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Centrist wins over hard-right nationalist in Romania's presidential race
by Rob Schmitz
With nearly all ballots counted, Romanian voters have elected Bucharest's mayor, a centrist and pro-European Union candidate, as president, over the nationalist choice.
50 Years Later: Burning Cuyahoga River Called Poster Child For Clean Water Act
by Mark Urycki
Cleveland wasn't the first city to have a river burn, but it was the first to get widespread attention. That 1969 blaze helped spur environmental regulations.
U.S. Southern Border Cities Brace For Surge Of African Migrants
by Carrie Kahn
Latin American refugees are not the only ones seeking asylum at the U.S. southern border. A record number of African migrants are traveling up through Mexico, seeking asylum at U.S. ports of entry.
Facebook Announces Plans To Launch Cryptocurrency Called Libra
Facebook says that by next year people on apps like Whatsapp and Messenger will be able to basically text payments. This news comes as regulators are asking if the tech giant is already too powerful.
News Brief: U.S. Troops To Middle East, Trump Reelection, African Migrants
U.S. to send additional 1,000 troops to the Middle East. President Trump to kick off his reelection campaign in Florida. African migrants have been streaming through Mexico to seek asylum in the U.S.
Protests Spotlight Hong Kong's 1 Country, 2 Systems Model With China
Recent protests are a reminder that Hong Kong has long been considered a thorn in Beijing's side. NPR's Noel King talks to David Rennie of The Economist about Hong Kong's relationship with Beijing.
What Happens To The Nuclear Deal If Iran Keeps Stockpiling Uranium?
Iran says it will exceed the limit on its stockpile of uranium agreed to under the 2015 nuclear deal. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Ambassador Wendy Sherman who helped craft that deal four years ago.
Caveat Emptor: Something To Keep In Mind When Shopping Online
A Florida man bought real estate online, paying what seemed like a bargain: about $9,000 for what was advertised as a villa. It was a strip of land between two actual villas
Cake Decorators Confuse Mariah Carey With Marie Curie
Author Harriet Lye says her cousin in England told her colleagues that she wanted a Mariah Carey birthday cake. Instead, she got a cake featuring physicist and chemist Marie Curie.
U.S. Doesn't Want To Go To War With Iran, Retired Admiral McRaven Says
Steve Inskeep talks to retired Admiral William McRaven about the prospects for war with Iran. McRaven, who spent four decades as a Navy SEAL, oversaw the raid that killed Osama bin Laden.
2019 International Air Show Opens In France
by Eleanor Beardsley
A major question on everyone's mind at this year's Paris Air Show is the future prospects of Boeing after the grounding of the 737 Max jets. There have been two deadly crashes involving the plane.
Iowa Teens Can Do Yard Work For School Credit
A high school in Dubuque, Iowa, gives students physical education credit when they go out into the community and do yard work for community members who are older or disabled.
Meet Orville Peck, A Man With A Fringed Mask Who Sings Like Elvis
by Peter Granitz
Emerging country musician Orville Peck, who is gay, only appears in public in a cowboy hat and mask, and his voice has earned favorable comparisons to Roy Orbison, Chris Isaak and Elvis Presley.