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A sniffer dog works on the side of the pitch following the evacuation of Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, U.K., on Sunday. The match between Manchester United and Bournemouth was postponed after a suspicious package was discovered at the stadium.

'Lifelike' Suspicious Item At Manchester United Stadium Was A Training Device

7:57pm May 15, 2016

by Colin Dwyer

Just before the soccer match, police evacuated the team's stadium for a suspicious package. After a controlled explosion, it turns out the package had been left behind by an earlier security exercise.

Russian Officials Deny Allegations Of State-Sponsored Athlete Doping

6:48pm May 15, 2016

by Corey Flintoff

The former head of Russia's anti-doping laboratory told The New York Times he helped to conceal doping by top Russian competitors in the 2014 Olympics. Russian officials are denying the report.

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Danish Government Dealing With Refugee Crisis At Home And Abroad

11:58am May 15, 2016

Denmark agreed to send 400 soldiers to Syria to help fight ISIS, and it may spend $3 billion on U.S. stealth fighter jets. Renee Montagne talks to Denmark's Foreign Minister Kristian Jensen.

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Loss And Reunion For Family Fleeing Afghanistan

5:08pm May 14, 2016

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

One Afghan family fled to Germany through the Mediterranean to save one child from the clutches of an Afghan strongman. But it cost the life of another one of their children, or so they thought.

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Migration Crisis Challenges Nordic Countries

5:08pm May 14, 2016

On Friday, five leaders of Nordic countries met with President Obama to talk about immigration, terrorism and climate. Sweden's Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom discusses the take-aways.

A sample of the note cards the scholars are using to assemble the comprehensive Latin dictionary.

The Ultimate Latin Dictionary: After 122 Years, Still At Work On The Letter 'N'

8:29am May 14, 2016

by Byrd Pinkerton

Work on the Thesaurus Linguae Latinae began in 1894 and carries on to this day in a Bavarian palace in Munich, Germany. There's still a long way to go for a project with a soft deadline of 2050.

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A 'Brexit' Could Threaten The English Language

8:00am May 14, 2016

NPR's Scott Simon wonders what will happen to English as a lingua franca if Britain leaves the European Union.

The Week In Sports: Olympic Athletes And Doping

8:00am May 14, 2016

NPR's Scott Simon talks with NPR's Tom Goldman about doping among Olympic athletes. They also remember a young athlete who died this week.

Krzystof Przadak, a Polish builder who has lived in Britain for 12 years, at a house he's renovating in London suburb. Przadak says he now earns 10 times what he did in Poland. But he's uncertain what will happen to him and other Poles in Britian if the U

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If Britain Leaves The EU, What Happens To The 'Polish Plumber?'

5:32am May 14, 2016

by Lauren Frayer

About one million Poles live in Britain, but they won't be able to vote in the June 23 referendum that will decide if Britain stays in the EU.

A man passes in front of Rossio train station in 2014 (when King Sebastian still stood watch).

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Selfie With Statue In Portugal Doesn't End Well

6:09pm May 13, 2016

by Dana Farrington

A man tried to climb up on a statue at Lisbon's Rossio train station for a picture, causing the figure of King Sebastian to fall and shatter. The national monument was more than 120 years old.