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'Honey Boy' Marks Actor Shia LeBeouf's Screen-Writing Debut
In the film Honey Boy, Shia LeBeouf tells his life story and stars as his father. It draws from his turbulent childhood as a Disney star and his conflicted relationship with his father.
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Reelection Campaign Launches 'Black Voices For Trump' Initiative
President Trump wants to make inroads with African American voters, an uphill battle given his low approval ratings. He kicks off his messaging push in Atlanta on Friday.
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Syrian Refugees Who Resettled In Turkey May Have To Move Again
Turkish troops invaded northern Syria after the U.S. moved troops out of their way. Turkey says it might move more than a million Syrians back over the border into the "safe zone" it's creating.
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What Role Did John Bolton Play In Trump's Ukraine Efforts?
NPR's David Greene talks to Andrew Weiss, who previously served at the Pentagon, State Department and National Security Council, about former national security adviser John Bolton's role in Ukraine.
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Impeachment Inquiry Is About To Get Much More Public
Public hearings in the inquiry begin next week. The House Intelligence Committee has called three senior state department officials — including William Taylor, the top diplomat to Ukraine.
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Lottery Player Drives Away, Leaving Winning Ticket At Store
A Maryland woman won more than $12,00 in a virtual horse race game. She, however, left the convenience store without proof. She drove back and the store's cashier had saved the ticket for her.
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Despite Bankruptcy And Illness, Bob Murray Remains A Loud Voice For Coal
Bob Murray rose from coal miner to executive and became an influential industry voice. Despite his role in crafting the Trump administration's pro-coal policies, his own company is bankrupt.
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Australian Women's And Men's Soccer Will Get Equal Share Of Revenue
Members of the Australian women's national soccer team will now make the same money as the men's team in a historic deal that addresses the gender-pay disparity between the two clubs.
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Morning News Brief
The first witnesses in the public impeachment hearings are announced. Two ex-Twitter employees are charged with spying for Saudi Arabia. Kentucky's governor requests his election race be examined.
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Public Testimony In House Impeachment Probe Begins Next Week
NPR's David Greene talks to Republican strategist Scott Jennings about the strategy members of the GOP might adopt given that the probe will now longer be conducted behind closed doors.
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Trump Administration Leaves Its Mark On The Federal Judiciary
NPR's David Greene talks with conservative legal scholar Randy Barnett about President Trump's record number of federal judicial nominees, and what that means for the American public.
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Acclaimed Novelist Ernest J. Gaines Dies At 86
Gaines wrote of the struggles of African Americans in rural Louisiana before the civil rights era. He wrote The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, A Gathering of Old Men, and A Lesson Before Dying.