News: Trump's Plan To Lower Your Hospital Costs: Here's What You Need To Know

Trump's Plan To Lower Your Hospital Costs: Here's What You Need To Know
A broad executive order issued Monday is supposed to help consumers get better estimates of health care costs. But whether it will be a game changer depends on the details, say health care analysts.

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Dutch Telephone Outage Takes Out Nation's Emergency Number


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Hats Like Sneezes, Playing at Aristocracy and Other Notes From Royal Ascot


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NPR News: Migrant Children Moved From Border Patrol Center After Outcry

Migrant Children Moved From Border Patrol Center After Outcry
Reports of children detained in crowded and unsanitary conditions long beyond the maximum legal limit have created a new controversy over the administration's immigration policies.

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Erdogan Faces Fallout After His Party’s Loss in Istanbul Mayor’s Race


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NPR News: Brazil Celebrates Gay Pride And Favorable Supreme Court Ruling

Brazil Celebrates Gay Pride And Favorable Supreme Court Ruling
Hundreds of thousands of Brazilians turned out in Sao Paulo to mark gay pride with a huge parade, after the president criticized a Supreme Court ruling making homophobia a criminal act.

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NPR News: Brazil Celebrates Gay Pride And Favorable Supreme Court Ruling

Brazil Celebrates Gay Pride And Favorable Supreme Court Ruling
Hundreds of thousands of Brazilians turned out in Sao Paulo to mark gay pride with a huge parade, after the president criticized a Supreme Court ruling making homophobia a criminal act.

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NPR News: Trump Administration To Present Economic Part Of Middle East Peace Plan

Trump Administration To Present Economic Part Of Middle East Peace Plan
President Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner is set to outline the economic portion of his Middle East peace plan this week. The Israelis and Palestinians aren't expected to show.

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NPR News: Trump Administration To Present Economic Part Of Middle East Peace Plan

Trump Administration To Present Economic Part Of Middle East Peace Plan
President Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner is set to outline the economic portion of his Middle East peace plan this week. The Israelis and Palestinians aren't expected to show.

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NPR News: News Brief: Iran Sanctions, Middle East Peace Plan, Oregon Politics

News Brief: Iran Sanctions, Middle East Peace Plan, Oregon Politics
President Trump is imposing new sanctions against Iran. The Trump administration this week presents the economic part of its Middle East peace plan. Oregon's GOP state senators avoid climate vote.

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NPR News: News Brief: Iran Sanctions, Middle East Peace Plan, Oregon Politics

News Brief: Iran Sanctions, Middle East Peace Plan, Oregon Politics
President Trump is imposing new sanctions against Iran. The Trump administration this week presents the economic part of its Middle East peace plan. Oregon's GOP state senators avoid climate vote.

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NPR News: News Brief: Iran Sanctions, Middle East Peace Plan, Oregon Politics

News Brief: Iran Sanctions, Middle East Peace Plan, Oregon Politics
President Trump is imposing new sanctions against Iran. The Trump administration this week presents the economic part of its Middle East peace plan. Oregon's GOP state senators avoid climate vote.

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NPR News: Trump Expected To Impose More Sanctions On Iran

Trump Expected To Impose More Sanctions On Iran
President Trump is set to announce new sanctions to maximize pressure on Iran to limit its nuclear ambitions. Will the strategy work?

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NPR News: Black Residents In Long Island Community Struggled To Get Federal Aid

Black Residents In Long Island Community Struggled To Get Federal Aid
An earlier NPR probe found money from a federal program that helps people move after a disaster goes disproportionately to whiter communities. A Long Island neighborhood highlights the inequality.

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NPR News: Trump Expected To Impose More Sanctions On Iran

Trump Expected To Impose More Sanctions On Iran
President Trump is set to announce new sanctions to maximize pressure on Iran to limit its nuclear ambitions. Will the strategy work?

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NPR News: Wisconsin Lawmakers Move To Strengthening Drunken Driving Laws

Wisconsin Lawmakers Move To Strengthening Drunken Driving Laws
Wisconsin legislators are considering measures to strengthen the state's lenient drinking and driving laws. It's the only state that doesn't criminalize drunk driving on the first offense.

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NPR News: Oregon GOP State Senators Go Into Hiding To Avoid A Climate Vote

Oregon GOP State Senators Go Into Hiding To Avoid A Climate Vote
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Oregon Republican state Sen. Tim Knopp about GOP senators walking out of the state Capitol, and going in to hiding to protest a climate bill.

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NPR News: Advocates Are Concerned About Conditions For Detained Migrant Children

Advocates Are Concerned About Conditions For Detained Migrant Children
NPR's Rachel Martin talk to Dr. Julie Linton of the American Academy of Pediatrics Immigrant Health Special Interest Group about dangerous conditions for migrant children in detention centers.

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NPR News: Black Residents In Long Island Community Struggled To Get FEMA Aid

Black Residents In Long Island Community Struggled To Get FEMA Aid
An earlier NPR probe found money from a federal program that helps people move after a disaster goes disproportionately to whiter communities. A Long Island neighborhood highlights the inequality.

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NPR News: Advocates Are Concerned About Conditions For Detained Migrant Children

Advocates Are Concerned About Conditions For Detained Migrant Children
NPR's Rachel Martin talk to Dr. Julie Linton, of the American Academy of Pediatrics Immigrant Health Special Interest Group, about dangerous conditions for migrant children in detention centers.

