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in 1967, an anthropologist went to live with a Philippine tribe that was known for beheading people. He couldn't grasp the emotion that fueled this violence. Then his wife suddenly died.

Invisibilia: A Man Finds An Explosive Emotion Locked In A Word

5:40pm June 01, 2017

by Alix Spiegel

When anthropologist Renato Rosaldo went to live with a Philippine tribe that was known for beheading people, he couldn't grasp the emotion that fueled this violence. Then his wife suddenly died.

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China Steps Forward As Unlikely Leader In Fight Against Climate Change

5:14pm June 01, 2017

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Robert Daly of the Kissinger Institute on China and the United States at the Woodrow Wilson Center about China's new commitment to green energy and fighting climate change.

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Tanks arrive at a military camp in Iligan, near the besieged Philippine city of Marawi, on Wednesday.

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Philippines Errantly Kills At Least 10 Of Its Own Troops In Fight For Marawi

3:27pm June 01, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The botched airstrike injured seven others. The violence marks the latest setback for a military that has been scrambling — and so far, failing — to reclaim the city from ISIS-linked militants.

Chinese Labor Conditions Threaten Value Of Ivanka Trump's Brand

10:54pm May 31, 2017

by Jim Zarroli

Brand experts discuss whether news about labor conditions in China could have an impact on the value of Ivanka Trump's brands in the U.S.

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A Huajian shoe factory, which has been investigated by labor activists, makes Ivanka Trump-branded shoes, among others, in China.

China Detains Activist Investigating Factory Making Ivanka Trump Shoes

4:33pm May 31, 2017

by Anthony Kuhn

Two other Chinese labor activists are missing and presumed to be detained by police. The three were working undercover to document alleged labor abuses.

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A rocket designed to intercept an intercontinental ballistic missile is launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Tuesday. The Pentagon says it shot down a mock warhead over the Pacific in a success for the U.S. missile defense program.

Wary Of North Korea, U.S. Destroys Mock Warhead Over The Pacific

10:41am May 31, 2017

by Doreen McCallister

The Pentagon says its interceptor shot down a missile similar to the type that North Korea could someday use to threaten the United States.

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Rush Hour Bombing Kills Scores And Injures Hundreds In Kabul

7:52am May 31, 2017

A car bomb exploded Wednesday morning in the heart of Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, killing scores and injuring hundreds of people. Steve Inskeep talks with reporter Jennifer Glasse in Kabul.

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Chinese Labor Activists Go Missing

7:52am May 31, 2017

Two Chinese labor activists are missing, and presumed to be detained by police. The two were investigating alleged labor abuses at a factory that makes shoes for Ivanka Trump's brands.

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In The Philippines, Government Forces Battle ISIS-Linked Militants

5:14pm May 30, 2017

by Michael Sullivan

Militants linked to the Islamic State are still battling government forces in Marawi City on the island of Mindanao. Since the fighting began a week ago, more than 90 people have been killed. Analysts are wondering why it's taking so long to dislodge the militants, and what that might mean for regional stability.

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New legislation in Australia would cancel the passports of thousands of convicted pedophiles.

Australia Plans To Deny Passports To Child Sex Offenders

1:46pm May 30, 2017

by Bill Chappell

The proposal is "the toughest crackdown on child sex tourism by any government," Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said. In 2016, some 800 registered child sex offenders traveled overseas from Australia.