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Air Conditioner Is Stolen Shortly After Ohio Church Installs It
The Akron Alliance Fellowship church paid $3,500 for the new unit. The sign outside the church reads: "Whoever stole our AC unit - Keep it. It's hot where you're going."
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Horse Tries To Board Bus In St. Petersburg, Russia
The bus paused at a stop, opened its doors and a horse started to get on board. No telling why it was walking around free — or where it wanted to go.
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Review: Is 'Downton Abbey,' The Movie, Worth The Wait?
NPR's David Greene talks to Kenneth Turan, film critic for "Morning Edition" and the "Los Angeles Times," about the new movie based on the popular TV series: "Downton Abbey." The film opens Friday.
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A Daily Mother-Daughter Moment Documented Forever
Maria Rivas stepped in as caretaker when her aging mother, Julia Medina, began having health complications. After Julia's death, a nostalgic photo reminds Maria of their life together.
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Morning News Brief
Did President Trump make a promise to a foreign leader that he shouldn't have? A global youth climate strike is expected to draw large crowds. Catastrophic flooding his southeastern parts of Texas.
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Democratic Presidential Primary Candidates To Address LGBTQ Issues
NPR's Noel King talks to Zach Stafford, editor-in-chief of The Advocate, who will be among the moderators Friday night for the first public 2020 campaign event to focus exclusively on LGBTQ issues.
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Deggy Awards Honor Overlooked TV Shows And Actors
The 71st prime-time Emmy Awards will be handed out on Sunday. But first there are the Deggys. Our TV critic's awards go to performers and shows that he thinks the Emmy Awards should honor.
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Trump Attorney Rudy Giuliani Speaks Out About Whistleblower Complaint
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Jonathan Turley, a constitutional law expert, about a whistleblower complaint from the intelligence community, spurred by Trump's communications with a foreign leader.
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Assessing The Political Fallout Of Trudeau's Blackface Scandal
CBC reporter Salimah Shivji talks to David Greene about how revelations that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau darkened his skin in the past will impact the upcoming Canadian election.
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Pelosi Offers Plan To Cut Prescription Drug Prices
House Speaker Pelosi's plan would allow government to negotiate prices with pharmaceutical companies. She proposes several steps to bring down prices, including ideas President Trump has supported.
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Will Patients With Lung Illnesses Linked To Vaping Make A Full Recovery?
With seven deaths and hundreds of cases of serious illnesses linked to vaping, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention ramped up its probe — trying to nail down the cause of the sicknesses.
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France Monitors Accusations Involving Attack On Saudi Oil Facilities
France condemned the act. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Philippe Etienne, France's ambassador to the U.S., about France's role in de-escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran following the attack.