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Despite sanctions, many countries are still importing Russian products
Economic sanctions and trade restrictions against Russia following its full-scale invasion of Ukraine were set to force Moscow's hand. But the U.S. and Europe continue to rely on Russian imports.
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After a rocky summer, international students arrive on U.S. college campuses
Over the last 6 months the Trump Administration has clamped down on international student visas. That's created delays for accepted students. Now, they arrive on campuses for the start of the new school year.
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Louisville community members step in to help a boy from Gaza who lost a leg
When a boy from Gaza needed a prosthetic limb, after losing part of a leg in a bombing, people in Louisville, KY came together to make it possible.
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More on Trump's executive order calling for a 'specialized unit' of National Guard
NPR talks with Christopher Purdy, an Army National Guard veteran and veterans' and democracy advocate, about Trump's order calling for creation of a "specialized unit" of D.C. National Guard troops.
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Trump signs executive orders focused on law and order in Washington, D.C.
President Trump signed an executive order to create a specialized National Guard unit that could be deployed to assist local law enforcement in D.C. He also wants to end cashless bail.
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Illinois Democratic leaders rebuff Trump on hints to deploy National Guard to Chicago
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker says there no need for the National Guard to patrol Chicago streets and that President Trump's suggestion to deploy them there is purely political.
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Morning new brief
Trump signs executive orders focused on law and order in Washington, D.C., Trump moves to fire member of Federal Reserve's governing board, Kilmar Abrego Garcia taken into ICE custody again.
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Writer Clint Smith discusses his memory of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Clint Smith, poet and writer for The Atlantic, about Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath.
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Israeli strikes on Gaza hospital kill 22 people, including 5 journalists
Israeli forces killed 22 people, including five journalists, in two consecutive strikes on a Gaza hospital, drawing global condemnation and prompting a rare admission of regret from the government.
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ICE detains Kilmar Abrego Garcia after immigration check-in in Baltimore
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador in March, was taken into ICE custody Monday after an immigration check-in. A judge later ruled he cannot be deported for now.
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Five teachers from the same family head back to school in a small Colorado district
There's a Colorado district so small that its only school houses all grades from kindergarten to grade 12 and has five teachers from the same family.
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Venus Williams' tennis comeback at 45 inspires despite loss in U.S. Open
After a hiatus of more than a year — during which she insisted she had not retired — Venus Williams returned to the highest level of tennis, with a first-round match at the U.S. Open on Monday.