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NPR News: Advocates Are Concerned About Conditions For Detained Migrant Children

Advocates Are Concerned About Conditions For Detained Migrant Children
NPR's Rachel Martin talk to Dr. Julie Linton, of the American Academy of Pediatrics Immigrant Health Special Interest Group, about dangerous conditions for migrant children in detention centers.

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NPR News: In Rerun Of Istanbul's Mayoral Election, Opposition Candidate Wins Again

In Rerun Of Istanbul's Mayoral Election, Opposition Candidate Wins Again
After results of the March election were annulled, in which the opposition party won, residents voted again on Sunday in what is widely being seen as a referendum on Turkey's president.

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NPR News: In Rerun Of Istanbul's Mayoral Election, Opposition Candidate Wins Again

In Rerun Of Istanbul's Mayoral Election, Opposition Candidate Wins Again
After results of the March election were annulled, in which the opposition party won, residents voted again on Sunday in what is widely being seen as a referendum on Turkey's president.

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NPR News: South Bend Town Hall On Shooting Of Black Man Gets Heated

South Bend Town Hall On Shooting Of Black Man Gets Heated
Democratic presidential contender Pete Buttigieg held a town hall meeting in South Bend, Ind., where he is mayor to discuss the fatal shooting of a black man by a white officer.

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Sunday, 23 June 2019

At Least 24 Dead as Building Collapses in Cambodian City


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Saudi Airport Struck by Deadly Attack


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NPR News: Norwegian Island Wants To Be 'Time-Free'

Norwegian Island Wants To Be 'Time-Free'
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Kjell Hveding, a local businessman and entrepreneur who launched the idea of a time-free zone for Sommarøy, Norway.

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NPR News: The Repercussions Of Attacking Iran

The Repercussions Of Attacking Iran
A U.S. attack on Iran could send shock waves of reprisals around the Middle East.

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NPR News: 'Tables Without Borders' Opens Restaurant Kitchens To Refugee Chefs

'Tables Without Borders' Opens Restaurant Kitchens To Refugee Chefs
Professional chefs in Washington, D.C., were paired with refugee and asylum-seeker chefs this past week so that the refugees could give guests a taste of their home countries through food.

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NPR News: Cuban Baseball Players Deal With Dashed Hopes

Cuban Baseball Players Deal With Dashed Hopes
After the U.S. canceled the deal between Cuba and Major League Baseball, many players in Cuba are left with few options for their future.

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NPR News: Norwegian Island Wants To Be 'Time-Free'

Norwegian Island Wants To Be 'Time-Free'
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Kjell Hveding, a local businessman and entrepreneur who launched the idea of a time-free zone for Sommarøy, Norway.

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NPR News: The Repercussions Of Attacking Iran

The Repercussions Of Attacking Iran
A U.S. attack on Iran could send shock waves of reprisals around the Middle East.

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NPR News: 'Tables Without Borders' Opens Restaurant Kitchens To Refugee Chefs

'Tables Without Borders' Opens Restaurant Kitchens To Refugee Chefs
Professional chefs in Washington, D.C., were paired with refugee and asylum-seeker chefs this past week so that the refugees could give guests a taste of their home countries through food.

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NPR News: Cuban Baseball Players Deal With Dashed Hopes

Cuban Baseball Players Deal With Dashed Hopes
After the U.S. canceled the deal between Cuba and Major League Baseball, many players in Cuba are left with few options for their future.

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NPR News: White Supremacy And Trump

White Supremacy And Trump
We look at the participation of far-right extremists at President Trump's 2020 kickoff rally and what this means for his campaign.

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NPR News: Law Professor Describes Poor Conditions Where Migrant Children Are Held

Law Professor Describes Poor Conditions Where Migrant Children Are Held
Migrant children face bleak conditions at detention facilities along the border. Warren Binford, a law professor who visited some of the facilities, speaks to NPR's Lulu Garcia Navarro.

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NPR News: E. Jean Carroll Says Donald Trump Sexually Assaulted Her

E. Jean Carroll Says Donald Trump Sexually Assaulted Her
President Trump is facing a new accusation of sexual assault, this time from prominent advice columnist E. Jean Carroll. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with her.

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NPR News: 'Tables Without Borders' Opens Restaurant Kitchens To Refugee Chefs

'Tables Without Borders' Opens Restaurant Kitchens To Refugee Chefs
Professional chefs in Washington, D.C., were paired with refugee and asylum-seeker chefs this past week so that the refugees could give guests a taste of their home countries through food.

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NPR News: Abandoning A Floodzone

Abandoning A Floodzone
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Fran O'Connor of Sayreville, N.J., about letting her home be bought and demolished after multiple rounds of flooding.

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NPR News: Tsampa: The Tibetan Cereal That Helped Spark An Uprising

Tsampa: The Tibetan Cereal That Helped Spark An Uprising
This roasted barley flour has been a Tibetan staple for centuries. When China annexed Tibet in the 1950s, tsampa became a rallying point for the resistance. But will it catch on in America?

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NPR News: Tsampa: The Tibetan Cereal That Helped Spark An Uprising

Tsampa: The Tibetan Cereal That Helped Spark An Uprising
This roasted barley flour has been a Tibetan staple for centuries. When China annexed Tibet in the 1950s, tsampa became a rallying point for the resistance. But will it catch on in America?

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Pompeo, a Steadfast Hawk, Coaxes a Hesitant Trump on Iran


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