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Trump Calls Off Talks With Taliban After Deadly Bombing
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Laurel Miller, who served as the State Department's acting special representative for Afghanistan from 2013 to 2017, about the breakdown in talks with the Taliban.
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Australian Newspaper Editor May Want To Keep Reading Glasses Handy
Peter Lalor covers cricket and serves as beer editor. In that capacity, he stopped for a pint at a hotel in England. Because he didn't have his glasses, he didn't see that he paid $68,000 for 1 beer.
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French Court Rules Rooster May Crow Where It Pleases
It all started when Corinne Fesseau built a chicken coop. Neighbors complained her rooster disturbed their sleep. They wanted the bird moved farther away. A judge said no and awarded Fesseau damages.
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New Book Examines How Television Enabled Trump's Political Rise
James Poniewozik, chief TV critic for The New York Times, talks about his new book: Audience of One: Donald Trump, Television, and the Fracturing of America.
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N.C. Special Election: 2018's Last Race Or 2020's 1st Race?
An election remaining from the 2018 midterms will be decided Tuesday after a special vote is held in North Carolina's 9th Congressional District, following an absentee ballot fraud scandal.
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Director Of M.I.T's Media Lab Steps Down Over Ties To Disgraced Financier
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to M.I.T graduate student Arwa Mboya, who had been demanding M.I.T Media Lab Director Joichi Ito resign after it was revealed he had financial ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
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State Attorneys General Want To Know If Facebook And Google Are Too Big
NPR's David Greene talks to Ohio Attorney General David Yost about the multi-state, antitrust probes into Facebook and the parent company of Google.
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Exercise Can Help Reduce Chronic Pain, Researchers Say
For people living with chronic pain, getting up and moving can seem daunting. Some think physical activity will make their pain worse. But the truth is, exercise can help reduce that pain.
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Hurricane Dorian Hits North Carolina
Hurricane Dorian is still threatening the North Carolina's Outer Banks. Overnight it hit coastal areas with high winds and heavy rain. Emergency responders have been surveying the damage since dawn.
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Monthly Jobs Report Shows Fresh Signs Of Slowing U.S. Economy
Employers added just 130,000 jobs in August, another sign that the economy is slowing. Job gains for June and July were revised downward. Factories, in particular, have seen a slowdown.
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Is Facebook Too Big? State Attorneys General Want To Know
Attorneys general from eight states and the District of Columbia have launched a probe into Facebook and its market dominance. The Justice Department has also launched an antitrust review of big tech.
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Jury Selection Begins In Trial Of Former Dallas Police Officer Who Shot Neighbor
Jury selection is scheduled to begin Friday in the trial of a former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger. Guyger shot and killed neighbor Botham Jean in his apartment after mistaking it for her own.