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South Korean ousted leader Park Geun-hye was sentenced on Friday to an additional eight years in prison.

Former South Korea President Sentenced To 8 More Years In Prison

7:25pm July 20, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

Park Geun-hye was already serving 24 years in jail. On Friday a court convicted the disgraced leader of illegally receiving funds from a state agency and breaking election laws.

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Former National Intelligence Director Discusses Dan Coats' Current Situation

5:20pm July 20, 2018

National Intelligence Director Dan Coats has been repeatedly put on the spot by President Trump's actions in Helsinki and at home. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with former director John Negroponte about how he might navigate the situation.

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From Helsinki To Another Potential Meeting With Putin, A Look At Trump's Week

5:20pm July 20, 2018

by Scott Horsley

From the joint press conference in Helsinki to the news that President Trump had invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to Washington, D.C., for a second meeting — it has been a banner week.

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Week In Politics: Reactions To The Trump-Putin Summit

5:20pm July 20, 2018

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and Brookings Institution and Margaret Hoover, host of Firing Line on PBS, the Helsinki summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Trump and Russian interference in elections.

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'NYT' Reports Michael Cohen Recorded Conversation With Trump About Playboy Payments

5:20pm July 20, 2018

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with New York Times Matt Apuzzo about the recording attorney Michael Cohen made of his conversation with then-presidential candidate Donald Trump about payments to a Playboy model.

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Voters In Florida's Panhandle Still Have Faith In Trump's Foreign Policy

5:20pm July 20, 2018

by Debbie Elliott

President Trump has faced backlash this week as he's tried to clarify his talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Republicans in Congress say he's making a mistake by cozying up to an American enemy. But in the conservative Florida panhandle, voters still have faith in Trump's foreign policy.

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What The Interpreter's Code Of Ethics Says About Conversations In Private Meetings

5:20pm July 20, 2018

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Barry Slaughter Olsen, an interpreter who has worked with the State Department, about the interpreter's code of ethics and not talking about what was said in private meetings.

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What Could Come Of The Indictments Of Russian Agents For Election Interference

5:20pm July 20, 2018

by Philip Ewing

The 24 Russians indicted for election interference in 2016 will probably never face trial in the U.S. So, other than to present the public with evidence of the Russian government's campaign to undermine democratic institutions, what are other reasons to make the names of those Russian operatives known?

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What Is The GRU And What Role Does It Play In Russia's Cyber And Military Operations?

5:20pm July 20, 2018

by Greg Myre

The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces is accused of masterminding the assault on the 2016 presidential election. The agency has a history dating back to the Bolshevik Revolution.

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Then-candidate Donald Trump onstage with his running mate, Mike Pence, and their families at the end of the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland. Republicans have chosen Charlotte, N.C., a city that hosted Democrats' convention in 2012, to hos

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Republicans To Hold 2020 Convention In Charlotte, N.C.

4:08pm July 20, 2018

by Arnie Seipel

The city hosted the Democratic National Convention that renominated Barack Obama in 2012. President Trump won North Carolina in 2016, a swing state key to his victory.