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As Expected, Vladimir Putin — Who Has Led Russia For 18 Years — Wins 6 More

8:55am March 19, 2018

There was never any doubt that the presidential election in Russia would give Putin another term, and on Sunday he received an overwhelming victory over the seven other candidates allowed to run.

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Police Pull Over Driver Who Has Fake Homer Simpson License

7:04am March 19, 2018

During a traffic stop in England, the driver was charged and his car seized. His license had a photo of the TV character on it. The driver also gave the wrong address and didn't have insurance.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin Wins Another 6-Year Term

6:24am March 19, 2018

by Lucian Kim

Putin has been declared the winner in Sunday's Russian election, giving him a fourth term as president. Critics say the vote was staged, and the only questions are over the size of Putin's majority.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to supporters during a rally near the Kremlin in Moscow, on Sunday.

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Vladimir Putin Easily Wins New 6-Year Term As Russian President

2:58am March 19, 2018

by Scott Neuman

In a widely expected outcome, Putin faced a weak field of candidates after disqualifying his only potential rival. He is set to become the longest-serving Russian leader since Stalin.

Investigators in protective suits work at the scene in the Maltings shopping center in Salisbury, England, on Tuesday.

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Britain Accuses Russia Of Stockpiling Deadly Nerve Agent

7:38pm March 18, 2018

by Shannon Van Sant

The U.K. says it has evidence Russia has been creating and stockpiling a lethal toxin used to poison a former spy in England.

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The U.K., U.S. And Russia's Election

10:32am March 18, 2018

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to The Guardian's Moscow bureau chief Andrew Roth about the Russian presidential election and how recent diplomatic blows with the U.K. and the U.S. play into the campaign.

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Tension Increases Between Moscow And London

8:03am March 18, 2018

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to British MP Tom Tugendhat about the rising tensions between the U.K. and Russia, including the latest news that Russia is expelling 23 British diplomats.

Patrick Desbois began investigating Nazi crimes because of his family history. His grandfather was deported to a work camp in Ukraine during World War II but never spoke about what had happened. "So I decided to go there one day," he says, "and that's whe

After Documenting Nazi Crimes, A French Priest Exposes ISIS Attacks On Yazidis

7:00am March 18, 2018

by Eleanor Beardsley

Patrick Desbois has spent the last 15 years uncovering details of Nazi massacres in Eastern Europe and Russia. Using the same methods, the priest is now uncovering ISIS crimes against Yazidis.

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Workers roll potentially lifesaving barrels of Guinness in June 1955 on a quayside in Dublin.

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For St. Patrick's Day, A True Tale Of 8 Sailors Saved By Guinness

1:59pm March 17, 2018

by Peter Moloney

If you're picking up a glass of Guinness this St. Patrick's Day, savor it while pondering this story from 1917, when Ireland's famous stout was cause for true celebration: It saved lives.

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Why Many Russians Support Putin

8:13am March 17, 2018

by Lucian Kim

Russia chooses a president on Sunday, but critics say the election has been carefully managed to offer voters little choice other than Vladimir Putin.