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French champagne makers brace themselves for the impact of U.S. tariffs
by Rebecca Rosman
Even with President Trump's 90-day pause on global tariffs for most countries, many European winemakers no longer see the U.S. as a market they can count on.
President Trump Nominates Christopher Wray As New FBI Director
by Joel Rose
President Trump has tapped former Justice Department lawyer Christopher Wray as his pick to head the FBI. Wray currently focuses on white collar crime at an international law firm.
Recent Terror Attacks Weigh On Voters' Minds Ahead Of U.K. Election
by Eleanor Beardsley
Voters in the United Kingdom are preparing to go to the polls for Thursday's general election with three recent terror attacks weighing heavily on their minds.
'We Felt Totally Defeated': Palestinian Writer Recalls Memories Of 6-Day War
NPR's Robert Siegel interviews Raja Shehadeh, a Palestinian lawyer and writer best known for his book Strangers in the House, about his memories of the Six-Day War and its lasting impact on the Middle East.
Indonesia Hopes To Get Exact Count Of Its Islands
Indonesia has so many islands that it has never been able to fully count or name them. But the government is now hoping to get a definite number in time for a United Nations meeting in August.
Iranian Military Blames Saudi Arabia For Tehran Terror Attack
NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Karim Sadjadpour, a Middle East expert and Iran watcher at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, about Iran's relationships with terrorist groups, both as adversaries and allies.
ISIS Claims Responsibility For Pair Of Terror Attacks In Iran
by Peter Kenyon
A pair of terrorist attacks Wednesday in Tehran left people dead and wounded at the Iranian parliament and at a shrine to the founder of the Islamic Republic. This kind of attack is rare in Iran, and comes as the country is locked in a proxy war against a Saudi Arabian led coalition in Yemen.
Why Have American Teens Stopped Looking For Summer Jobs?
NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Ben Steverman of Bloomberg about the steady decline in the number of teenagers who have jobs.
Ohio River's Brent Spence Bridge Serves As Symbol Of U.S. Infrastructure Woes
by Ann Thompson
Part of President Trump's infrastructure plan could be helping to pay for a dilapidated double-decker bridge over the Ohio River. It's a bridge that motorists say shakes, subject to back-ups without emergency lanes, and carries way to many vehicles than it was designed to carry a half century ago.
President Trump Outlines Infrastructure Plan In Trip To Cincinnati
by David Schaper
President Trump went to Cincinnati Wednesday to push his plan to invest heavily in infrastructure, focusing on the aging locks, dams, levees and ports in the nation's inland waterways.
Free Speech Legal Center Threatens To Sue Trump For Blocking Twitter Users
by David Folkenflik
A First Amendment law center at Columbia University is threatening to sue President Trump if he doesn't stop blocking people whose comments he doesn't like on Twitter. The group says Trump cannot lawfully block people from viewing what they contend are presidential statements.
Ahead Of Comey Hearing, Intelligence Officials Testify Before Senate Committee
by Scott Horsley
Some of America's top intelligence officials testified Wednesday before the Senate Intelligence Committee. The hearing was a kind of warm-up for Thursday's blockbuster session featuring fired FBI Director James Comey.
Comey's Opening Statement Posted Online Ahead Of Senate Testimony
by Mara Liasson
Fired FBI Director James Comey recounts his encounters with President Trump in testimony to be delivered Thursday on Capitol Hill. The White House insists Trump is focused on his agenda, not Comey.