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New Hampshire Wants Wendy Auger To Turn In Her Vanity Plate
Many parents say, "Pee before we go." Wendy Auger gets fun reactions to her 15-year-old license plate that reads: PB4WEGO. Seacoastonline.com reports excretory acts can't be referenced on N.H. plates.
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Morning News Brief
The White House wants to divert disaster relief money to border enforcement operations. Puerto Rico braces for Tropical Storm Dorian. And, North Carolina is taking on e-cigarette companies.
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Pumice Raft Floating Toward Australia May Have Environmental Benefits
A giant mass of volcanic rock larger than the size of Manhattan is drifting toward Australia. Scientists hope it could help replenish the Great Barrier Reef.
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Families Impacted By The Opioid Crisis Testified At Johnson & Johnson Trial
Johnson & Johnson was ordered to pay Oklahoma $572 million in a landmark opioid trial. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Gary Mendell, who testified at the trial. He lost his son Brian to addiction.
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Oklahoma Is Successful In Its Suit Against Opioid Manufacturer
An Oklahoma judge has ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $572 million to help cover the treatment, overdose prevention and other costs of abating the opioid epidemic in the state.
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Trump Inserts His Negotiating Strategy Into U.S.-China Trade War
NPR's Noel King talks to Michael Pillsbury, a senior fellow and director of China strategy at the Hudson Institute and an informal adviser to President Trump, about the U.S. trade war with China.
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N.C. Teenager Uses Popeyes' Long Line To Register Voters
David Ledbetter headed to Popeyes on Sunday, and gave voter registration forms to people waiting in line. At 17, David's too young to vote but he told CNN that he's preregistered for next year.
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Surveillance Footage Catches Thief Stealing A Truck
Police in Washington state posted surveillance video of a guy on a bike stopping at a red truck. He then throws his bike in the back and takes off with the vehicle. The keys were on the seat.
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Morning News Brief
An Oklahoma judge rules Johnson & Johnson is partly to blame for the state's opioid crisis. President Trump may meet with Iran's president. Protesters rally against lead in Newark's drinking water.
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G7 Leaders Back $20 Million Package To Help Fight Amazon Fires
NPR's Noel King talks to Nigel Sizer, chief program officer at the Rainforest Alliance, about the impact the fires are having on the communities and species that live in the rainforest.
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Serena Williams Beats Maria Sharapova In U.S. Open's 1st Round
NPR's David Greene talks to Courtney Nguyen, a tennis reporter and co-host of the No Challenges Remaining podcast, about the start of the U.S. Open tennis tournament.
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Trump, Macron Deliver Remarks At G-7 Summit
NPR White House reporter Ayesha Rascoe joins Morning Edition to report on President Trump's latest remarks at the G-7 summit in France. He delivers remarks with French President Emmanuel Macron.