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Commission To Add 'Context' To Richmond's Confederate Monuments

8:06am June 25, 2017

This past week, Richmond, Va., Mayor Levar Stoney announced a commission to study what to do with the city's Confederate monuments. He tells NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro all options are on the table.

National

Graduating High School At 92

8:06am June 25, 2017

by Ravenna Koenig

When Mary Matsuda Gruenewald was a high school junior, her family was sent to a Japanese internment camp. Now, she was finally able to participate in her hometown's high school graduation.

An oil derrick stands out on the bitter, icebound terrain near Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, in 1974.

Alaska's 40 Years Of Oil Riches Almost Never Was

3:35pm June 24, 2017

by Elizabeth Harball

Oil began flowing down the trans-Alaska pipeline in 1977, transforming Alaska into a wealthy state. But if it wasn't for one man, the Prudhoe Bay oil field may not have never been found.

Christopher Plummer as the exiled Kaiser Wilhelm II in The Exception — a man with the outward trappings of power, who hasn't made a real decision in decades.

Arts

Unconscious Prejudice Meets Real-World Horror In 'The Exception'

8:01am June 24, 2017

by Melissa Block

David Leveaux's new film follows exiled German emperor Kaiser Wilhelm II as he realizes that the new Germany of National Socialism has nothing at all in common with the Germany of his memories.

Ozzie Ling, manager of Shanghai's Yingyi Golf Club, says government inspection squads will sometimes visit his club, looking for wayward government officials who might be guests of the club.

China's Government Tightens Its Grip On Golf, Shuts Down Courses

9:28am June 23, 2017

by Rob Schmitz

China has had a complicated history with golf. At one time, the country seemed golf crazy, but it became synonymous with corrupt officials. Once again it is in the crosshairs of China's government.

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Deborah Lipstadt on the TEDxSkoll stage.

Deborah Lipstadt: How Do You Stand Up To A Holocaust Denier?

9:24am June 23, 2017

by NPR/TED Staff

After publishing the book Denying the Holocaust, Deborah Lipstadt was sued for libel in the UK by Holocaust denier David Irving. Rather than ignore the case, she chose to fight it — and won.

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Anne Frank's Diary At 75

5:02am June 23, 2017

by Lauren Migaki

It's been 75 years since 13-year-old Anne Frank sat down to write her first diary entry about hiding during World War II. Today, her legacy is carried on at an elementary school in Philadelphia.

Books

What Hath Jobs Wrought?

5:26pm June 22, 2017

Odds are, you're looking at this on a smartphone.

Cokie Roberts Answers Your Questions About The U.S. And Cuba

7:39am June 21, 2017

In this week's #AskCokie segment, commentator Cokie Roberts answers listener questions about the history of U.S.-Cuba relations.

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White House press secretary Sean Spicer departs after a briefing at the White House on Tuesday in Washington, D.C.

The Daily White House Briefing: 'Must-See TV' With An Uncertain Future

8:54pm June 20, 2017

by Ron Elving

There has been a rising storm of high dudgeon among the national media in recent days because the daily briefings have been closed to cameras — when the briefings happened at all.

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