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A Father In Florida Is Frantically Trying To Find His Children In Syria

5:49pm March 11, 2019

by Ruth Sherlock

A father is seeking information on his two children, who were abducted by their mother and taken to Syria years ago. They're thought to be in the small ISIS enclave under attack by U.S.-backed forces.

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Retired Military Officers Urge Caution In Proposed Diplomatic Spending Cuts

5:49pm March 11, 2019

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with retired U.S. Air Force Gen. Victor "Gene" Renuart Jr., former commander of the U.S. Northern Command, about why he says the mission of the U.S. military is complemented by diplomatic and development aid.

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A Boeing 737 Max 8 airliner lands at Boeing Field to complete its first flight on Jan. 29, 2016, in Seattle. The Boeing 737 Max is the fastest-selling plane in the company's history.

Boeing 737 Max, Involved In 2 Crashes, Is Fastest-Selling Plane In Company's History

5:18pm March 11, 2019

by Avie Schneider

The model has been involved in two deadly crashes in less than five months. An analyst says the crashes are unlikely to drastically affect Boeing's sales since the planes are ordered years in advance.

Final Assault On Last ISIS Stronghold Doesn't Mean It Will Disappear Immediately

5:02pm March 11, 2019

by Tom Bowman

The Syrian Democratic Forces, with U.S. air support, are carrying out what is hoped to be the final assault on ISIS. This does not mean ISIS will disappear as its ideology remains powerful.

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Army veteran Chris Riga survived multiple blast injuries in deployments in Afghanistan and Iraq. He rearranges sticky notes on his desk to assist him in remembering tasks he has to do throughout the day at his job as patient experience coordinator at the

'What Does War Do To An Entire Person?' — VA Studies Veterans With Blast Injuries

4:22pm March 11, 2019

by Fred Thys

More veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan are surviving with traumatic brain injury. In Boston, the Department of Veterans Affairs is studying the long-term effects of those injuries on 800 veterans.

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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks to local residents last Friday in the Queens borough of New York. She wants to break up tech giants.

Democratic Candidates Target Tech Giants, Who Are Major Party Donors

1:40pm March 11, 2019

by Aarti Shahani

Silicon Valley has emerged early as a presidential campaign issue among Democrats at SXSW. Calls to regulate tech put the party in an awkward position, given its reliance on tech donors.

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2 Men Killed In San Diego Paragliding Crash

9:38am March 11, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

The two collided in midair after one man made a sharp turn into the other's path. Together they plummeted 75 feet to the rocky bluff below.

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Stick Shift Thwarts Would-Be Car Thief

7:00am March 11, 2019

Waving what appeared to be a gun, a man in Utah slid behind the wheel of a car and then left without it. He realized he wouldn't get away with his crime — he didn't know how to drive a stick.

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Rosaries are sold by a vendor in Mexico City on Sept. 22, 2017.

At Lent, Catholics Reflect On Faith As Sex Abuse Scandal Shakes The Church

6:33pm March 10, 2019

by Michel Martin

On the first Sunday of Lent, NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Sister Joan Chittister about the holiday's meaning amid the ongoing abuse scandal.

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Safeguarding Mobile Homes Against Tornadoes

5:57pm March 10, 2019

Auburn University engineering professor David Roueche tells NPR's Michel Martin simple fixes could help reduce the loss of life when tornadoes, like the one that struck last week, hit mobile homes.

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