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Navy SEAL, Who Faces War Crimes Charges, To Go On Trial Next Week

5:55am May 24, 2019

by Steve Walsh

Members of Edward Gallagher's unit are scheduled to testify against him at the trial in San Diego. President Trump and others have criticized the military's decision to prosecute the case.

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News Brief: Disaster Package, Assange Charges, India Election Results

5:19am May 24, 2019

The Senate approved a $19.1 billion disaster aid package. A federal grand jury hit WikiLeaks' leader Julian Assange with new charges. And, India's prime minister has secured another five-year term.

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A Sapp Bros. gas station in Percival, Iowa, stands in floodwaters from the Missouri River on May 10. Lawmakers have reached a deal on disaster aid that they say President Trump will sign.

Senate Reaches $19 Billion Deal For Disaster Aid Without Border Wall Funding

10:15pm May 23, 2019

Senate Appropriations Chairman Richard Shelby, R-Ala., said President Trump would sign the legislation even without border funding. The bipartisan deal follows months of negotiations.

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American Man Achieves Dream By Reaching Mount Everest Summit, Then Dies

7:54pm May 23, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

Donald Lynn Cash of Utah achieved his goal of climbing the highest peaks on all seven continents. A traffic jam on Mount Everest may have impeded efforts to carry him down the mountain before he died.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is taken from court, where he appeared on charges of jumping British bail seven years ago, in London on May 1.

U.S. Brings New Charges Against Julian Assange In War Logs, State Cables Case

6:14pm May 23, 2019

A grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia returned a superseding indictment with 17 more charges against the founder of WikiLeaks in connection with leaks by Chelsea Manning.

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A Boeing 737 Max 8 jetliner being built for Turkish Airlines takes off on a test flight in Renton, Wash., on May 8. Passenger flights remain grounded worldwide as investigations continue into two fatal crashes involving the 737 Max aircraft.

Global Aviation Regulators Meet To Consider Timetable For Boeing's 737 Max

6:01pm May 23, 2019

by David Schaper

Global aviation safety officials are meeting in Fort Worth to discuss how they will certify Boeing's 737 Max as airworthy and how soon the troubled plane can fly again.

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The Clotilda, Last Known Ship To Bring Slaves To The U.S., Discovered In Alabama

5:50pm May 23, 2019

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with author and documentary filmmaker Ben Raines about the discovery of the Clotilda, the last ship known to have brought slaves into the United States.

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In Statesville, N.C., — There's A Big Flap Brewing Over A Big Flag

5:50pm May 23, 2019

by Sarafina Wright

In Statesville, N.C., there's a squabble over an American flag. The city sued Camping World over a flag along an interstate. The city limited flag sizes after large Confederate flags popped up.

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John Walker Lindh, Known As The American Taliban, Released From Prison After 17 Years

5:50pm May 23, 2019

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Graeme Wood, staff writer at The Atlantic, about his correspondence with John Walker Lindh, known as the American Taliban, who was released from prison Thursday.

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President Trump Announces $16 Billion Of New Aid For American Farmers

5:50pm May 23, 2019

by Tamara Keith

As the trade war between China and the U.S. escalates, President Trump announced a new plan on Thursday to offer additional financial aid to farmers whose export markets have closed off to them.

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