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12 Democratic Presidential Contenders To Take The Stage In Latest Debate
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic strategist David Axelrod and Republican strategist Mike Murphy ahead of Tuesday night's Democratic presidential primary debate in Westerville, Ohio.
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Ex-Fort Worth Officer Charged In Fatal Shooting Of Woman In Her Home
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Kami Chavis, director of the criminal justice program at Wake Forest University, about the Texas woman who was shot and killed in her home by police.
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Democrats Face High Level Of Political Risk Over Impeachment
Freshman Democrats are taking on a political risk in supporting an impeachment inquiry of President Trump. They say it's worth it.
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As U.S. Troops Prepare To Withdraw From Syria, Kurds Seek New Ally
The U.S. is preparing to evacuate its anti-ISIS forces from northeast Syria as a Turkish offensive into the region has endangered U.S. troops. Kurds say Syrian troops will fill the void.
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Greta Thunberg And 'Right Here, Right Now' Redux
Twenty years ago, DJ Fatboy Slim had a hit with the song "Right Here, Right Now." Recently, he put a new spin on it, sampling climate activist Greta Thunberg's speech to the United Nations.
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Saints Of Football Welcome Pope's Inadvertent Blessing
On Twitter this weekend, Pope Francis celebrated five newly recognized #saints — but that hastag is usually about the New Orleans Saints. The team went on to defeat the Jacksonville Jaguars, 13-6.
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News Brief: Turkish Offensive, U.S. Troops Leaving Syria, Trump Adviser Fiona Hill
Syria's army is moving into northern Syria to repel a Turkish incursion as U.S. troops prepare to withdraw. Fiona Hill, the Trump administration's former top aide on Russia, testifies on Ukraine.
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Nobel Prize For Economics Awarded To 3 For Work Fighting Global Poverty
Abhijit Banarjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer were heralded for breaking the issues of global poverty into smaller questions that can be more easily addressed.
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Trump's Strategy In Syria Is A Strategic Blunder, Retired General Says
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Retired Gen. Jack Keane about the White House's strategy moving U.S. troops out of northern Syria. Turkish troops entered the area and are attacking Kurdish forces.
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Nationalist Message Is Popular Ahead Of German Elections
It's election season in Poland, and the clear favorite is the right-wing Law and Justice party. It has overseen one of the fastest growing economies in the EU.
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2 Associates Of Giuliani Arrested On Campaign Finance Violations
NPR's David Greene talks to Trevor Potter of the Campaign Legal Center about how his group learned that the two businessmen allegedly set up a shell corporation to funnel foreign money to the U.S.
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Do You Have Some Magic Hiding In Your Bookshelf?
When the Lancashire family learned a hardback copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone sold for more than $35,000, they decided to auction their copy. Their book sold for more than $57,000.