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'A generous man': Baltimore bridge worker helped family, community in Honduras
by Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
38-year-old Maynor Yassir Suazo Sandoval came to the U.S. to make something of himself and to help his family in Honduras. He was one the workers on the Francis Scott Key Bridge when it collapsed.
New LA Police Commissioner Vows To Reduce Officer-Involved Shootings
NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Matt Johnson, president of the Los Angeles Police Commission, which conducts civilian oversight of the LAPD. He is the sole African-American member of the commission.
As His Moderate Rivals Are 'Ripping Each Other Apart,' Ted Cruz Sees An In
by Wade Goodwyn
"The moderates are acting like conservatives usually do," Cruz told NPR. The Texas senator is positioning himself to capture supporters from Donald Trump or Ben Carson, should they falter.
Kurdish Fighters Roll Toward Sinjar In Battle To Retake Strategic Iraqi Town
NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with BuzzFeed photographer Ayman Oghanna about Kurdish fighters' efforts to retake Sinjar, Iraq, from ISIS.
Encore: Metro Driver Connects Commuters In The Nation's Capital
by Renita Jablonski
Commuters on the Washington, D.C., metro often tell Lamour Rogers that his booming voice brightens their day. This story originally aired on Sept. 7, 2015 on All Things Considered.
Rising Sea Levels Threaten Tiny Islands Home To Indigenous Panamanians
by Jacob McCleland
Sea rise is threatening the way of life for a Panamanian indigenous group that lives on islands off the Caribbean coast. They're now pondering moving back to the mainland and abandoning their way of life.
Kurdish Forces In Iraq Begin Offensive To Retake Sinjar From ISIS
by Tom Bowman
Iraqi Kurdish fighters, with support from US troops and warplanes, have begun an offensive in northern Iraq aimed at recapturing a key area west of the city of Mosul, severing the link with northern Syria. ISIS says it will fight to the last man. The latest on the ongoing operation and its significance in the wider war against the Islamic State.
'My All-American' Remembers Forgotten Story Of Heroic Texas Football Player
by Laura Rice
My All-American is out in theaters on Friday. It's a story about Texas football and is written by the same person who did Rudy and Hoosiers. It centers on one of the players, Freddie Steinmark, and an improbable story that reached all the way to the White House.
Massive Pacific Trade Agreement Ignores One Huge Tariff: Currency Manipulation
by David Kestenbaum
The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement has been hashed out line-by-line. All 6,000 pages of it. It will set the rules for roughly one-third of world trade. It has precise requirements for tariffs, quotas and subsidies for all manner of goods. But there's one huge secret tariff that isn't included: currency manipulation.