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An ambulance responding to a call on Florida Avenue NW in Washington, D.C.

D.C. Has Had More Than 300 Synthetic Marijuana Overdoses In 2 Weeks

1:49pm July 27, 2018

by Marisa Peñaloza

Synthetic marijuana, known as K2, overdoses are challenging the city's first responders and law enforcement. "Overdoses are happening everywhere," says one delivery driver.

A U.N. honor guard at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, carries a box containing remains believed to be from American servicemen killed during the Korean War after they arrived from North Korea on Friday.

North Korea Hands Over Possible Remains Of U.S. Servicemen Killed In Korean War

12:03pm July 27, 2018

by Scott Neuman

The remains of what are believed to be about 55 U.S. servicemen arrived at Osan Air Base in South Korea as part of an agreement between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

The U.S. released journalist Emilio Gutierrez and his son on Thursday, after the second months-long detention. Seen here in 2011, Gutierrez has been seeking asylum in the U.S. since fleeing Mexico's drug violence in 2008.

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U.S. Releases Mexican Journalist After A 2nd 7-Month Detention

11:37am July 27, 2018

by Bill Chappell

ICE agents arrested Emilio Gutierrez Soto last December — two months after the National Press Club recognized him with its Press Freedom Award.

Virgin Galactic designed the VSS Unity to carry two pilots and six passengers into space to experience a few minutes of weightlessness.

Virgin Galactic Space Plane Reaches New Heights In Test Flight

11:18am July 27, 2018

by James Doubek

Billionaire Richard Branson wants to be on the "first official flight" to see space as a tourist by the end of 2018. His company's latest test flight reached heights of more than 32 miles.

GDP Is Up 4.1 Percent: What That Means

11:08am July 27, 2018

The U.S. economy surged at the strongest pace in nearly four years, according to Commerce numbers. NPR's Chris Arnold talks to Rachel Martin about it and President Trump is set to deliver a statement.

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What's Behind The Surge In GDP

10:52am July 27, 2018

The U.S. economy surged in the second quarter at a rate of 4.1 percent, the strongest pace in nearly four years. David Wessel, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, discusses what that means.

Speaking at the White House, President Trump called Friday's report of 4.1 percent economic growth in the second quarter "amazing."

U.S. Economy Surges To A 4.1 Percent Growth Pace In 2nd Quarter

10:26am July 27, 2018

by Chris Arnold

A key measure of the economy's health showed a dramatic pickup, which President Trump called "amazing." But some analysts doubt the higher growth rate will last.

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U.S. Economic Growth At 4.1 Percent For 2nd Quarter

10:24am July 27, 2018

President Trump has been promising to launch the economy into high gear. The Commerce Department on Friday said GDP grew at 4.1 percent for the second quarter, nearly double the first-quarter rate.

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Wisconsin Soybean Farmer Reacts To Trump's Agreement With EU

9:54am July 27, 2018

The European Union says it will buy more soybeans from the U.S. NPR's Audie Cornish talks with farmer Brad Kremer as growers in the U.S. are already feeling the hit from the trade war with China.

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Steve Tramell is mayor of West Point, Ga., home to a Kia auto plant that employs thousands. He's worried about the potential impacts that proposed import tariffs on auto parts and cars would have on his town.

Trump's Proposed Auto Tariffs Threaten Kia Plant In Georgia

9:14am July 27, 2018

by Johnny Kauffman

West Point, Ga., home to a Kia plant that employs thousands, is bracing for the impacts of President Trump's proposed tariffs. The South Korean automaker says the levies would be devastating.

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