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Week In Politics: Iran, Immigration, 2020 Voters

4:24pm May 17, 2019

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne and New York Times columnist David Brooks about saber rattling with Iran, immigration and the generational split with Democratic voters.

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At Cambridge City Hall in Boston, Marcia Kadish (left) and Tanya McCloskey exchange rings as they are married before Clerk D. Margaret Drury on May 17, 2004. They were the first couple to be married in Cambridge that morning.

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The 1st Legally Married Same-Sex Couple 'Wanted To Lead By Example'

3:33pm May 17, 2019

by Victoria Whitley-Berry

Fifteen years ago, Tanya McCloskey and Marcia Kadish were the first same-sex couple to be legally married in the U.S. Kadish reflects on their marriage and on her late wife.

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Luckin Coffee customers use an app and can pick up their coffee in three minutes or have it delivered. Above, a deliveryman in Beijing.

China's Luckin Coffee Tries To Conquer A Nation Of Tea Drinkers

12:40pm May 17, 2019

by Yuhan Xu

In less than two years, the Chinese brand has opened 2,300 stores — second in China only to Starbucks. The company went public on Nasdaq on Friday. And it's losing millions.

Migrants seeking asylum in the United States receive breakfast from a group of volunteers near the international bridge in Matamoros, Mexico.

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Administration To Send Hundreds Of Migrants To South Florida, Local Officials Say

11:37am May 17, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

Florida officials say they were informed of the migrant release plan by the federal government. They are scrambling to prepare for an influx of asylum-seekers.

This excerpt from the Mueller report describes how Paul Manafort "expressed excitement about the release" of WikiLeaks information.

If The Full Mueller Report Were Ever Released, What Might It Reveal?

11:14am May 17, 2019

by Philip Ewing

The House is waging a political war with the Justice Department over the full results of the Russia investigation. If Congress wins, here's what more lawmakers — and maybe, Americans — could learn.

Grumpy Cat, an Internet celebrity and meme darling, has died. She's seen here posing on the set of Cats on Broadway in 2016.

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Grumpy Cat Dies; Her Spirit Will Live On, Family Says

11:12am May 17, 2019

by Bill Chappell

The cat with the withering stare, whose real name was Tardar Sauce, inspired books and won fans around the world who identified with her permanently unsmiling — yet adorable — features.

Trump Officials Are Divided Over How Aggressive To Be With Iran

8:35am May 17, 2019

by Tom Bowman

A debate has been playing out in the Trump administration and with its European allies over whether the threat posed by Iran has changed. Trump has said he doesn't want a military conflict with Iran.

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Trump Says His Immigration Plan Will Be 'Envy Of The Modern World'

7:37am May 17, 2019

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to White House adviser Brooke Rollins, about the new merit-based immigration plan that would dramatically reshape the legal immigration system. NPR's Joel Rose weighs in.

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Former military intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning speaks to reporters in Virginia on Thursday. After Manning refused to testify before a grand jury, U.S. District Judge Anthony Trenga said she was in contempt of court and ordered her back to jail.

Chelsea Manning Sent Back To Jail For Refusing To Testify Before Grand Jury

7:36am May 17, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

"Facing jail again, potentially today, doesn't change my stance," the former Army private said before the hearing. The judge also ordered her to be fined every day she is in custody after 30 days.

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Self-Driving Shuttle Pulled Over By Police In Rhode Island

6:44am May 17, 2019

The six-person shuttle is called "Little Roady," and it was its first day taking people on a free, five-mile loop through Providence. An attendant minds the vehicle and can take the wheel as needed.