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Many GOP Lawmakers Align With Trump Against Impeachment Inquiry
NPR's Noel King talks to GOP Rep. Andy Barr of Kentucky about this week's developments in the whistleblower complaint regarding a July phone call between President Trump and Ukraine's president.
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In Ukraine, Rudy Giuliani's Story Does Not Hold Up
President Trump has said that former Vice President Joe Biden acted inappropriately by pressuring Ukraine to fire a prosecutor investigating the Ukrainian oil company that hired his son, Hunter Biden.
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Reaction To Congressional Testimony By Acting Director Of National Intelligence
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to David Gompert, acting director of National Intelligence in the Obama era, about congressional testimony regarding the whistleblower complaint against the president.
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Most Passengers Do Not Enjoy Sitting Next To A Crying Baby
Japan Airlines now allows you to see on a map where babies or toddlers are going to be sitting — so you can avoid them in your seat selection.
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Electric Police Car In California Runs Out Of Gas, So To Speak
A police officer in Fremont was pursuing a suspect when his Tesla patrol car alerted him that it only had "six miles of battery" left. He had to pull over and recharge. The suspect got away.
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Former Officials Say White House's Use Of Secret System Is Unusual, 'Disturbing'
National Security Council officials from prior administrations say a top-secret system reserved for highly sensitive government secrets should not be used for transcripts of foreign leader calls.
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Demonstrations Grow Against Egypt's President
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Wall Street Journal reporter Jared Malsin about the latest protests in Egypt in which nearly 2,000 people have been arrested calling for the president's ouster.
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A Place Where The Opioid Problem Is Upside Down
While the opioid problem in the U.S. is about too many opioids, in some countries there are few options for treating or controlling pain.
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Encore: How A Librarian Changed A Future Judge's Life
In 1950s Arkansas, Olly Neal didn't care much for school. At StoryCorps, he remembers finding a book that changed the life of a teen who was, in Neal's memory, "a rather troubled high school senior."
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News Brief: Trump-Ukraine Call, Latest Protests In Egypt
Whistleblower says White House officials were told to "lock down" all records of Trump's Ukraine call — to put them in a "codeword-level system. Anti-government protests break out in Egypt.
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Gulf War Whistleblower Says He knew His Life Would Never Be The Same
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to ex-CIA analyst and whistleblower Patrick Eddington about his decision to reveal sensitive information about U.S. soldiers' exposure to toxins during the first Gulf War.
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Americans Are Split On Impeachment Inquiry, Poll Numbers Reflect
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Republican pollster Whit Ayres about public opinion on impeachment proceedings. Experts warn that public opinion is likely to keep changing as this story develops.