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In Open Letter, Former U.S. Envoys Criticize Afghan Withdraw Plan
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ronald Neumann about a plan to withdraw thousands of American troops from Afghanistan in a proposed deal with the Taliban.
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Search Ends For Victims Of California Diving Boat Disaster
NPR's Noel King talks to National Transportation Safety Board member Jennifer Homendy, who leads the investigation into the deadly fire in California aboard the dive boat Conception.
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Rumsfeld and Army Chief Testify In Senate About Crusader
The Army's Crusader artillery system may be losing its last battle with Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld unrelenting in his new determination to cancel the program. Tom Cjelten reports.
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Everyone Needs To Take Dorian Very Seriously, FEMA Official Says
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to David Bibo of the Federal Emergency Management Agency about the coordinated response with local officials in the states preparing for Hurricane Dorian's impact.
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Fort Pierce Residents Evacuate Ahead Of Hurricane Dorian
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Linda Hudson, mayor of Fort Pierce, a city of 43,000 on Florida's Atlantic coast, as everyone waits to see what path Hurricane Dorian will take.
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IKEA Employees In Scotland Thwart Hide-And-Seek Game
When IKEA employees caught wind of the plan laid out in a Facebook group, they weren't into the idea of 3,000 people hiding in the store so they called the police. Game players were turned away.
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Internet Campaign Saves University's FogCam
San Francisco State University calls it the world's oldest running webcam. Since 1994 it has shown campus life and the city's weather. There were plans to shut it down but the campaign prevailed.
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Pope Francis To Visit 3 Countries In Sub-Saharan Africa
Pope Francis this week heads to Africa to visit Mozambique, Madagascar and Mauritius. He will focus on environmental and political issues — as well as spiritual.
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Gunman Was On A 'Downward Spiral,' Texas Authorities Say
Authorities in west Texas say more details are emerging regarding this weekend's shooting. The gunman was fired from his job on Saturday and called the FBI tip line shortly before the rampage.
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When Employer Demands Clash With Health Care Obligations
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Dr. Paul Spiegel, one of a group of doctors at Johns Hopkins arguing that physicians who work in immigration detention centers could be violating their Hippocratic Oath.
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Dozens Missing From Diving Boat That Caught Fire Off California
A fire aboard a boat on a chartered diving trip has left dozens missing and feared lost at sea. Some crew members have been rescued, and an extensive search operation is underway.
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Burning Dive Boat Off California Spurs Ongoing Rescue Effort
A fire aboard a charter boat off Ventura County, Calif., has led to an extensive, early morning rescue effort. NPR Steve Inskeep speaks with Capt. Brian McGrath of the Ventura County Fire Department.