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Top British Diplomat Assails Trump's 'Inept' Presidency In Leaked Memos

12:54pm July 07, 2019

U.K.'s ambassador to the U.S., Kim Darroch, paints Trump as an incompetent leader of a "diplomatically clumsy" administration, in memos sent to U.K.'s Foreign Office and leaked to the Daily Mail.

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Jeffrey Epstein Arrested On Sex Trafficking Allegations

10:40am July 07, 2019

by James Doubek

The multimillionaire financier has been taken into federal custody on allegations related to sex trafficking.

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Ridgecrest Residents Prepare For More After Earthquakes

8:09am July 07, 2019

by Nathan Rott

The remote region of Ridgecrest, Calif., was hit by back-to-back earthquakes, the state's biggest in 20 years. The many powerful aftershocks have residents worried about what comes next.

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Dispatches From The Southern Border

8:09am July 07, 2019

by Joel Rose

Federal officials are expected to announce this week that the number of migrants crossing the Southern border has declined after months of increases.

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Ridgecrest Residents Fear Aftershocks

8:09am July 07, 2019

by Doualy Xaykaothao

Some Ridgecrest, Calif., residents are sleeping in their cars for fear of powerful aftershocks following the region's biggest earthquake in 20 years.

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Understanding The Border Patrol

8:09am July 07, 2019

Notre Dame professor David Cortez tells Lulu Garcia-Navarro that many Border Patrol agents are themselves Hispanic and rely on CBP for employment in economically disadvantaged areas along the border.

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Jeffrey Epstein Arrested

8:09am July 07, 2019

Jeffrey Epstein has been arrested and charged with sex trafficking by federal prosecutors in New York. Julie K. Brown of the Miami Herald talks with NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.

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An official walks near debris after an explosion on Saturday in Plantation, Fla. Approximately 20 people are reported to have been injured in the blast.

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Suspected Gas Explosion Injures At Least 21 People In South Florida Shopping Center

7:01pm July 06, 2019

by Jenny Gathright

No fatalities have been reported in the immediate aftermath of the explosion, which occurred Saturday at a shopping complex in Plantation, Fla.

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Lawsuit Alleges Discrimination Against Puerto Ricans Seeking Georgia Drivers License

5:50pm July 06, 2019

NPR's Michel Martin talks with Gerry Weber, of the Southern Center for Human Rights, about a lawsuit filed on behalf of Puerto Ricans who've experienced difficulty obtaining driver's licenses.

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California Pay-To-Play Bill Pushes College Athlete Compensation

5:46pm July 06, 2019

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with College Athletics Players Association founder Ramogi Huma about a California bill that will allow compensation for college athletes.

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