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Thieves Cause Uproar On Scottish Island That Was Once Crime-Free

3:52pm June 18, 2015

NPR's Melissa Block speaks with Bill Clark, councilor on the remote island of Canna, about the first theft there since the 1960s. The thieves robbed a store operating via the "honesty box" system.

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Inna Brayer (center) with students, Alex Volynsky (left) and Simone Lempert (right) at her dance studio in Brooklyn, New York.

Why Russian-American Jews Are Ballroom Dance Leaders

2:54pm June 18, 2015

by Alexandra Starr

As ABC's Dancing with the Stars celebrates its 10th anniversary, we explain why Russian Jewish immigrants and their descendants have stepped to the front of this country's ballroom dance scene.

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Leaked Encyclical Highlights Growing Resistance To Pope's Reform Agenda

2:30pm June 18, 2015

by Sylvia Poggioli

A draft of Pope Francis' encyclical on climate climate change was leaked Wednesday before its scheduled release.

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As Ramadan Begins, Muslim Migrants Welcomed At Belgrade Mosque

8:05am June 18, 2015

by Ari Shapiro

Serbia is a transit hub for refugees from the Mideast and Africa. This poor Balkan nation struggles to cope with the migrants, whose exile is all the more poignant as they try to celebrate Ramadan.

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Extras on Game of Thrones leave a bullring in Seville, Spain in October 2014. More than 85,000 locals applied to be extras on the show.

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Fans Obsessed With 'Game Of Thrones' Seek Parallels In Spanish Politics

9:21pm June 17, 2015

by Lauren Frayer

"Winter is coming" to Spain this summer. That's a reference to HBO's Game of Thrones, which is partly filmed there, and a popular slogan for a left-wing, grass-roots political party.

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Lincoln Mercury vehicles at a dealership lot in Sterling Heights, Mich.

Yes, Your Car Loan Will Still Be Cheap As Fed Holds Rates Low

4:48pm June 17, 2015

by Marilyn Geewax

Federal Reserve policymakers said Wednesday they will continue to tamp down interest rates. The last time they raised interest rates was June 2006. They set no specific deadline for raising rates.

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Honor System Exploited On Scottish Island That Had Been Crime-Free

3:10pm June 17, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Locals say it's the first theft on the island in decades. Items ranging from wool hats to candy and cosmetics were taken from a shop next to Canna's pier.

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Russia To Beef Up Its Nuclear Arsenal

2:45pm June 17, 2015

David Greene talks to Shaun Walker of The Guardian about Russia's nuclear arsenal. And, Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges on the U.S. military moving heavy weapons into Eastern Europe to counter Russian aggression.

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Migrants Set On Getting To Europe Try Crossing Between Turkey And Bulgaria

7:19am June 17, 2015

by Ari Shapiro

Many migrants have died trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe. Bulgaria is now seeing a surge of migrants attempting to enter Europe by land from Turkey.

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University Of Cambridge To Hire Lego Professor

7:19am June 17, 2015

The school got money for the position from the Lego Foundation. Whoever gets the job will lead a research department that studies the role of play in education.

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