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Center For Immigration Studies Director Discusses Proposed Border Security Compromise

6:14pm February 13, 2019

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Mark Krikorian, executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies, about the proposed border security compromise in Congress.

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What's Next For Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel Following 'El Chapo's' Guilty Verdict

6:14pm February 13, 2019

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Univision reporter León Krauze about what's next for the Sinaloa Cartel and the ongoing drug war in Mexico after Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán's guilty verdict.

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The SEC has accused a former Apple executive of using advance information about the company's finances to sell off stock and avoid losses. Here, stock numbers for Apple are displayed on a screen at the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square last month in New Y

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Former Apple Executive Accused Of Insider Trading By SEC

5:47pm February 13, 2019

by Laurel Wamsley

The agency says Gene Levoff used prior knowledge of earnings to buy and sell millions of dollars in Apple stock, even as he was responsible for overseeing compliance with rules on insider trading.

Ivanka Trump speaks at a roundtable for the Women's Global Development and Prosperity Initiative at the White House on February 7.

Ivanka Trump Launches $50 Million Program To Empower Women In The Workplace

5:30pm February 13, 2019

by Joanne Lu

She wants to make it help 50 million women around the world get jobs and start their own businesses. Critics are waiting for more details.

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Meet The Junior Handlers Of The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show

5:09pm February 13, 2019

by Allyson McCabe

At the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show all eyes are on the canine competitors, but there are kids competing, too. Behind every great show dog is a great handler — some as young as nine years old.

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In Ariz., Surge Of Migrant Families Trying To Cross Into U.S. Strains Resources

4:26pm February 13, 2019

by Joel Rose

The number of migrant families trying to cross the border has increased around Yuma, Ariz. On both sides, officials and advocates are straining to keep up as border security negotiations continue.

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How Galentine's Day Went From A Sitcom Hit To A Commercial Holiday

4:10pm February 13, 2019

The sitcom Parks and Recreation created Galentine's Day as a celebration of lady friendships. Almost a decade later, it has fully left the realm of TV and entered capitalist reality.

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How Trump Might Get Additional Funding For A Border Wall

4:10pm February 13, 2019

by David Welna

The White House is examining ways to pay for construction of a border wall that not require a vote of Congress. Budget veterans believe there is a way to do it.

One Year After Deadly Shooting, Parkland Parents Call For School Board Changes

4:10pm February 13, 2019

by Greg Allen

Parents of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students were at a news conference with Florida's governor on Wednesday to call for changes to the school board following last year's deadly shooting.

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Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei met with a group of the air force staff in Tehran on Friday. An American woman has been charged with allegedly spying for Iran.

Ex-Air Force Counterintelligence Agent Charged With Giving Secrets To Iran

4:10pm February 13, 2019

by Ryan Lucas

Monica Witt has been indicted after allegedly providing classified Pentagon information to Tehran. She defected almost six years ago, the Justice Department says.

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