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Obama Lifts Arms Export Embargo On Vietnam

8:34am May 23, 2016

by David Welna

Obama is in Vietnam to support its resistance to China's aggressive aims in the Western Pacific. He lifted the U.S. embargo on selling weapons to Vietnam, something former POW Sen. McCain supports.

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Transportation Milestone: Last Leg Of LA's Metro Expo Line Completed

8:24am May 23, 2016

by Kirk Siegler

After more than 30 years of planning, legal battles and cost overruns, passenger rail is once again connecting downtown Los Angeles to the ocean.

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Communities Lack All The Funds Needed For Transit Repairs

8:16am May 23, 2016

Renee Montagne talks to transit expert Robert Puentes about infrastructure problems affecting rail systems across the country. Some of the repairs require entire lines of systems to be shut down.

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U.S. Lifts Decades-Old Ban On Arm Sales To Vietnam

6:08am May 23, 2016

by Scott Horlsey

President Obama is in Vietnam as part of a 10-day trip to Asia. At a news conference in Hanoi, Obama announced he was lifting the arms export embargo. The president will be in Vietnam for three days.

Former homeowner Brian Burns, who now rents an apartment in Henderson, Nev., says he "still sees a lot of empty houses" in Las Vegas, where about 20 percent of homeowners are still underwater in the wake of the housing crisis almost 10 years ago.

A Decade Out From The Mortgage Crisis, Former Homeowners Still Grasp For Stability

10:34pm May 22, 2016

With ruined credit ratings atop financial loss, two ex-homeowners tell their story in the mortgage meltdown aftermath. They're wary of jumping back into the market, even if that likelihood is far off.

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Teaching The Intangibles: How To Ingrain 'Grit' In Students

5:08pm May 22, 2016

Author Paul Tough's book, Helping Children Succeed, lays out what he calls the tools for helping children succeed, particularly through attributes like perseverance and grit.

During Obama's Asia Trip, Expect To Hear A Lot About 'Rebalancing'

5:00pm May 22, 2016

President Barack Obama will spend three days in Vietnam on the the first leg of his Asia tour. Reporter Michael Sullivan breaks down the term "rebalancing," as it relates to U.S.-Vietnam relations.

Barbershop: Megyn Kelly And Trump, Sanders Supporters, And Spouses In The Campaign

4:36pm May 22, 2016

NPR's Mara Liasson, John Nichols of The Nation, and Mona Charen of National Review discuss the latest on the presidential campaigns.

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Toronto Raptors End Cleveland Cavaliers' Playoff Winning Streak

12:55pm May 22, 2016

The Raptors surprised basketball fans Saturday night when they beat the Cavaliers. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Mike Pesca of Slate's The Gist podcast about what the finals may look like.

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The Implications Of Overtime Pay Proposal

12:52pm May 22, 2016

The Labor Department announced new rules to make millions more Americans eligible for overtime pay. Annie Lowrey of New York magazine talks about what this could mean for businesses and workers.

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