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Facebook Recruits Surveillance Hawk to Be Its Top Lawyer
Facebook's new top lawyer is tasked with guiding the firm through increasingly treacherous legal woes. She was one of the lawyers responsible for moving the controversial Patriot Act through Congress.
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Sri Lanka Buries Its Dead After Easter Sunday Attacks Kill Hundreds
Rachel Martin talks to political columnist Jehan Perera, who explains the social divisions in his country, and to NPR's Michael Sullivan about the latest in the investigation into the attacks.
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Agriculture Census Indicates Goat Milk Is Very Popular
Bad news for cows. Goat milk is booming. The Washington Post reports dairy goat herds were up 61 percent in a decade, way more than any other livestock.
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Prosthetic Leg Turns Up At Lumber Yard In California
A sheriff's deputy investigated the Sonoma County incident, and discovered there was a guy who had been skydiving and his leg fell off at about 10,000 feet. The two have been reunited.
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Morning News Brief
Sri Lanka has begun holding funerals for victims of the Easter Sunday attacks. Jared Kushner says the probe into Russian interference have been more damaging then the interference itself. North Korean and Russian leaders to meet Thursday.
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After Felony Conviction, Iraq War Veteran Faces Deportation To Mexico
Edgar Baltazar Garcia got into some serious trouble after he came home from war. Now, he faces deportation over a felony conviction unless an immigration judge decides to let him stay in the U.S.
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Mexico Experiences Unprecedented Number Of Arriving Migrants
Mexico's interior minister says 300,000 migrants have tried to reach the U.S. through Mexico in the first three months of this year. Advocates accuse the government of mistreating migrants.
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Kim Jong Un, Vladimir Putin To Meet Face-To-Face In Vladivostok
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in person at a bilateral summit in Russia on Thursday, as U.S.-North Korea nuclear talks remain at a stalemate.
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New York City Lawmakers Pass Landmark Climate Measure
The bill requires large buildings to dramatically cut carbon emissions. Buildings emit about 70 percent of the city's greenhouse gases. The measure is expected to cost billions of dollars.
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House Should Begin Impeachment Process Against Trump, Rep. Moulton Says
David Greene talks to Democratic Rep. Seth Moulton of Massachusetts, a presidential candidate, about whether the House should impeach the president. NPR's Mara Liasson weighs in on the topic.
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National Handwriting Competition Won By Girl Without Hands
Sara Hinesley, who goes to school in Frederick, Md., says writing in cursive is "kind of easy." She told WJZ-TV in Baltimore, "I just try my hardest and put my mind to it, and this is what happens."
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Couple Gets Married At Southwest Airlines Baggage Claim
Michelle and Ron Peterson met by chance 12 years ago at the Cleveland airport, and that's where they tied the knot over the weekend. The couple stood on a baggage carousel for the ceremony.