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U.S. Central Bankers Meet In Wyoming For Annual Conference
NPR's Noel King talks to Neel Kashkari, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, who is in Jackson Hole for the annual meeting of Fed officials. Chairman Powell is expected to speak.
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New Zealand Speaker Participates In Debate While Cradling A Baby
Trevor Mallard cuddled the baby boy and even gave him a bottle during a debate on fuel prices. The 6-week-old is the child of another lawmaker.
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German Boy Sneaks Off In Parent's Car
The eight-year-old boy was speeding down the highway at 87 mph before pulling over with the warning lights flashing. When police found him, the boy apparently said, "I just wanted to drive a little."
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Morning News Brief
Wildfires are spreading in Brazil's Amazon rainforest. The G-7 summit opens Saturday in France. And Iranians answer this question: Who do you blame for Iran's economic troubles?
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When His Mom Was Deported In 2008, A Certainty Shattered: 'Where Is Home?'
Pedro Lopez, a 24-year-old born in Mexico, recalls when ICE agents raided the meatpacking plant in Iowa where his parents worked. "It was just shattering," he said.
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When A Chicken Sandwich Is Not Just A Chicken Sandwich
After Popeyes introduced its new crispy fried chicken sandwich, it started a Twitter war. How did it blow up, and what does it mean for companies eager to capitalize on viral marketing?
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States-Phone Companies Deal Will Help To Block Robocalls
NPR's Noel King talks to Josh Stein, attorney general of North Carolina, about phone companies teaming up with states and the District of Columbia to eradicate illegal robocalls.
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It was 400 Years Ago That The Fist Enslaved Africans Arrive In North America
Fort Monroe in Virginia is the site where the first enslaved Africans arrived in North America 400 years ago. Commemoration events will be held this weekend.
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CBO Predicts Budget Deficit Will Reach Nearly $1 Billion This Year
NPR's David Greene talks to Phillip Swagel, director of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, who says the nation's fiscal outlook is challenging and is on an unsustainable course.
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Do You Know Any One Who Has Ever Been To Bielefeld?
Officials in the German city are offering a million Euros if you can prove the town does not exist. There's this long-running online conspiracy theory that the city is an illusion.
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Cambridge Engineers Set Out To Break Piano Playing Record
The Daily Mail reports they wanted to break the record for most people playing the piano at the same time. They had school kids design long mechanical fingers to allow 88 people to play at once.
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Why The Media Didn't Pay Much Attention To Jeffrey Epstein
The media recently has feasted on news about the case involving the late financier Jeffrey Epstein. Yet the press only paid only intermittent attention until an investigative series late last year.