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South Korean ex-first lady sentenced to 7 years for bribery scandal
The former first lady had previously been sentenced to four years in a separate case involving the Unification Church.
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NPR NewsNPR NewsRescuers scramble to find Venezuela earthquake survivors. And, SCOTUS rules on asylum
Rescuers are searching for thousands of people missing after two earthquakes struck Venezuela on Wednesday. And, the Supreme Court says the U.S. can turn away asylum seekers at the border.
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NPR NewsAid worker says hundreds remain trapped after Venezuela earthquakes
After earthquakes shattered much of the capital in Venezuela, Project Hope's Cesar Jimenez says rescue crews are racing to save hundreds trapped as international aid arrives and hospitals struggle to cope.
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NPR News'We are with you, Venezuela': Houston community rallies after deadly earthquakes
Venezuelans living in the U.S organize donation drives in response to the devastating earthquakes.
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NPR NewsHow well do you know your Reflecting Pool news? Because the quiz will test you
This week, the beleaguered body of water faced new woes. Plus soccer, gambling and U.K. politics!
NPR NewsTrump axed a Black history exhibit. Former park rangers are teaching it anyway.
As the U.S. prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, former national park rangers are hosting teach-ins and sharing history that the Trump administration has sought to erase from federal land.
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NPR NewsEx-NOAA employees re-create a valuable climate data site shut down by Trump
Former NOAA staffers have launched a new website that provides climate information. It replaces a government site that was shut down when the Trump administration took office.
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NPR NewsMorning news brief
Rescuers in Venezuela continue search for the missing after devastating earthquakes, SCOTUS rulings give Trump more power to set immigration policy, Trump works to woo struggling American farmers.
NPR News'There was a lot of love': Man remembers his gay parents who died in the AIDS crisis
On this week's StoryCorps, a man remembers being raised by gay parents at the height of the AIDS crisis.
NPR NewsVenezuela reels from earthquakes as rescuers scramble to find survivors
As Venezuela begins counting the cost of its deadliest quake disaster in over a century, a shattered economy and struggling health system threaten to slow recovery efforts.
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NPR NewsReflecting Pool liner was cut with a sharp knife or razor, National Park Service says
A top official at the National Park Service says a liner along the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was cut with a sharp knife or razor this month, causing damage to the foam sealant installed as part of a $16 million rehabilitation project.
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NPR NewsUN agency pauses evacuation of ships through the Strait of Hormuz after attack on vessel
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NPR NewsKing Charles III will not live at Buckingham Palace after its costly refurbishment
The decision was announced Thursday during a briefing on royal finances at which Charles became the first British monarch to reveal the taxes he paid to the government.
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NPR NewsWhat made the deadly Venezuelan earthquakes different
It appears the two big earthquakes in Venezuela that occurred in rapid succession may have involved two separate fault lines. Several faults intersect in this tectonically complex region.
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NPR NewsPhotos: See Venezuela destruction after earthquakes
The earthquakes were Venezuela's largest in over a century.
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NPR NewsJudge blocks Postal Service proposal to restrict mail-in voting under Trump's order
A judge has blocked the U.S. Postal Service's proposals responding to President Trump's order, including not delivering ballots in states that don't turn over voter lists to the federal government.
NPR NewsSupreme Court says U.S. can turn away asylum-seekers at the border
By a 6 to 3 vote, the high court ruled that that federal law allows the government to to stop asylum-seekers from physically setting foot in the United States, effectively keeping them from applying for asylum.
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NPR NewsTrump can begin deportations of Syrian, Haitian TPS holders, Supreme Court says
Writing for the court majority, Justice Samuel Alito that under the TPS law, the president has unreviewable authority to end the program, without intervention from the courts.
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NPR NewsThe Viking chant that became Norway's World Cup rallying cry
Norway's long-awaited World Cup return is being powered by a viral Viking "rowing" chant that's sweeping the world, from Boston train stations to Times Square — and the heart of Norway's parliament.
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NPR NewsSupreme Court bars 'vampire rules' on gun ownership
In a 6-3 ideologically divided decision,the high court said that requiring permission in advance is an undue burden on the right to possess and carry a firearm.
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NPR NewsU.S. Supreme Court backs Monsanto in its fight against liability from popular weed killer
The central issue in the Roundup case, filed by Missouri resident John Durnell, was who decides what should appear on a pesticide or insecticide label—and whether a federal law overrides state claims.
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NPR NewsA federal judge in Boston has blocked parts of Trump's order to limit voting by mail
A federal judge in Boston has blocked parts of President Trump's executive order to limit voting by mail. The Trump administration is expected to appeal the ruling.
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NPR News2 earthquakes in Venezuela kill at least 164. And, Trump cancels housing bill signing
Two major earthquakes in Venezuela have killed at least 164 people and left hundreds injured. And, President Trump canceled the signing of a massive bipartisan housing bill yesterday.
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NPR NewsTrump keeps sabotaging legislation over a voting bill. Here's what's in it
President Trump blew up what could have been a win for his party — and he did it to force lawmakers to pass an elections overhaul bill that has been all but doomed in the Senate.
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NPR NewsTrump is pushing to institutionalize the homeless. That may include veterans
A Trump executive order pushes involuntary treatment for homeless people; the VA denies that would include homeless vets.
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NPR NewsEager for a break, farmers don't expect much relief after the Iran peace deal
Fertilizer prices have gone down with the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the prospect of a U.S.-Iran peace deal. But struggling American farmers won't likely see any relief for months.
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NPR NewsWhen going to 'camp' meant Roman military lodgings — not summer fun
In this installment of NPR's Word of the Week, we go to camp: from 16th-century military lodgings to the wilderness adventures of the 1880s designed to turn boys into "manly men."
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NPR NewsNorman Rockwell art that ignited a lawsuit and a love story is now on public view
So You Want to See The President! depicts a procession of visitors waiting to see Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The original 1943 Rockwell suite of illustrations goes on public view Thursday in D.C.
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NPR News'They can kill you': Immigrants fear a surge in xenophobic violence in South Africa
Foreign-owned businesses have been attacked, migrants driven from their homes, and several killed. A leading xenophobic group has given all undocumented immigrants until June 30 to leave the country.
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NPR NewsLong before the World Cup, Ukrainian immigrants built a soccer powerhouse in Philly
World Cup games are underway in Philadelphia. Long before Americans caught the world's soccer craze, Ukrainian migrants made Philly a soccer town. Today, the sport helps sustain their culture.
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