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Hong Kong Protesters Demonstrate On China's Historic Anniversary
As China celebrates 70 years of communist rule, pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong have taken to the streets. They demand Beijing grant Hong Kong the autonomy they say they have long been promised.
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House Committee Questions Ridge On Which Agencies Will Go In New Department
House Committee Questions Ridge On Which Agencies Will Go In New Department.NPR's Pam Fessler reports.
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Employers Must Now Release Data To Close Race-Gender Pay Gap
Starting Monday, and for the first time, employers with more than 100 workers must submit pay data broken down by race and gender to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
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American People Need To Know Who Whistleblower Is, Rep. Harris Says
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to GOP Rep. Andy Harris of Maryland who doesn't think President Trump committed an impeachable offense when he pushed Ukraine's president to investigate a political rival.
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Child's Favorite Stuffed Animal Is Found 14 years Later
At age 4, Emily Bauer's favorite stuffed animal was a black cat named Plurna. She shed many tears when it was lost on the family farm. A worker putting up a fence found it. The black cat is now gray.
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Tennessee Woman Saves Kitten, Or At Least That's What She Thought
Jill Hicks saw a kitten dash across a busy street and she sprang into action to save it. She chased it down and put it in her car. Once home, she realized the kitten was actually a wild bobcat.
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Zimbabwe Continues Its Economic Downward Spiral
NPR's Noel King talks to Andrew Meldrum of The Associated Press about the future of Zimbabwe following this month's death of former President Robert Mugabe, who was buried over the weekend.
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Since Khashoggi's Death, Saudi Arabia Struggles To Repair Its Reputation
A year ago this week, Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed in the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul. His death was blamed on the kingdom's crown prince.
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Latest Hong Kong Protests Were Some Of The Most Violent Since Clashes Began
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to pro-democracy activist Bonnie Leung about demonstrations entering their 17th week. There were running street battles between protesters donning gas masks and riot police
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Why Ukraine Is Strategically Important To America's Foreign Policy
NPR's Noel King talks to ex-U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine John Herbst about relations between the countries. President Trump's call with Ukraine's president is at the heart of the impeachment inquiry.
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Senate Report Reveals NRA Was 'Foreign Asset' To Russia Ahead of 2016
The NRA worked more closely with two Russian agents than previously known, a new Senate report reveals. A Senate Democrat also wonders if the NRA's tax-exempt status might be imperiled.
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House Intelligence Committee Has Purview Over Impeachment Inquiry
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Democratic Rep. Jackie Speier who serves on the House Intelligence Committee, which has been hearing testimony regarding the whistleblower complaint against the president.